BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING
MEETING MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
John
Munsie- Present by Phone
Also Present: Matthew D. Racunas,
Esq., Jeff Ries, John Balewski, PE, Gary Stetar,
and Mindy Henze.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CHAIR: On
RECEPTION OF VISITORS: Presentation given by Crawford Ellenbogen LLC. (Claudia
Allen &
Also attending Barry Clapperton President of the Teamsters
Local 636 and David Kinney Union Steward.
1. Adjourn to
Executive Session at
Return from
Executive Session at
2. Motion
by Hilligsberg and second by Kostelnik to approve the minutes from the Board
Meeting
on
3. Motion by Hilligsberg and second by
Kostelnik to approve the Treasurers’ Report for February 2014.
Vote: 5-Yes (BH, RK, JM, DT, LZ)
4. Motion
by Hilligsberg and second by Tartler to ratify the March 2014
bills.
Vote: 5-Yes (BH, RK, JM, DT, LZ)
5. Report
of the Solicitor. - A
written report of the Solicitor is available upon request.
Motion by
Kostelnik and second by Hilligsberg to approve the Right-of-Way, the Drainage
Easement, the
Aerial Easement,
and the Temporary Construction Easement for the Homeville Viaduct and Homeville
Road Project. Vote: 5-Yes (BH, RK, JM, DT, LZ)
6.
Report of the Engineer. A
written report of the Engineer is available upon request.
Note: Board gave engineer position to evaluate
Blower Control System and both Thompson Run and
7. Report of the General Manager. - A
written report of the General Manager is available upon request.
Motion by Kostelnik and second by Hilligsberg
to approve Robinson Pipe to fix the tap at 621 Shadyside
Drive for an estimated price of
$4,000.00. Vote: 5-Yes (BH, RK, JM, DT, LZ)
8.
Executive Session.
9. Old
Business.
10.
New Business.
a. Motion by Tartler and second by
Hilligsberg to approve the hiring of 5 summer help employees for
plant work and
1 summer help employee for office work. Vote: 5-Yes (BH, RK, JM, DT, LZ)
b. Discussion of Time
Management Software and Time Clocks to add to Payroll-1.-Tabled
c.
Motion by Tartler and second by Kostelnik to suspend employee number 96-9968
for a period of 15
days without pay, effective
immediately. Vote: 5-Yes (BH, RK, JM, DT, LZ)
d.
Motion by Tartler and second by Hilligsberg to suspend employee number
74-6195 for a period of 15
days without pay, effective upon his
return from sick leave. Vote: 5-Yes (BH, RK, JM, DT, LZ)
e.
Motion by Zapf and second by Tartler to immediately appoint Assistant
General Manager, Gary M.
Stetar, to Acting General Manager
until we can find out what will happen with Patrick Canavan, with a
5% salary increase. Vote: 5-Yes (BH, RK, JM, DT, LZ)
11. Motion
to adjourn by Zapf and second by Hilligsberg at
Respectfully
submitted:
David
Tartler – Secretary