City council has authorized city manager Jim Puffalt to vote for Judy May and Dale Schoffer for the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Corporation board of directors during the organization’s upcoming membership meeting.
Council unanimously voted during its March 14 regular meeting to have Puffalt vote for the two directors for a three-year term ending April 2025.
May and Schoffer will re-join five other directors on the board for the next few years, including Ben Boots (2023), Daryl Posehn (2023), Patricia Warsaba (2023), Dave Richards (2024) and Grant Ring (2024).
The recruitment process that the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Corporation (BPWTC) uses annually includes publicly advertising the recruitment of all upcoming board vacancies, a council report explained. Current members interested in re-appointment must apply through the publicly posted process, while a board skills and experience matrix guides the recruitment of members to the board and its overall composition.
The matrix considers candidates’ attributes, skills and experience, along with diversity and leadership abilities.
The board developed revisions to the appointment process in 2020, with a third-party advising the city and governance and nominating committee on the suitability of the current board members and potentially identifying people for re-appointment, the report continued.
The board commenced this new process in 2021. Further changes were made to the recruitment process to streamline the re-appointment process by including an internal evaluation component.
The re-appointment of Schoffer and May rounds out the competencies of the Buffalo Pound board and ensure the continuation of geographic representation from both cities, the report added. While Moose Jaw city council accepted the re-appointments on March 14, Regina city council — which has a stake in the BPWTC — voted for the members on March 16.
Board members are limited to nine consecutive years of service on the board, the report added.
The next regular council meeting is Monday, March 28.
