WEST MIFFLIN SANITARY SEWER MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY

BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING

 MEETING MINUTES

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2007

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

ROLL CALL:  Albert Kopay, Jr., Glenn Labosco, George Miklos, Richard Babjak and Rick Manspeaker

 

Also Present: James P. Hannan, Roger W. Foley, Jr. Esq., Engineer John Balewski, and Dona Shoenhair.

 

A quorum was established and the meeting commenced at 6:00 PM.

 

Mr. Peter McAneny, President of Kennywood Entertainment Partners

 

RE:    The 2007 sewer rates. 

 

Chairman, Albert Kopay, told the board that they needed to nominate a person for Secretary.

 

            A motion by Babjak and second by Labosco to nominate Rick Manspeaker for   Secretary.

   Vote: 5 Yes, (RB, GL, RM, AK, and GM).

 

1.         Motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting March 1, 2007.

            Vote: 5 Yes, (RB, GL, RM, AK, and GM).

 

2.         Motion to approve the Treasurers’ Report for February 2007.

            Vote: 5 Yes, (RB, GL, RM, AK, and GM).

 

3.         Motion to ratify the March 2007 bills.

            Vote: 5 Yes, (RB, GL, RM, AK, and GM).

 

4.         Motion to approve Requisition #93 in the amount of $56,959.75 as draw down against Consent Order, Bond Series 1998, by US Bank Trustee, St. Paul, MN.

            Vote: 5 Yes, (RB, GL, RM, AK, and GM).

 

5.         Motion to approve PENNVEST Payment Request #8 in the amount of $205,791.81.

            Vote: 5 Yes, (RB, GL, RM, AK, and GM).

 

6.         Report of the Solicitor. 

A written report of the Solicitor is available upon request.
  7.         Report of the Engineer. 

            A written report of the Engineer is available upon request.

           

8.         Report of the General Manager.

 

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

 

A.     Motion to approve the agreement with Jefferson Hills Borough that revises the methodology for billing of the WMSSMA customers that receive treatment at the City of Clairton Municipal Authority Treatment Plant through the sewers of Jefferson Hills Borough.  Tap-in fees for new customers are also addressed in this agreement.

                  Vote: 5 Yes, (RB, GL, RM, AK, and GM).

 

B.     Motion to hire 8 persons for summer help at an hourly rate of $7.50 for a maximum of 12 weeks each.

                Vote: 5 Yes, (RB, GL, RM, AK, and GM).

 

9.         Executive Session.

           

10.       Old Business.

 

11.       New Business.

 

A.     Motion to approve a refund for Thomas Striegel, he made a final payment of $150.00 in February asking that after the March billing we would refund his unused monies.  Total of this refund $123.62.

                 Vote: 5 Yes, (RB, GL, RM, AK, and GM).

 

B.  Motion to direct the General Manager to send a thank you letter to Leah Mangino for her service on the Board of Directors.

                 Vote: 5 Yes, (RB, GL, RM, AK, and GM).

 

12.       Motion to adjourn.

            Vote: 5 Yes, (RB, GL, RM, AK, and GM).

 

Respectfully submitted: 

           Rick Manspeaker, Secretary