WEST MIFFLIN SANITARY SEWER MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY

BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING

MEETING MINUTES

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

ROLL CALL:  Albert Kopay, Jr., Richard Babjak, Rick Manspeaker, Robert Kostelnik, and B. Frank Genes.

 

Also Present:  Kenneth Frick, Steve Nagy, William Shimko, Esq., John Balewski, PE, and Dona Shoenhair.

 

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

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CHAIR

 

On August 5, 2010 an Executive Session was held during the Board Meeting to discuss personnel issues.

 

RECEPTION OF VISITORS:     

 

            Eric Slagle for the Daily News attended the meeting but did not request to speak.

 

1.       Motion by Genes and second by Manspeaker approved the minutes from the Board Meeting August 5, 2010 as revised.

            Vote:  5 Yes - (BFG, AK, RK, RM, and RB).

 

2.       Motion by Manspeaker and second by Kopay approved the Treasurers’ Report for July 2010.

            Vote:  5 Yes - (BFG, AK, RK, RM, and RB).

 

3.       Motion by Kopay and second by Genes ratified the August 2010 bills.

            Vote:  5 Yes - (BFG, AK, RK, RM, and RB).

 

4.       Motion by Genes and second by Kopay approved Requisition 2009-13 in the amount of $7,688.19             as a draw down against Consent Order, Bond Series 2009, by Trustee Wells Fargo Bank, Pittsburgh, PA.

            Vote:  5 Yes - (BFG, AK, RK, RM, and RB).

 

Meeting paused for Executive Session at 6:05 PM

Meeting reconvened at 7:02 PM

 

5.       Report of the Solicitor.

 

Written report of the Solicitor is available upon request.

 

6.       Report of the Engineer.

 

Written report of the Engineer is available upon request.

           

7.       Report of the Acting General Manager.

 

Written report of the Acting General Manager is available upon request.

 

8.       Executive Session.

 

          

9.       Old Business.

 

             Motion by Kopay and Second by Manspeaker to approve a rate increase amending Resolution 118-09 as follows:

1.         Increase in Cost of Service Fee by $2.00 effective September 2, 2010 for all                customers.  Beginning in January 2011 the monthly service fee is to be increased by $1.00 on January 1 of each year for all customers.

 

2.         Beginning with September 2010 usage, October 2010 billing increase rates as follows: 

           0-15,000 = $0.683 per hundred gallons;

          15,001 - 100,000 = $1.05 per hundred gallons;

          Over 100,000 gallons = $1.250 per hundred gallons.                              

                        Vote:  4 Yes - (BFG, AK, RM, and RB) 1 No - (RK)

 

             Motion by Kopay and second by Genes accepted the proposal of Joe Siktar of Dunbar, Bender & Zapf, Inc. as the Actuary for the Authorities Pension Plan.

Vote:  4 Yes - (BFG, AK, RK and RB) 1 Abstain - (RM).

        

 

10.            New Business:     None

 

 

11.     Motion by Genes and second by Kopay the meeting adjourned at 7:42 PM.

  Vote:  5 Yes - (BFG, AK, RK, RM, and RB). 

 

Respectfully Submitted:

 

 

                                                                                      

   B. Frank Genes, Secretary