Locunity/East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA·School Board
The governing body of the East Bay Municipal Utility District, responsible for setting policy, approving budgets and rates, and overseeing delivery of water and wastewater services (commission type: school_board).
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GPS testimony on Glorieta Boulevard and La Loma projects showed supervisors rerouting water mains near high-pressure gas lines when engineering deferred.
Why it matters: A manager conceded one case 'shouldn't have happened,' raising accountability questions as EBMUD pushes pipeline replacement near high-priority gas mains.
Directors approved a 7.5% equity raise for 14 General Pipe Supervisors, above staff's 2.5% and below Local 21's 10% request.
Why it matters: Local 21 said 7.5% would end a pending grievance and lock in an expanded job description for supervisors behind EBMUD's pipeline replacement goals.
EBMUD directors granted Maintenance Specialist IIIs a one-step 2.5% equity raise, rejecting staff's finding that none of four factors justified it.
Why it matters: Crane-inspection certification became a formal job requirement in 2023 without pay recognition, and staff's recruitment evidence relied on a 1994 job posting.
After a union motion failed on abstentions, directors voted 5-2 to adopt staff's recommendation of no equity adjustment for Paving Raker B.
Why it matters: Staff said Raker Bs earn 34.9% above two comparators; directors chose to watch whether a new heavy-equipment training pilot fixes promotion bottlenecks.
The board unanimously adopted staff's one-step 2.5% equity raise for EBMUD's two Paving Raker C asphalt milling operators, rejecting the union's 5% ask.
Why it matters: With Raker B held flat, the 2.5% bump yields the 5% B-to-C differential both sides endorsed, without placing Raker C above heavy equipment operators.
In EBMUD's first board-run impasse hearing, directors praised the effort but urged stipulated facts and contingency analysis next time.
Why it matters: The side letter limits decisions to four factors, excluding cost and cost of living, which shaped how directors justified votes affecting ratepayers.
Multiple directors attended the Water Reuse Conference and community events including Oakland Pride, the Contra Costa Mayors Conference, and the Spirit and Soul festival.
Why it matters: Multiple directors' attendance at the Water Reuse Conference signals growing board interest in recycled water as a long-term supply strategy for the district.
General Manager Chan reported July and August water production is trailing last year and cautioned that revenue impacts will take months to assess.
Why it matters: Lower production could mean lower revenue at a time the district faces a $1.9 billion pipeline rebuild program and board pressure to moderate rates and reduce debt.
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EBMUD Board Triples Staff's Offer, Gives Pipe Supervisors 7.5% Raise East Bay MUD's Board of Directors acted as arbiter in its first impasse hearing over union pay disputes and awarded 14 General Pipe Supervisors a 7.5%...
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Board Cuts $1M From Dump Truck Contract, Demands New Outsourcing Rules East Bay MUD's board sliced $1 million from a dump truck contracting authorization and — for the first time — required staff to develop formal crite...
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EBMUD Elects New Leadership, Approves Board Pay Hike in Split Vote The East Bay Municipal Utility District rang in 2026 with a leadership shuffle, a detailed primer on new state transparency rules, and a 7.23% pay raise...
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