WEST MIFFLIN SANITARY SEWER MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY

BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING

Meeting Minutes

Thursday, May 3, 2012

 

CALL TO ORDER at 6 pm

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

ROLL CALL                   Patrick J. Canavan, Albert Kopay, Jr., Robert Kostelnik, Rick Manspeaker,

                                    Len Zapf

 

Also Present: Steve Nagy, Matthew D. Racunas, Esq., John Balewski, PE

and Ann Steiner

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:  On April 5, 2012 an Executive Session was held during the Board Meeting to discuss personnel issues. 

 

RECEPTION OF VISITORS: Krisha Mackulin of Patricia McGrail Law Offices, Bill Maha, Rich Howell and Dave Kinney

 

1.                   Motion by Kopay and second by Zapf to approve the minutes from Board Meeting April 5, 2012.  Vote: 5-yes (AK, RK,  RM, PC and LZ)

 

2.                   Motion by Kopay and second by Kostelnik to approve Treasurers’ Report for March 2012. Vote: 5-yes (AK, RK, RM, PC and LZ)

 

3.                   Motion by Manspeaker and second by Zapf to ratify April 2012 bills.  Vote: 5-yes (AK, RK, RM, PC and LZ)

 

4.                   Motion by Kopay and second by Manspeaker to approve Requisition 2009-33 in the amount of $ 4,371.50 as draw down against Consent Order, Bond Series 2009, by Trustee Wells Fargo Bank, Pittsburgh, PA Vote: 5-yes (AK, RK, RM, PC and LZ)

 

5.                   Report of Solicitor

A written report of the Solicitor is available upon request.

 

6.                   Report of the Engineer

A written report of the Engineer is available upon request. 

 

7.                   Report of General Manager

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

 

8.                   Executive Session held from 6:12 pm to 6:20 pm.

 

9.                   Old Business

 

a.   Motion by Kostelnik and second by Zapf to repeal $1 service charge fee for residential and commercial customers beginning January 1, 2013.  Vote:  3-yes (RK, LZ and PC) 2-no (AK and RM).

 

10.               New Business

 

a.       Motion by Kostelnik and second by Kopay to approve summer help employees. Vote: 4-yes (AK, RK, LZ and PC) 1- Abstained (RM)

 

b.   Motion by Zapf and second by Kopay to retain Maher Duessel as our auditors.  Vote:  5-yes (AK, RK, RM, PC and LZ)

 

 

 

 

11.               Motion by Kopay and second by Manspeaker to adjourn meeting at 6:55 pm. 

Vote: 5-yes (AK, RK, RM, LZ and PC)

 

Respectfully submitted:

 

 

                                                           

Richard Manspeaker, Secretary