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Board re-elects chair and vice chair, approves bylaws and 2025 calendar
Summary
The advisory board elected Mike Gunther as chair and Sonny Palmer as vice chair, approved revised bylaws and adopted the 2025 meeting schedule. Minutes from prior meetings were tabled due to Brown Act attendance requirements.
At the March meeting, the Mariposa County Water Agency Advisory Board completed several procedural actions:
- Election of leadership: Members nominated and elected Mike Gunther as chair and Sonny Palmer as vice chair for 2025. Board members voiced support that the motions carried.
- Bylaws: The board approved revised bylaws after discussion about quorum language. Board members noted a 2009 action established a quorum of four when membership was seven; the board approved the revised bylaws as presented.
- 2025 meeting schedule: The board adopted a bimonthly meeting calendar for 2025 (meetings tentatively set for March 27, May 20, July 17, Sept. 18 and Nov. 20), to be held in the county boardroom when possible.
- Minutes: Approval of prior meeting minutes was tabled because key members who attended those earlier meetings were not present, and the board cited Brown Act restrictions on who may vote to approve minutes of meetings they did not attend.
Votes at a glance - Chair election (motion to nominate Mike Gunther): outcome — approved (voice vote). - Vice chair election (motion to nominate Sonny Palmer): outcome — approved (voice vote). - Revised bylaws: motion to approve — outcome approved (voice vote). - 2025 meeting schedule: motion to approve — outcome approved (voice vote). - Prior minutes: motion to table — outcome tabled (due to attendance/Brown Act concerns).
The board recorded these actions in the meeting minutes and moved on to substantive agenda items.
