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,
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).
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