BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Government Code § 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
(If “YES” Complete Attachment A – Gov. Code § 84308)
SUBJECT:
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Conduct a Public Hearing as Directed at the October 13, 2026 Board Meeting to Consider Continued Censure for Misconduct Substantiated in the September 28, 2026, Executive Summary of the Investigation of a Board Member Complaint; and Adopt a Resolution by the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors Providing for the Continued Censure of Director Rebecca Eisenberg to Supplement Resolution 24-10.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Conduct a public hearing as directed at the October 13, 2026 Board meeting to consider continued censure for misconduct substantiated in the September 28, 2026, Executive Summary of the Investigation of a Board Member Complaint; and
Adopt the Resolution THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROVIDING FOR THE CONTINUED CENSURE OF DIRECTOR REBECCA EISENBERG to Supplement Resolution 24-10.
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SUMMARY:
At the October 13, 2026, Board meeting, the Board accepted the September 28, 2026 Executive Summary of the Investigation of a Board Member Complaint as the Board Ethics and Conduct Ad Hoc Committee’s (Committee) findings. At that meeting, the Board set a public hearing for October 27, 2026, to consider the continued censure of Director Rebecca Eisenberg. Director Eisenberg was provided with the Executive Summary report on October 7, 2026.
This Public Hearing to consider censure will be followed pursuant to GP 6.5.16 Special Rules Regarding Recommendations for Censure.
Per GP 6.5.16.1 A hearing will be scheduled at a public meeting and the public meeting must be scheduled to provide the accused Board member adequate time to prepare a defense.
Per GP 6.5.16.2 The accused Board member will have the opportunity to respond to the Committee’s recommendation(s) and the accusations against him or her verbally and/or in writing before any Board vote on the matter.
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