WEST MIFFLIN SANITARY SEWER MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2000

REGULAR BOARD MEETING

MINUTES

Michael Price, Jr., Donna Diener, Donald Trimbath, Roberta Chonko, Cynthia Sullivan

ALSO PRESENT

Ron Hess, Steve Nagy, Isobel Storch, Esq., Engineer David Meredith

A quorum was established with the majority of the Members of the Board present and the meeting commenced at 7:00 P.M.

Reception of visitors:

No request to be put on Agenda.

1. On motion (Sullivan/Trimbath) approved the minutes from March 1, 2000.

Vote: all yes.

2. On motion (Sullivan/Chonko) approved the minutes from April 5, 2000.

Vote: all yes.

3. On motion (Diener/Trimbath) approved Treasurers Report for March 2000.

Vote: all yes.

4. Motion to approve April 2000 bills.

Comments: Discussion ensued, tapes available upon request, and motion was tabled.

5. On motion (Chonko/Trimbath) approved Requisition #16 in the amount of $334,286.98 as draw down against Consent Order, Bond Series 1998, by National City Trustee, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Vote: all yes.

6. On motion (Sullivan/Trimbath) approved to have Chester Engineers prepare a letter to DEP to cancel the NPDES permit at Kenmore.

Vote: all yes.

7. On motion (Trimbath/Sullivan) approved to hire the following as summer help for the summer of 2000 at $6.00 per hour:

- Chris McGrath - Douglas Lash

512 Cherry Street 441 Lisa Drive

West Mifflin, PA 15122 West Mifflin, PA 15122

-Greg Corrins

458 Spring Valley Rd.

West Mifflin, PA 15122

-Jeff Bence

513 Maple Street

West Mifflin, PA 15122

Vote: all yes.

Comments: Discussion ensued, tapes available upon request.

8. Report of Solicitor.

On motion (Chonko/Trimbath) authorized Sarp & Co. (Auditors) to preform an audit of the Authority's credit card accounts, travel and convention expenditures, payroll account, and make recommendations regarding theses accounts. As well as Authority contracting and purchasing practices. This audit will be done through the Solicitor and the Treasurer.

Vote: all yes.

Comments: Discussion ensued, tapes available upon request.

9. Report of Engineer.

Report of the Engineer presented at Workshop is attached to these minutes.

On motion (Trimbath/Sullivan) approved to approve Change Order #6 for M & K Construction Group, Inc., 67 Seal Road, P. O. Box 4539, Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, in the amount of $10,220.00 for painting existing digester sheeting so that it will match the new digester, repair the leaking sludge line, installation of a drain line on the gas burner, and relocating the sludge grinder at New England Sewage Treatment Plant.

Vote: all yes.

10. Report of General Manager.

Report of the General Manager presented at Workshop is attached to these minutes.

Digester at New England will be up on line tomorrow, Thursday, May 4, 2000 and Friday, May 5, 2000. So, we will be in full operation with our sludge and handling down at the New England Sewage Treatment Plant, and it should save us, I hope, about $50,000.00 to finish out the year.

11. Old Business.

12. New Business.

13. On motion (Sullivan/Chonko ) meeting adjourned at 7:25 P.M.

Respectfully submitted:

Roberta Chonko, Secretary