MINUTES OF MEETING

PINE TREE WATER CONTROL DISTRICT

 

            A meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the Pine Tree Water Control District was held on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. at the Parkland City Hall, 6600 North University Drive, Parkland, Florida.

 

            Present and constituting a quorum were:

           

            Margaret Bertolami                                           President

            Paul Brewer                                                     Vice President

            Donna Benckenstein                                         Assistant Secretary

            Neil Study                                                        Supervisor

            Mark Weissman                                               Supervisor

           

            Also present were:

           

            Edward Goscicki                                              Interim Manager, Severn Trent Services

            D.J. Doody                                                      Attorney

            Warren Craven                                                 Engineer

            Kenneth Cassel                                                Severn Trent Services

            Brenda Schurz                                                  Severn Trent Services

            Randy Fredericks                                             Field Superintendent

                                                                                                           

FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS                               Roll Call

            Mr. Goscicki called the meeting to order and called the roll.

 

SECOND ORDER OF BUSINESS                          Organizational Matters

A.                 Appointment of Supervisor to fill the Unexpired Term of Office (1/2011)

            Mr. Goscicki stated we have a vacancy on the Board.  The Board has the ability to appoint a Supervisor to fill the unexpired term.  This term continues until January of 2011. 

 

On MOTION by Mr. Weissman seconded by Mr. Brewer with all in favor Mr. Study was nominated to fill the unexpired term of office. 

 

            B.        Oath of Office of Newly Appointed Supervisor

            Mr. Doody, being a Notary Public of the State of Florida, administered the Oath of Office to Mr. Study and a copy of the signed oath is attached hereto and made part of the public record.

 

THIRD ORDER OF BUSINESS                             Audience Comments

            There not being any, the next item followed.

 

FOURTH ORDER OF BUSINESS                          Approval of the Minutes of the February 7, 2008 Meeting

            Ms. Bertolami stated each Board member received a copy of the minutes of the February 7, 2008 meeting and requested any corrections, additions or deletions.

            Mr. Craven stated on page 12, ‘foreman’ should be ‘poleman’.

 

On MOTION by Mr. Weissman seconded by Ms. Benckenstein with all in favor the minutes of the February 7, 2008 meeting were approved as amended.

 

FIFTH ORDER OF BUSINESS                               Distribution of the Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2009 and Consideration of Resolution 2008-3 Approving the Budget and Setting the Public Hearing

            Mr. Goscicki stated the Board will note we submitted two budgets; a primary budget and an alternate budget.  The only difference between these two budgets is in Alternative 1 we essentially kept the same budget we have right now and adjusted some items for inflation and projected salary increases.  I believe we added 3.5% for salary increases.  The basic version submitted has an additional $100,000 in expenses between the engineer and the attorney.  These are ballpark numbers to get the Board started with the program of trying to research and document the District’s land ownership.  This has been a topic of discussion at numerous Board meetings.  The total effort to go through everything, map it and go through the legal search of us changing title, will be more in the order of $200,000 to $300,000 before you are done with this process.  We wanted to plug in a number to get a discussion started and see what the Board’s pleasure is in this regard. 

            The other aspect of this budget has to do with the fund balance.  Your fund balance has been significantly depleted over the last two years due to restoration work following the hurricane.  You are down to a nominal fund balance.  We have enough fund balance in this budget to continue to fund the three months operating reserves we need to have, which covers us September, October and November until we start getting tax revenues in.  Even if you do not want to proceed with spending all of the funds on doing property searches and title work, we still think it is time for this Board to ratchet up your assessments and start building your reserve funds again.

