52nd Annual CWC Convention
Directors And Officers Training
For Ditch Companies
January 27, 2010
Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center
IF you are unsure of your duties or personal liability as a ditch
company director…
IF you wish to become a more confident and effective leader within
your ditch company…
IF you are looking for tools that will help your company to diffuse
tensions and resolve ongoing disputes…
THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR YOU!
DARCA’s team of experts will discuss:
- Corporate governance basics for ditch companies
- Comparison of alternatives for ditch company corporate structures
- Duties, liabilities and indemnification of directors and officers
- Articles of Incorporation, bylaws and ditch company rules and
regulations
- Tips to help in preparing minutes of meetings
- Communicating with shareholders
- Shareholders’ rights and duties
- Planning and conducting board and stockholders’ meetings
- Formal and informal dispute resolution
This workshop will include presentations by veteran ditch company
advisers, attorneys with expertise in ditch companies, and nonprofit
corporation organization and management experts, followed by a panel
discussion moderated by DARCA Executive Director, John McKenzie. Audience
participation will be encouraged, with the opportunity to ask questions and
share experiences among a diverse group of experienced water users and
professionals.
This training is geared toward practical guidance - to provide you with
tools that directors and officers can put into practice in ditch company
operations and management. Participants will gain a greater understanding of
corporate law as applies to mutual ditch companies, as well as ditch
companies that have elected to be governed by the Colorado Nonprofit
Corporations Act.
Extensive handouts, citing Colorado statutory and case law, will be
provided.
This DARCA workshop is sponsored by The Colorado Water Conservation
Board, Hix Insurance Associates, and Leonard Rice Engineers, Inc.