Exec Committee  
A. Ortega, Chair  
M. Camacho, Board Vice  
Chair  
J. Garza, Board Vice  
Chair  
Tuesday, September 22,  
2026  
Executive Committee - Final - Revised 1  
Meeting with Board of Directors *  
September 22, 2026  
09:00 a.m. IW  
10:30 a.m. CWC  
12:30 p.m. BREAK  
01:00 p.m. EXEC  
B. Pressman, Board Vice  
Chair  
1:00 p.m.  
N. Sutley, Board Vice  
Chair  
L. Fong-Sakai, Board  
Secretary  
C. Douglas  
D. Erdman  
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G. Gray, Emeritus  
F. Jung  
A. Kassakhian  
M. Katz  
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J. Lewitt  
T. McCoy  
C. Miller  
T. Quinn  
M. Ramos  
K. Seckel  
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D. Alvarez, Alt  
G. Bryant, Alt  
G. Cordero, Alt  
R. Crane, Alt  
S. Faessel, Alt  
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* The Metropolitan Water District’s meeting of this Committee is noticed as a joint committee  
meeting with the Board of Directors for the purpose of compliance with the Brown Act.  
Members of the Board who are not assigned to this Committee may participate as members  
of the Board, whether or not a quorum of the Board is present. In order to preserve the  
function of the committee as advisory to the Board, members of the Board who are not  
assigned to this Committee will not vote on matters before this Committee.  
09222026 Executive Committee Translated Agendas  
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09222026 EXEC Agenda - Armenian  
09222026 EXEC Agenda - Chinese Mandarin  
09222026 EXEC Agenda - Spanish  
Attachments:  
Agendas are translated by a digital translation service. Metropolitan does not guarantee  
accuracy of any translation.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
1.  
Opportunity for members of the public to address the committee on  
matters within the committee's jurisdiction (As required by Gov. Code  
Section 54954.3(a))  
2.  
OTHER MATTERS AND REPORTS  
Chair's Report  
a.  
b.  
c.  
d.  
e.  
21-6173  
21-6174  
21-6175  
21-6176  
21-6177  
General Manager's Report of Metropolitan Activities  
General Counsel's Report of Metropolitan Activities  
General Auditor's Report of Metropolitan Activities  
Ethics Officer's Report of Metropolitan Activities  
** CONSENT CALENDAR **  
3.  
4.  
CONSENT ACTION (ONLY)  
Approve draft committee and board meeting agendas and  
schedule for October 2026  
A.  
21-6170  
COMMITTEE ITEMS—ACTION  
Discuss and develop a guidance document on the department  
head performance compensation evaluation process  
a.  
21-6181  
21-6171  
Establish procedures for elections for Board Chair in October 2026  
and Board Secretary in November 2026  
b.  
Approve candidates for Board Chair for two-year term effective  
January 1, 2027  
c.  
d.  
21-6172  
21-6219  
Review and consider action for an ethics policy violation by a  
Director; the General Manager has determined that this proposed  
action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA  
Review and consider action for an ethics policy violation by a  
Director; the General Manager has determined that this proposed  
action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA  
e.  
21-6220  
** END OF CONSENT CALENDAR **  
5.  
FOLLOW-UP ITEMS  
NONE  
6.  
7.  
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS  
ADJOURNMENT  
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Board, even when a quorum of the Board is present.  
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are available for public inspection at Metropolitan's Headquarters Building and on Metropolitan's Web site  
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