            The base budget we submitted to you plugged in this additional $100,000, which brings the budget from a $337,000 budget to a $430,000 budget.  It brings the assessment per unit from $161 per acre of property to $209, which is approximately a 30% increase.  NSID’s general fund assessment is $70 per parcel.  They do not do it on an acre basis.  They do it on a parcel basis being a single family home.  The average single family home site in NSID is a quarter acre or less.  When you look at it on a per acreage charge they are at $340 per acre compared to $209.  In CSID it was in the order of $180 per unit.  You are looking at over $600 per acre on an equivalent basis.  If you are a half an acre parcel in PTWCD, you pay half the assessment.  If you are a quarter acre parcel, you pay a quarter of the assessment.  You are still on the low end of the neighboring communities in the Parkland and Coral Springs area in terms of what the assessments are for drainage programs.

            Ms. Bertolami asked do they do more out of their budget?  Are there other projects they fund?

            Mr. Goscicki responded Mr. Fredericks can state directly to CSID in terms of the level of service. 

            Mr. Fredericks stated they have pump stations and things like that.  That is an expense you do not have in PTWCD.  They have some mowing they have to do.  PTWCD owns a tractor, but you have little mowing to do.  It is not as big of an expense for us as it is for them. 

            Mr. Weissman stated I am going to go back to the same speech I made last year when it came to the budget.  Most government agencies in the state are going to be looking at major cutbacks in service because of the loss of revenue Amendment 1 requires.  I have no objection to the proposed budget with a 5% increase, but in lieu of the current economy and what is going on with every other government agency it will be poor judgment on our part to look into a 30% increase this coming fiscal year.  Timing is everything and I do not think the time is right for us to be looking at this.  We have the ability to special assess in case some unforeseen natural occurrence creates a need for us to have additional funds.  I am in favor of a 5% increase as opposed to a 30% increase. 

            Mr. Brewer stated I will take the same stance I took a year ago.  I think we are broke.  It is not fair to the people.  If we have an emergency, we are going to be forced into a situation to borrow $1 Million.  I am not an advocate of borrowing money.  We have no reserve account.  We have no funds available.  I do not see it as a significant increase compared to what we discussed about other districts.  We cannot sit here on the Board and say we are done if we get hit by a hurricane.  We do not have a dime.  I do not think it is fair to the people we serve.

            Ms. Benckenstein stated I do not mind the $209 figure.  I do not think it is terribly significant. 

            Mr. Goscicki stated you can approve any level you want today and not just the two we proposed.  You are approving the budget for the purpose of setting a public hearing.  Once you approve this budget tonight you can always come down on the number.  If the Board approves an increase in the assessment, we will send a notification as we did last year.  It will be a much better letter this year.  I have already written it and made sure the details are in there describing the per acre assessment and if you have a quarter acre it is a quarter of the assessment figure.  You are approving a number tonight, which will be a maximum.  We will be coming back to the Board 60 days from now to adopt the budget.  When you adopt the budget you make a final decision on what the figure will be.  You cannot raise it above what you approve tonight, but you can always bring it down. 

            Ms. Bertolami asked when was the last time this was raised?

            Mr. Goscicki responded I think we did a 5% or 6% increase last year.  You were running flat for many years prior to this.  You were able to do it because you had a reserve fund.  You were relying on the reserves to cover some routine expenses.  This kept your rates stable, but the hurricane wiped this ability out.  You do not have a pot of money to stabilize your rates anymore. 

            Ms. Bertolami stated the basic difference I see between the two is the ability to go forward and determine the right-of-way or easement along the Sawgrass Expressway; if it is what I understood you to say. 

            Mr. Goscicki stated the Sawgrass Expressway is one of the hotter issues, but it is really to start the program to ascertain what property values, right-of-ways and easements you own.

            Ms. Bertolami asked can you go on the record saying how this helps all the recipients of the PTWCD?

            Mr. Goscicki responded there are a couple of issues.  If there is another hurricane, it is important to the District to know what your assets are and the limits of your responsibility because you will be looking for federal reimbursement.  If you wind up spending money and then after the fact find out it was not your property, you may not get reimbursed.  There are also development issues you get into it.  Property being developed can impact your right-of-ways.  If you do not know you own them, you cannot protect those rights. 

