Board of DirectorsA seven member Board of Directors governs the District. The Fresno City Council appoints four members; the Fresno County Board of Supervisors appoints two members; and the Clovis City Council appoints one member. Each director serves a four-year term and may be reappointed for consecutive terms. Board meetings normally occur on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. The Board must approve the District budget, fees and assessments, direct matters of policy and enact ordinances, and perform other responsibilities authorized and required by the District Act.
The District’s citizen Board of Directors believes strongly in drawing maximum public value from every tax dollar provided for District services spent on flood control. It achieves this by forging cooperative relationships with other local agencies and creating an expectation of effective, quality service.
Click to learn more about the the policies and ordinances that govern the District, as well as the current adopted budget and capital improvements budget.
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Chairman KENDALL GROOM
Appointed by the City of Fresno: November 1996
Current term expires August 3, 2012
Mr. Groom was born in American Falls, Idaho and was raised on a wheat farm. After high school graduation he enlisted in the Air Force and was stationed in Okinawa, Japan and eventually in Fallon, Nevada.
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vice-Chairman Roy spina
Appointed by the City of Clovis: August 3, 1994
Current term expires August 2010
Mr. Spina was born in Los Angeles, and has lived in Fresno and Clovis since 1942. He attended Fresno schools and graduated from Fresno State with degrees in Math and Civil Engineering.
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Mr. FRANK FRANCO
Appointed by City of Fresno: March 1988
Current term expires August 3, 2010
Mr. Franco was appointed to the District Board in 1988 and was Chairman from 1996-2006. He has worked for the Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission (EOC) for more than 20 years, and is currently its Business Liaison.
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Mr. GEORGE MARCUS
Appointed by the County of Fresno: August 3, 1992
Current term expires August 2012
Mr. Marcus was born in Jacksonville, Florida and raised in Tuskegee, Alabama. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from Tuskegee University and his Doctorate in Pharmacy from Howard University.
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Mr. Richard welton
Appointed by the County of Fresno: April 29, 1997
Current term expires August 3, 2010
He attended the University of Arizona, graduated from Chico State with a B.S. in Civil Engineering, and completed the management certificate program offered at the College of the Sequoias.
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Mrs. Jennette Williams
Appointed by the City of Fresno: August 26, 2003
Current term expires August 3, 2012
Mrs. Williams is a Vice President of Central Valley Community Bank in Fresno and brings a valuable private enterprise perspective to the seven-member Board. Her banking career spans over 20 years.
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Mr. MIKE RASTEGAR
Appointed by the City of Fresno: August 2005
Current term expires August 3, 2010
Mr. Rastegar is the Caltrans District 6 Deputy Director for Project Management, and is a Registered Civil Engineer. He has worked for Caltrans since 1984.
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