Meeting Minutes of December 13, 2011
Chairman Joseph Burrow called the meeting to order at 7:00pm. A roll call was taken and present were: Chairman Joseph Burrow, Vice Chairman Robert Jacobini, Water Supply Operator Ron Lada, District Secretary Karen Dunn, Trustees Donna Heern, Robert Hughey, Jenny Anderson, and Charles Travelstead. Absent was Secretary/Treasurer Mike Williamsen.
Visitor in attendance was Mr. Gregg Dunn, customer.
the meeting opened by reviewing the minutes of the November 8, 2011, regular meeting. A motion was made by Mr. Hughey to accept the minutes as presented. Seconded by Vice Chairman Jacobini and with 5 yes and 0 no votes, the minutes were approved.
No other visitor or customer requests were made.
No communications were available for presentation at this time.
First, under the order of new business, was the presentation of the 2012 Board Meeting Schedule. A motion was made by Ms. Anderson to approve the schedule of meetings as presented; seconded by Mr. Travelstead and with 5 yes and 0 no votes, the schedule was approved.
The next order of business was discussion related to an Employee Christmas Bonus during which time Ms. Dunn and Mr. Lada were briefly excused from the room.
Under the order of old business, maps prepared by Armen Asaturian related to the Water Main Expansion Project were distributed and discussed in detail. No action was taken at this time.
Related to the legal situation with South Highway Water District, Vice Chairman Jacobini presented a letter be prepared requesting further information from the SHWD under the Freedom of Information Act. The Board was in agreement with its contents.
Financials for October 2011 were presented for review with related discussion.
The Edward Jones Investment Report for November 2011 was reviewed.
The Secretary/Treasurer Report and the Accounts Payable Report for December 2011 was presented by the District Secretary. Vice Chairman Jacobini made a motion to transfer $13,300.00 from the Debt Service Account to the Operations/Maintenance Account to fund the bond payment, to accept the reports as presented, and pay the bills. Seconded by Mr. Travelstead and with 5 yes and 0 no votes, the motion carried.
Next reviewed was the report related to water service disconnections for past due accounts. After reviewing and discussing, the Board instructed that liens be filed on the following past due accounts that meet the criteria; Meters #07300, #29800, and #04400. It was agreed that disconnections to the remaining accounts which currently stand at (1) month past due will be postponed until after the holidays.
The Water Supply Operator Report was presented by Ron Lada with no discrepancies. Brief discussion followed related to water loss and assistance from the IRWA.
At this time, Chairman Burrow readdressed the subject of the Employee Christmas Bonus by announcing the Board’s decision to extend a gift of $325.00 to each the District Secretary and the Water Supply Operator. The motion was made by Mr. Travelstead and seconded by Vice Chairman Jacobini and with 5 yes and 0 no votes, the motion carried.
There was no move for executive session.
There being no further business, a motion was made by Vice Chairman Jacobini to adjourn. Seconded by Mr. Hughey and with 5 yes and 0 no votes, the meeting adjourned.