            Ms. Bertolami asked do we have a handle on the percentage of properties which are acreage versus one third of an acre for the District?  We should all be aware of it.

            Mr. Goscicki responded I do not know off the top of my head.  I looked at the assessment rolls.  I might be able to pull it up on my computer while we are here.

            Mr. Weissman asked do we know how Amendment 1 affects the District?

            Mr. Doody responded not as much as a municipality, but it will have an adverse impact. 

            Mr. Weissman asked do we have the ability to pass a 30% increase with Amendment 1?

            Mr. Doody responded I will have to look at whether the language contained in the amendment can be construed to apply to this District. 

            Mr. Weissman stated everyone needs to be aware that Tallahassee has continued to look at these districts as a way of cutting out some of the expenses to the residents by either combining them or eliminating them.  It has been a battle in Tallahassee.  I think we will be feeding this fire with a 30% increase. 

            Ms. Bertolami stated point well taken. 

            Mr. Brewer asked what is the difference between increasing their annual fee and having an assessment?

            Mr. Weissman responded none other than the fact you will have a real reason.  If you have a natural disaster as we had before and you have to special assess in order to clean up what it created, you will have justification. 

            Mr. Brewer stated I think we have justification.

            Mr. Weissman stated we are saying we want to build up reserves, but at the same time we are going to spend the money on other expenses.

            Mr. Brewer stated we are not going to develop a reserve account. 

            Mr. Weissman stated so not only are you going to increase the assessment, but if there is a disaster you will be forced into the situation of having to special assess. 

            Mr. Brewer stated at the beginning of this year the engineers came to us and told us we can get $100,000 to do clean up if we had 25% out of pocket.  We did not have the money.  We could not buy down the deal because we are broke.  Somebody was willing to give us $75,000 out of $100,000 and we could not take it because we could not afford to do it.  That was not a good move on the District’s part because we could not go after the money to do clean up.  You cannot sit here and run the District with a zero balance. 

            Mr. Weissman stated I do not believe I was here at the time, but I would have asked to borrow the 25%.

            Mr. Goscicki stated in looking through the assessment roll it looks as if it is two to one in terms of the number of parcels which are a half acre or less compared to one acre parcels.  You have a lot more parcels which are between a half and a tenth of an acre. 

            Ms. Bertolami asked is there a motion to approve the larger assessment and in the meantime Mr. Doody can look into whether it is doable?

            Mr. Doody responded you are of the mindset where you are contemplating increasing it as recommended by the manager.  Like municipalities you initially start high because you cannot increase it beyond a certain point, but you can always come back and reduce it.  I am looking at the special act which created the District.  It says, “The collection and enforcement of all taxes levied by the District shall be at the same time and in like manner as county taxes, and the provisions of the Florida Statutes relating to the sale of lands for unpaid and delinquent county taxes.”  There is language tied to the statute.  I will have to go back and look at the amendment to see if it is contemplated that it applies to a governmental entity such as the District.  To allow yourself leverage if you are inclined to keep it as an option, you have to vote for the higher number tonight.  You are not bound by it.  It will be advertised as such, but you always have the opportunity to reduce it.  You will not be able to increase it if you do not take the higher number. 

            Ms. Benckenstein stated the higher number is because we need the fees for the attorney and engineer to see what property we own.  I think it is a good idea.  We need to do it before a hurricane hits.

            Mr. Doody stated for the record, and to help the new Supervisors, this issue came up after Hurricane Wilma.  There was a request from members of the District to clean up various canals.  The District had never undertaken this particular function before.  There was an opportunity to get federal funds and those required to render an opinion of whether the District owned the property.  This became a unique experience because we could not figure out who owned the canal.  This was the birth of the discussion; the historical basis of us trying to get a complete understanding of what constitutes the District.  What the District owns and what it does not own.  What easements it has and what easements it does not have.  It is a question of when you want to do this.

