WEST MIFFLIN SANITARY SEWER MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING
Meeting Minutes
Thursday, January 5, 2012
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL Patrick
J. Canavan, Albert Kopay, Jr., Robert Kostelnik, Rick Manspeaker – Present, Len
Zapf – Teleconference
Also
Present: Steve Nagy, Matthew D. Racunas,
Esq., John Balewski, PE., Mindy Moyle
A
quorum was established and the meeting commenced at 6:02 pm.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: On December 1, 2011, an Executive Session was
held during the Board Meeting to discuss personnel issues.
RECEPTION
OF VISITORS: Dave Kinney
REORGANIZATION
OF THE BOARD:
Meeting
opened by General Manager,
1.
Patrick Canavan
was nominated by Kostelnik and second by Manspeaker for Chairman. Vote:
5 yes (PC, AK, RK, RM and LZ)
Meeting
returned to Chairman Patrick Canavan.
2.
Robert Kostelnik
was nominated by Zapf and second by Canavan for Vice Chairman. Vote:
5 yes (PC, AK, RK, RM and LZ)
3.
Rick Manspeaker
was nominated by Kostelnik and second by Canavan for Secretary. Vote:
5 yes (PC, AK, RK, RM and LZ)
4.
Len Zapf was
nominated by Albert Kopay, Jr. and second by Kostelnik for Treasurer. Vote:
5 yes (PC, AK, RK, RM and LZ)
5.
Albert Kopay,
Jr. was nominated by Kostelnik and second by Manspeaker for Assistant
Secretary/Treasurer. Vote: 5 yes (PC, AK, RK, RM and LZ)
6.
Chairman opened
new business: Motion by Kostelnik and second
by Canavan to release Attorney Bill Shimko and or any attachments to Mike Adams
and Associates as Solicitor of the West Mifflin Sanitary Sewer Municipal Authority. Vote:
3 yes (PK, RK and LZ) 2 no (AK and RM)
Motion by Kostelnik and second by Zapf to appoint the
Law Office of Patricia L. McGrail, LLC as the Solicitor for the West Mifflin
Sanitary Sewer Municipal Authority. Vote: 4 yes (PC, AK, RK and LZ) 1 no (RM)
7.
Motion by Kopay
and second by Manspeaker to approve the minutes from the Board Meeting December
1, 2011. Vote: 4 yes (PC, AK, RK and RM) 1 abstain (LZ)
8.
Motion by
Manspeaker and second by Kopay to approve Treasurers’ Report for November
2011. Vote: 4 yes (PC, AK, RK and RM) 1 abstain (LZ)
9.
Motion by
Kostelnik and second by Manspeaker to ratify December 2011 bills. Vote:
4 yes (PC, AK, RK and RM) 1
abstain (LZ)
10. Motion by Kostelnik and second by Kopay to approve
Requisition 2009-29 in the amount of $4,345.58 as a draw down against Consent
Order, Bond Series 2009, by Trustee Wells Fargo Bank,
11. Motion by Kostelnik and second by Manspeaker to approve
Payment Request No. 6 for Penn Vest loan 75257 in the amount of
$54,473.63. Vote: 5 yes (PC, AK, RK, RM and LZ)
12.
Report of the
Solicitor.
A written report of the Solicitor is available upon
request.
13.
Report of the
Engineer.
a.
Motion by Kopay
and second by Manspeaker change order no. 3 from Penn Vest for a credit of $4,576.78. Vote:
5 yes (PC, AK, RK, RM and LZ)
b.
Motion by
Kostelnik and second by Kopay to bid out pumps and equipment for Belmont Pump
station reconfiguration. Vote: 4 yes (PC, AK, RK and LZ) 1 absent (RM)
A written report of the Engineer is available upon request.
14.
Report of
General Manager.
A written report of the General Manager is available upon
request.
15.
Old Business.
a.
Motion by Kopay
and second by Kostelnik to approve 3% salary increase for management
employees. Vote: 4 yes (PC, AK, RK and LZ) 1 absent (RM)
b.
Discussion to
offer pension to union employees – Tabled
16.
New Business.
a.
Motion by
Kostelnik and second by Kopay to retain Chester Engineers services for
2012. Vote: 4 yes (PC, AK, RK and LZ) 1 absent (RM)
17.
Executive
Session.
Executive session held
from 6:57 pm to 7:12 pm
18. Motion by Kopay and second by Kostelnik to adjourn
meeting at 7:15 pm. Vote: 4 yes (PC, AK,
RK and LZ) 1 absent (RM)
Respectfully submitted:
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Richard Manspeaker, Secretary