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.~.~,, <br />L7iFFERE~CES BETWEEN ~~'~i0 AND <br />~~'ATERSI-IED DISTRICT AUTHORITIES' <br />Structure ~ Watershed District E Joint Powers/WiV10 ~-- <br />Board Appointment ~ Managers appointed by county board ~ Managers appointed by members of the <br /> j (first board is appointed by BWSR) Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) <br />Number of Board Members ~ 3-9 managers Any number, usually 1 per local unit of <br /> government <br />Board Member limitations ~ Managers cannot be public officers of ry Manager limitations are defined in the JPA. <br /> county, state or federal government In general, the majority of board members <br /> are public officers.* <br /> <br />Funding Caps ---- - ----- ___ ..- _ - - <br />Administrative fund up to a cap of -- -- ---__ - - ---- ------------------ <br />No limit except as defined in JPA <br /> $125,000 outstate, $200,000 in the <br /> metro area. Watershed Districts operating <br /> as a WMO may levy with no limit to <br /> implement approved projects. <br />Funding Caps Organizational expense fund up to a cap No limit except as defined in JPA <br /> of $60,000. Watershed Districts operating <br /> as a WMO may levy with no limit to <br /> t implement approved projects. <br />Project Establishment • Basic water management projects • Capital improvement projects defined <br />• Special projects by petition in plan <br />• Basic water management projects <br />• Special projects by petition <br />Levy Counties must levy what WD requests County may veto capital improvements <br />(statutes place limitations on amounts) when county funding is proposed <br />*After 12/31/99, staff of local units of government that are members of the WMO are not <br />eligible to be appointed to the board (action of the 1999 Legislature). <br />WATERSkiED-43ASED fVE}fVPFiOF[7S <br />In Minnesota, watershed-based nonprofit organizations play a unique role in organiz- <br />ing citizens. There are at least three formally organized watershed-based nonprofit <br />organizations active in the state. As with all nonprofits, these watershed nonprofits <br />have incorporated as (or are under the auspices of) private 501(c)(3) organizations <br />defined by federal tax laws and registered in the State Attorney General's office. These <br />organizations are extremely diverse in their scope of work and in their structure. While <br />the formation and structure of nonprofit organizations varies, all must follow federal <br />guidelines (such as being required to have a managing board of directors). <br />3 Adapted from BWSR Unpublished Manuscript, 1998 <br />6 <br />