SWAT Promotions Working Group Meeting Friday, October 12, 2018 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT GoToMeeting / Conference Call

2018 Members: Abby Owens, City of Plano, Chair Jessica Ahlstrom, CLIA, City of Bozeman Andrea Baker, Southern Nevada Water Authority Garry R. Collins, CLIA, Water Concern Stacia L. Davis PhD, Louisiana State University John M. Gebhart, CLIA, CLIA, City of Aurora Kim Hayes, Hydro-Rain Deirdre Irwin, St. Johns River Water Management District Chris Le Conte, CIC, CLIA, SMART Watering Systems Nick Millward, CIC, CID, CIT, CLIA, City Rain, Inc. Charles Nash, City of Frisco Brian M. Quill, CID, CLIA, SiteOne Green Tech Matthew W. Shreves, ALCLP, CID, CLIA, Weathermatic Julie Smitherman, CLIA, City of Ashland Robert Wanvestraut, Southwest Florida Water Management District

IA Staff: John Farner, Government and Public Affairs Director, Irrigation Association, Staff Liaison

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AGENDA

I. Welcome, Introductions and Call to Order Owens

II. Antitrust Statement (Attachment A)

III. Old Business A. SWAT Website Owens B. Sharing of best practices Owens/Farner C. Other old business

IV. New Business A. Smartphone-friendly Irrigation Controllers (Attachment B) Farner (https://www.irrigation.org/SWAT/Smart-Systems/Smartphone- friendly_irrigation_controllers/SWAT/Smart-Systems/Smartphone- friendly_irrigation_controllers.aspx) B. Award to recognize utility/purveyor efforts Owens/Farner C. AWWA Sustainable Management Conference Farner D. Other new business

V. Future Meetings – Schedule for remainder of 2018 Farner

VI. Adjourn

Irrigation Association Antitrust Statement

“The penalties for antitrust violations are severe. Convictions for associations can result in substantial fines, civil injunction limiting their future activities, and even dissolution of the association itself. Moreover, injured parties can sue for treble damages. Convictions for association executives, officers, or individual members can mean a fine and a prison sentence. Conspiring to fix prices, for example, is now a felony and carries with it a maximum prison term of three years and a maximum fine for individuals of $100,000 and $1,000,000 for corporations.”

“Moreover, the cost of defending a suit, in terms of executive time and legal fees, is enormous. Even if an association wins its case, the financial drain on the defense may make it a loser in the long run. Lastly, antitrust actions are well-publicized and an association can suffer serious injury to its reputation and the goodwill that its members enjoy, win or lose in court.”

“Thus, it goes without saying that the association’s executives, its officers and its members have a tremendous responsibility to the organization to assure that all of its activities are properly within the antitrust laws.” 1

Antitrust Cautions

Some basic rules can assist in avoiding antitrust problems at association meetings. The association’s officers, executives and members — in other words, all connected with an association — should read and remember these basic rules. It should be noted in reviewing these don’ts that violations can be shown not only by express contract but also by unspoken or implied understanding.

1. Don’t discuss prices your company will charge customers. It is illegal to fix selling prices (maximum, minimum or otherwise). 2. Don’t discuss changing prices. It is illegal to agree to change prices at the same time. 3. Don’t agree to refrain from advertising prices. Such agreements are illegal. 4. Don’t discuss or agree to not sell at less than a certain markup even though there is no agreement as to the precise price to be charged. 5. Don’t discuss or agree to fix buying prices for raw material. 6. Don’t discuss or agree to not buy from, or sell to, or deal with, particular persons or classes of customers or prospective customers. 7. Don’t discuss or agree to limit production. 8. Don’t discuss or agree to divide market. 9. Don’t discuss or agree to refrain from bidding for an order or job. 10. Don’t discuss or agree to not sell in a particular market area. 11. Don’t discuss or agree to exchange of specific customer prices among competing sellers. 12. Don’t discuss or agree to discontinue selling to one or more customers for non-payment of bills or otherwise.

1 Macarthur, Associations and the Antitrust Laws, 1976

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