WEST MIFFLIN SANITARY SEWER MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY

BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING

 MEETING MINUTES

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2004

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

ROLL CALL:   Albert Kopay, Jr., Leah Mangino, George Miklos and  William Kiger. John Schmidt arrived at 6:13 PM.                     

Also Present: James P. Hannan, Ira Weiss, Esq., Jocelyn Perry, Esq., Engineer John Balewski, and Dona Shoenhair.

                  

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

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CHAIR

 

RECEPTION OF VISITORS:

 

            Joseph Weisner and Steve Maslik of US Assets Management, Inc. to discussed the 3rd quarter Pension Plan investment results. The numbers showed an increase in Pension Plan holdings.

 

Discussion was also held with regards to moving the West Mifflin Sanitary Sewer Municipal Authority 457 Plan to US Assets Management, Inc. as endorsed by the PMAA.

 

          On motion (Miklos/Kopay) approved moving the current 457 Plan from Citistreet to US Assets Management, Inc.

          Vote:  5 Yes (AK, LM, GM, JS, WK).        

 

1.       Motion to approve the minutes from the Board Meeting of October 7, 2004.

          Vote:  5 Yes (AK, LM, GM, JS, WK).

 

2.       Motion to approve the minutes from the Special Board Meeting, October 12, 2004.

          Vote:  5 Yes (AK, LM, GM, JS, WK).

 

3.       Motion to approve the Treasurers’ Report for September 2004.

          Vote:  5 Yes (AK, LM, GM, JS, WK).

 

4.       Motion to ratify the October 2004 bills.

          Vote:  5 Yes (AK, LM, GM, JS, WK).

 

5.       Motion to approve Requisition #70  in the amount of $40,394.84 as draw down against Consent Order, Bond Series 1998, by US Bank Trustee, Pittsburgh,

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Pennsylvania.

          Vote:  5 Yes (AK, LM, GM, JS, WK).


 

6.       Report of the Solicitor.

         

7.       Report of the Engineer.

                            

Written report attached to the minutes.

 

8.       Report of the General Manager.

 

Written report attached to the minutes.

 

On motion (Kopay/Miklos) approved Resolution No. 84-04, A Resolution of the West Mifflin Sanitary Sewer Municipal Authority, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Amending Rate Resolution No. 72-02.

          Vote:  5 Yes (AK, LM, GM, JS, WK).

 

 

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On motion (Kopay/Miklos) approved Resolution No. 85-04, A Resolution of the West Mifflin Sanitary Sewer Municipal Authority, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Amending Resolution No. 19-97 and 41-99 by Revising Fees for Dye Testing.

          Vote:  5 Yes (AK, LM, GM, JS, WK).

         

On motion (Kopay/Mangino) approved Resolution No. 86-04,  a Resolution of the West Mifflin Sanitary Sewer Municipal Authority, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Establishing a Fee for Treating Sewage Hauled into the Authority Treatment Facilities from other Municipalities.

          Vote:  5 Yes (AK, LM, GM, JS, WK).

 

On motion (Mangino/Kopay) approved Resolution No. 87-04, A Resolution of the West Mifflin Sanitary Sewer Municipal Authority authorizing this organization to intervene or otherwise participate in any court challenges to the construction of the Mon Valley/Fayette Expressway PA Route 51 to I-376 Project at no cost to the Authority.

          Vote:  5 Yes (AK, LM, GM, JS, WK).

 

On motion (Miklos/Mangino) approved the proposal for Tapping Fee Study as presented by ATS Chester, with a not-to-exceed cost of $8,988.

          Vote:  5 Yes (AK, LM, GM, JS, WK).

 

9.       Old Business.         

 

On motion (Kopay/Mangino) approved a one time lump sum payment to Assistant General Manager and Pretreatment/Compliance Manager of $2,000.00 as compensation to maintaining their operators license.

          Vote:  5 Yes (AK, LM, GM, JS, WK).

 

11.     Executive Session.

 

Adjourned to Executive session at 7:55 PM

 

Reconvened from Executive session at 8:15 PM.

 

10.     New Business.

 

          On motion (Kopay/Mangino) approved rate of Secretary II at minimum labor rate of $17.53 per hour.

          Vote:  3 Yes (AK, LM, GM) 2 No ( JS, WK).  Motion carried

 

12      Motion to adjourned the meeting at 8:18 PM.

          Vote:  5 Yes (AK, LM, GM, JS, WK).

         

Respectfully Submitted:

 

 

                                                                  

          John P. Schmidt, Secretary