The Sweetwater Authority Board of Directors on March 1 approved per diem and travel for three directors to participate in a legislative outreach trip to Sacramento. The board voted to allow Directors Castaneda, Delgado and Martinez to attend the outreach meetings; Director Martinez was absent and did not vote.

The item (agenda item 5) was presented as a request for approval of directors’ attendance and per diem. A motion to approve the request was moved and seconded on the meeting floor; no mover/second was recorded in the audio transcript. The board then conducted a roll‑call vote: Directors Castaneda, Cox, Delgado, Martinez Perez, Morrison and Yamani voted “Aye” and Director Martinez was listed as absent. The board secretary announced the motion passed unanimously with one absence.

The draft outreach schedule provided to board members showed meetings on March 4 and additional offices to be scheduled on March 5; staff said the schedule was still being finalized and that packet materials and talking points would be shared with the full board before travel.

Ending: Staff will circulate the final schedule and legislative materials to the board and the legislative outreach team before the trip.