Governance

The Rainbow Water and Fire District is served by a five-member Board of Commissioners, elected from residents of the district. The Board of Commissioners appoints an additional five members to serve with the Board as the Budget Committee.

Board Of Commissioners

The Rainbow Water and Fire District is served by a five-member Board of Commissioners, volunteers and residents of the district elected to staggered four-year terms. The Board of Commissioners appoints an additional five volunteer members to serve with the Board as the Budget Committee. The Board annually selects a President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer from their members. Elections…

Rainbow Board Meetings

The Rainbow Water District Board of Commissioners regularly meets at the Rainbow Offices, 1550 N. 42nd Street, Springfield, at 5:30 pm on the second Wednesday of every month. The Budget Committee meets during the months of April and May. The district operates under a fiscal year of July 1 to June 30, with financial statements audited annually.

Our Staff

Jamie Porter was hired by the Board of Commissioners as Rainbow's Superintendent in July 2010. Jamie is only the fifth Superintendent in Rainbow's 74-year history.

Budget Committee

The Rainbow Budget Comittee consists of ten members, the five elected members of the Board of Commissioners, plus five additional members appointed to three-year terms. The Board of Commissioners also appoints a Budget Officer each year.
Our current appointed members are:

District Transparency

Our district is dedicated to operating in a transparent manner, and posts relevant financial and operational documents to our site as they become available.

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Our Mission

High quality.
Fair cost.
Long-term success.

Website Accessibility Policy

Rainbow Water District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Rainbow Water District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at 15417461676

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Rainbow Water District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Rainbow Water District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at 15417461676.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.