The Board of Directors of the Klamath Water and Power Agency (“KWAPA”) will hold a meeting at the office of the Klamath Water Users Association, 2455 Patterson Street, Suite 3, Klamath Falls, Oregon, on Tuesday, February 17,
2009, and on February 18, 2009, commencing both days at 1:00 PM. The Board of Directors will meet in Executive Session pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(a) to interview candidates for the position of Executive Director of the Agency.

 There is no other business currently on the meeting agenda, however, the Board may address any other business brought before the meeting. Following the conclusion of the interview and discussion on February 17, 2009, the Chairman of the Board will continue the meeting to 1:00 PM. on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 when the board will again meet in Executive Session to complete the interview process.

The Board may take action in public session following the Executive Session to fill the executive director position. KWAPA is an interstate, intergovernmental agency formed to: (1) develop and implement a plan to align water supply and demand for the districts and landowners generally within the Klamath Reclamation Project on an annual and ongoing basis, conduct investigations related to the management of water resources, and generally act to provide beneficial water management; and (2) to coordinate studies relating to the acquisition of generation and transmission facilities for electrical energy, coordinate transmission service over various facilities, including those of the United States and the charges for such transmission service and the policies governing such transmission, coordinate and maintain reserve generating and transmitting capacity, coordinate the sale of surplus capacity of energy, coordinate the purchase of energy and the allocation of tax credits, funds, and other resources available to offset the cost of electrical energy, and provide coordination in the realization of benefits of any program or activity intended to minimize the overall cost of electricity for irrigation and drainage in the Klamath Reclamation Project.

William M. Ganong Attorney at Law
514 Walnut Ave. Klamath Falls, OR 97601