WEST MIFFLIN SANITARY SEWER MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY

BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING

Meeting Minutes

Thursday, January 5, 2012

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL Patrick J. Canavan, Albert Kopay, Jr., Robert Kostelnik, Rick Manspeaker – Present, Len Zapf – Teleconference

Also Present: Steve Nagy, Matthew D. Racunas, Esq., John Balewski, PE., Mindy Moyle

A quorum was established and the meeting commenced at 6:02 pm.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: On December 1, 2011, an Executive Session was held during the Board Meeting to discuss personnel issues.

RECEPTION OF VISITORS: Dave Kinney

REORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD:

Meeting opened by General Manager, Steve Nagy to nominate Chairman

1. Patrick Canavan was nominated by Kostelnik and second by Manspeaker for Chairman. Vote: 5 yes (PC, AK, RK, RM and LZ)

Meeting returned to Chairman Patrick Canavan.

2. Robert Kostelnik was nominated by Zapf and second by Canavan for Vice Chairman. Vote: 5 yes (PC, AK, RK, RM and LZ)

3. Rick Manspeaker was nominated by Kostelnik and second by Canavan for Secretary. Vote: 5 yes (PC, AK, RK, RM and LZ)

4. Len Zapf was nominated by Albert Kopay, Jr. and second by Kostelnik for Treasurer. Vote: 5 yes (PC, AK, RK, RM and LZ)

5. Albert Kopay, Jr. was nominated by Kostelnik and second by Manspeaker for Assistant Secretary/Treasurer. Vote: 5 yes (PC, AK, RK, RM and LZ)

6. Chairman opened new business: Motion by Kostelnik and second by Canavan to release Attorney Bill Shimko and or any attachments to Mike Adams and Associates as Solicitor of the West Mifflin Sanitary Sewer Municipal Authority. Vote: 3 yes (PK, RK and LZ) 2 no (AK and RM)

Motion by Kostelnik and second by Zapf to appoint the Law Office of Patricia L. McGrail, LLC as the Solicitor for the West Mifflin Sanitary Sewer Municipal Authority. Vote: 4 yes (PC, AK, RK and LZ) 1 no (RM)

7. Motion by Kopay and second by Manspeaker to approve the minutes from the Board Meeting December 1, 2011. Vote: 4 yes (PC, AK, RK and RM) 1 abstain (LZ)

8. Motion by Manspeaker and second by Kopay to approve Treasurers’ Report for November 2011. Vote: 4 yes (PC, AK, RK and RM) 1 abstain (LZ)

9. Motion by Kostelnik and second by Manspeaker to ratify December 2011 bills. Vote: 4 yes (PC, AK, RK and RM) 1 abstain (LZ)

10. Motion by Kostelnik and second by Kopay to approve Requisition 2009-29 in the amount of $4,345.58 as a draw down against Consent Order, Bond Series 2009, by Trustee Wells Fargo Bank, Pittsburgh, PA. Vote: 5 yes (PC, AK, RK, RM and LZ)

11. Motion by Kostelnik and second by Manspeaker to approve Payment Request No. 6 for Penn Vest loan 75257 in the amount of $54,473.63. Vote: 5 yes (PC, AK, RK, RM and LZ)

12. Report of the Solicitor.

A written report of the Solicitor is available upon request.

13. Report of the Engineer.

a. Motion by Kopay and second by Manspeaker change order no. 3 from Penn Vest for a credit of $4,576.78. Vote: 5 yes (PC, AK, RK, RM and LZ)

b. Motion by Kostelnik and second by Kopay to bid out pumps and equipment for Belmont Pump station reconfiguration. Vote: 4 yes (PC, AK, RK and LZ) 1 absent (RM)

A written report of the Engineer is available upon request.

14. Report of General Manager.

A written report of the General Manager is available upon request.

15. Old Business.

a. Motion by Kopay and second by Kostelnik to approve 3% salary increase for management employees. Vote: 4 yes (PC, AK, RK and LZ) 1 absent (RM)

b. Discussion to offer pension to union employees – Tabled

16. New Business.

a. Motion by Kostelnik and second by Kopay to retain Chester Engineers services for 2012. Vote: 4 yes (PC, AK, RK and LZ) 1 absent (RM)

17. Executive Session.

Executive session held from 6:57 pm to 7:12 pm

18. Motion by Kopay and second by Kostelnik to adjourn meeting at 7:15 pm. Vote: 4 yes (PC, AK, RK and LZ) 1 absent (RM)

Respectfully submitted:

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Richard Manspeaker, Secretary