BOARD OF DIRECTORS’
MEETING MINUTES
THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2005
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL: Albert
Kopay, Jr., Leah Mangino, George Miklos and
Also, Present: James P.
Hannan, Janet Burkhardt, Esq., Engineer John Balewski, and
A quorum was established and the meeting commenced at 7:25
PM.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CHAIR
RECEPTION OF VISITORS:
Elizabeth Krasman, of
RE: Flooding of her basement on many occasions
since 1972.
Ms. Krasman asked
the Board to have her area investigated because she is the only house on the
street that floods when there is excessive rain. She would also like to have repairs if needed
or a suggestion from the Board as to what she could do to prevent further
floodings.
Board: Will notify Ms. Krasman after looking into
the problems on
1. On motion (Kopay/Mangino)
approved the minutes from Board Meeting April 6, 2005.
Vote:
5-yes (GL, LM,
2. On motion
(Mangino/Kopay) approved the minutes from the Special Board Meeting April 25,
2005.
Vote:
5-yes (GL, LM,
3. On motion (Schmidt/Mangino)
approved Treasurers’ Report for March 2005.
Vote:
5-yes (GL, LM,
4. On motion (Kopay/Mangino)
ratified April 2005 bills.
Vote:
5-yes (GL, LM,
5. Report of the
Solicitor.
No report.
6. Report of the
Engineer.
Written report of
the engineer is available upon request.
On motion (Kopay/Schmidt) approved the advertising for bids of the
Homeville Interceptor Rehabilitation Project. The timing of the
advertisement is to be at the discretion of the General Manager.
Vote:
5-yes (GL, LM,
7. Report of the
General Manager.
Written report of the General Manager is available upon
request.
8. Old Business.
Motion by Schmidt to direct the General Manager
to give notice of the termination of the agreement dated May 6, 1999 between
WMSSMA and Legal Tax Service, Inc. effective December 31, 2005. No second
motion died.
9. New Business.
On motion (Schmidt/Kopay) approved a refund to Holy Trinity
Church, for sewer charges on Jewel Street Cemetery, the property is not tapped
into the sewers. Legal Tax Service, Inc.
began billing this Cemetery in May 2003.
Total refund due is $414.00.
Vote:
5-yes (GL, LM,
On motion (Kopay/Mangino) approved the hiring of 7 Summer Helpers
at the wage rate of $7.00 per hour, not to exceed 120 days, passing
physical/drug testing, and other items stipulated in Union Contract.
Vote:
4-yes (GL, LM, AK, and GM) 1-no (JS).
On motion
(Mangino/Kopay) accepted the Audit of the Authority Financial Statements for
Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2004 with changes describe during presentation
by Maher Duessel CPAs.
Vote:
5-yes (GL, LM,
On motion (Kopay/Mangino) approved Resolution No. 91-05: A
Resolution of the West Mifflin Sanitary Sewer Municipal Authority Amending the
125 Plan with regard to COBRA and Dependent Descriptions.
Vote:
5-yes (GL, LM,
Adjourned to Executive Session at 8:07 PM.
10. Executive Session.
Reconvened from Executive Session 8:20 PM.
11. On motion (Kopay/Schmidt)
the meeting adjourned at 8:22 PM.
Respectfully Submitted:
Leah Mangino,
Secretary