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Clean Water Services kicks off recruitment for advisory and audit committees; four CWAC seats open
Summary
Clean Water Services staff told the Washington County Board of Commissioners that recruitment is open for four Clean Water Services Advisory Commission seats and that a new Clean Water Services audit committee has three strong applicants and appointments planned in June.
Clean Water Services staff announced the start of a recruitment push for its Clean Water Services Advisory Commission (CWAC) and briefed the board on formation of a new Clean Water Services audit committee.
Elizabeth Edwards, speaking for Clean Water Services, said CWAC is a 15‑member advisory commission with two nonvoting members and a mix of geographic and interest seats. "The members of this advisory commission donate their time and expertise to work in partnership with this board and with staff," Edwards said. She told the board the application window is open through Friday, August 15.
The recruitment parcel includes four seats coming up for replacement this fall. Edwards identified the seats and status: the agriculture representative (George Marsh) has retired and will not seek reappointment; a builder/developer seat held by Matt Wellner is open because he is not seeking reappointment; the District 2 geographic seat (Ramesh Krishnamurthy) is being encouraged to reapply; and the at‑large district seat held by Nisha George is undecided about reapplying. Edwards said members serve terms that run Oct. 1 to Sept. 30 and roughly one quarter of seats expire each year.
Cathy Leader, Clean Water Services chief financial officer, briefed the board on the new audit committee created by the board in March. The audit committee will include four community voting members, one board member and two nonvoting staff (CFO and internal audit position). Leader said staff conducted active outreach through chambers, community organizations and finance networks and received three applications; she plans to ask the board to appoint those candidates at the June 17 meeting. Leader said the committee’s first work will review fiscal year 2025 and the group is likely to hold an initial meeting in mid‑July.
Members of the board praised the outreach approach and emphasized recruiting people with finance and HR expertise. Board members and staff discussed the challenge of recruiting volunteers with the deep subject‑matter expertise audit work requires and whether the county encourages staff participation on outside audit committees to bolster recruitment pools.
Next steps: Clean Water Services staff will continue outreach to fill CWAC seats and will return to the board in September with candidate recommendations timed for appointments before the existing terms expire Sept. 30. The audit committee nominees will be presented for appointment at the board’s June 17 meeting.
The board’s discussion on recruiting and committee composition did not produce a formal vote; staff will proceed with the recruitment and appointment schedule described above.
