Board of Directors – Current Overview
Since 2002, the South Coast Water District Board of Directors has consisted of five elected officials who answer directly to the public they represent, rather than to another board or council. Board members serve four-year terms and are elected at-large rather than by division.
Below is a chart showing the 2010 South Coast Water District Board of Directors and their four-year terms:
| South Coast Water District |
| 2010 Board of Directors |
Four Year Terms |
| Wayne Rayfield, President |
12/08 – 12/12 |
| Richard Gardner, Vice President |
12/08 – 12/12 |
| Richard Dietmeier |
12/06 – 12/10 |
| Ingrid McGuire |
12/08 – 12/12 |
| Robert Moore |
12/06 – 12/10 |
- The Board of Directors has oversight over South Coast Water District and appoints the General Manager to handle day-to-day operations.
- The directors have the power to set water and sewer rates, establish ordinances and policies, and to approve the maintenance and construction of necessary infrastructure repairs and replacement.
- The Board President also appoints directors to represent the District on key external agencies and commissions in the region.
Board of Directors – Background Information
Before the 1999 consolidation of two water districts and one sanitary district into the present-day South Coast Water District, there were 17 directors in total across the three separate boards.
In 1999, the newly-consolidated South Coast Water District formed an 11-member interim board, consisting of representatives from each of the three previous boards.
In 2000, the Board of Directors voted to reduce its size to seven members, and in 2002 to five members.
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