Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-04
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from Aten that a commission of q
persons be selected at once, TO serve
without pay, to probe the affairs
of the district and take whatever
administrative measures are neces-
sarv, and follows in full:
Board of Directors of the I'm
perial Irrigation District.
''Gentlemen:
-" Upon assuming office on March
dations TO this board, q copy of
which is attached hereto and made
4 part hereof. a years deferred
action has elapsed in spite of the
fact that many changes have been
necessary, and no administrative and
economic improvements have been
made ON the part of the Imperial Ir-
rigation District.
Within the same year Imperial
Irrigation District has become in
volved in litigation whereby means
for raising operating funds has been
seriously impaired. 1t has, there
fore, become apparent that admin
istrative methods must be changed
and new legislation obtained, if
this corporation is to continue to
function.
, ''In order to arrive at this OBJ
jective and accomplish the neces-
sary legislative enactment and the
reforms heretofore recommended, l
advise lhat commission be organic
ed, consisting of 81 person, to be
selected from the following organiz-
atoms:
"Imperial Farm Bureau, G.
''Imperial Irrigation District, ).
Board of County Supervisors, 5.
"Imperial County Press Associa-
ton, 3.
'TOne business organizer, to be
selected ot;tside of Imperial county,
and an efficiency expert, to be Sc
lccted outside of Imperial county,
who is experienced in irrigation
projects.
"That the first 10 members Of the
commission above referred to, or
ganize and select the business Or
ganizer and efficiency expert here
inabove referred to, and such other
expert assistance as they may deem
necessary.
''That said commission be organ
lied at once, and serve without pay
until the program heretofore out
lined has been completed, excepting
that expert assistance, which will
include the business organizer and
the efficiency expert above referred
to, and such other expert assistance
as may be necessary, be properly
compensated, and means to that end
be arranged by the Imperial Irriga-
tion District.
That this commission report back
not later than August |, 1924; that
the commission be organized and
controlled by an executive board Of
five, including the business organ
izer and the efficiency expert.
Urge Public Hearings
"I further suggest that this com
mission report to the Imperial Irri-
cation District when its work has
been completed, and in order to as
certain the concensus of public opin
ion, it shall be the duty Of this
commission to call for public hear
ings at Calexico, El Centre, Holtville
and Brawley; that complete stenO-
graphic records be made Of all meet
ings and that said commission form
ulate and devise such other rules
as they may deem advisable to ac-
complish the purpose for which the
commission is organized.
81 further recommend that all
delegations sent to Washington in
connection with the Swing Johnson
bill, be. endorsed by the commission.
"The economic conditions of I'm
perial Irrigation District require eff
ficient, quick and conservative ac-
ton, and to that end the foregoing
recommendation are made.
/ "Dated March 4, 1924.
Respectfully submitted,
GsIro a ton -