HEBER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

1078 Dogwood Rd., Suite 103
Heber, CA, 92249

AGENDA

Thursday June 18, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.

The District recognizes its obligation to provide equal access to those individuals with disabilities. Please contact the District (760-482-2440) two working days prior to the meeting with any special requests for reasonable accommodation.

1. CALL TO ORDER:

2. ROLL CALL:

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA:

5. PUBLIC COMMENTS:

The Board may set time limits on the amount of time any speaker can use to address the Board. Members of the public are allowed to make comments about any item not listed on the agenda. If the comments concern an agenda item, they must wait until that item is up for discussion. If you wish to address the Board, please speak to the Clerk of the Board during the meeting and when recognized by the Clerk of the Board address the Board from the podium. Please refrain from interruptions from the audience. The Board can not take action on any item, not on the agenda. Please address the Board as a whole, through the Board President. Individuals will be given three (3) minutes to address the board. Public comments will be limited to a maximum of 30 minutes. Please remember to there shall be No profanity or obscenity, yelling or screaming, No slander or defamatory statements, No personal threats or attacks, No hateful or demeaning language based on hate of a person’s race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or disability, Respect all people that are present or watching, Obey the direction of the Board President and Clerk of the Board.

6. CONSENT AGENDA:

1. Approval of the Minutes for the Regular Meeting on May 21, 2026
2. Approval of Current Demands for May 2026
3. Approve the Board of Directors to go Dark in August
4. Authorize the General Manager to Submit a Grant Application for the Active Transportation Program Cycle 8 for the Heber Greenbelt Project – General Manager
5. Approve and Authorize Staff to Release the Request for Proposals for Professional Auditing Services for Fiscal Year 2026/2027 – General Manager

7. REPORTS:

1. President and Director's Comments
2. Operations Report for May 2026
3. General Manager's Report
4. Grants Update

8. NEW BUSINESS: Discussion and Possible Action

1. Information Only: Water and Wastewater Rate Study Presentation – LT Municipal Consultants
2. Authorize the Board President to Sign the Auditor Engagement Letter – Finance Manager
3. Authorize the Board President to Sign a Letter of Support for Senate Bill 675 Imperial County Air Pollution Control District – General Manager
4. Adopt Resolution Number 2026-06 Consolidation Calling and Giving Notice of Election; and Resolution Number 2024- 05 Requesting to Consolidate a District Election with the Statewide General Election – General Manager
5. Adopt Resolution Number 2026-07 Adopt the Second Amendment to Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget – Finance Manager
6. Adopt Resolution Number 2026-08 to Adopt the Salary Schedule for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 – General Manager
7. Adopt Resolution Number 2026-09 Adopting the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget – Finance Manager

9. ANNOUNCEMENTS:

-The Heber Public Utility District Office will be Closed June 19, 2026, in Observance of Juneteenth

-The Heber Public Utility District Office will be Closed on July 3, 2026, in Observance of Independence Day

10. CLOSED SESSION:

To ensure privacy during Closed Session, we will observe the following procedures:

• The Board President will enter Closed Session. Members of the public will exit the boardroom.

1. A. Potential Litigation (Government Code § 54956.9(d)
2. B. Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Government Code § 54957) General Manager
3. C. Conference with Labor Negotiators (Government Code § 54957.6) Natural Resources Technical Association (NRTA)

11. ADJOURNMENT:

I, Jacob Bermudez, hereby certify that the agenda for the Heber Public Utility District Board Meeting of June 18th, 2026 at 6pm, was posted on June 13th, 2026 at 4:30pm at the Heber Public Utility District Office, Heber Post Office, and online at www.heber.ca.gov