            Mr. Goscicki stated we put this forward for discussion from the Board.  We think you need to increase your assessments to start building a reserve and at the same time start undertaking some of these tasks.  We plugged a number in here to show it as an expense.  As the Board goes forward you need to look at how much of this you will keep as a reserve and how much will be spent on ongoing activities. 

            Ms. Bertolami stated at this point we do not know how much it will cost legally or for the engineer.  We have discussed starting with parcel numbers by pulling the plats.  We need some money to start it.

            Mr. Study asked was the federal reimbursement either hampered or decreased because you could not prove you owned the property?

            Mr. Doody responded we did prove it, but it was hampered because it slowed it down.  I was not prepared to render an opinion and certify the District owned the property.  A title search created issues.  The title work I got back showed it was in the hands of Broward County.

            Mr. Study asked where are we today in proving ownership of these parcels?

            Mr. Doody responded we have not progressed beyond that point. 

            Mr. Study stated the budget is so tight at this point those funds are not available. 

            Mr. Doody stated that is correct.

            Ms. Bertolami stated I think there was time sensitivity to it too.  We had to be able to get the documentation in order to get it to an order of who came first to apply for those funds. 

            Mr. Doody stated we went to the county and the county conveyed us some property.

            Mr. Study asked does the engineer, survey and legal dilemma initiate a special assessment?

            Mr. Goscicki responded it will not be a special assessment.  It will be an increase in the current assessment.  Right now all of your revenue is generated though an assessment against the property. 

            Mr. Study stated I think the owners will opt for a special assessment if they understand what the legal ramifications are down the road that federal funds are pending in a disaster, but just to increase when everything else in the state being mandated to be diminished or hold the line is a problem.

            Mr. Weissman stated we are not sure $100,000 is sufficient to finish this.

            Ms. Bertolami stated I do not think it will be.  You spread it out over a couple of years and get it started.

            Mr. Study asked if a disaster occurred today, could we get federal funds through the process you did two years ago?

            Mr. Craven responded if it happens in the same area where it happened before we probably could, but if it happens someplace else the District will be taking care of it.

            Ms. Bertolami asked should we come back to this at the end of the meeting?

            Ms. Benckenstein responded if we make a motion to accept this and it was seconded and approved, it will depend on whether or not we go through with this.

            Mr. Doody stated it is considered a preliminary vote.  You are not taking final action with regard to your budget. 

           

Mr. Weissman MOVED to approve Alternative 1 of the proposed budget and no one seconded it, therefore the motion died.

 

On MOTION by Mr. Brewer seconded by Ms. Benckenstein with Mr. Brewer, Ms. Benckenstein, Ms. Bertolami and Mr. Study voting aye and Mr. Weissman voting nay, the proposed budget for fiscal year 2009 with a per unit assessment of $209.14 was approved.

 

On MOTION by Mr. Brewer seconded by Ms. Benckenstein with Mr. Brewer, Ms. Benckenstein, Ms. Bertolami and Mr. Study voting aye and Mr. Weissman voting nay the previous motion was amended to adopt Resolution 2008-3 approving the proposed budget for fiscal year 2009 with a per unit assessment of $209.14 and setting the public hearing for August 7, 2008 at 6:00 p.m.

 

            Ms. Bertolami stated this is a motion to have a public hearing.

            Mr. Goscicki stated you are approving this budget, which allows us to hold a public hearing.  Adopting the budget is the final motion you will make in August.  The language gets confusing because it is an approval, but not an adoption. 

            Mr. Doody stated consider it tentative.  This is what cities do.  You are going to have a public hearing to adopt your budget in August.  You have not adopted it tonight.  You initiated discussion.  You made a preliminary determination.  You will come back in August to consider it and adopt it. 

            Mr. Weissman asked have we cleared any potential conflicts with the August 7, 2008 date?  I know there are certain bodies such as the school board we cannot conflict with.

            Mr. Goscicki responded we will look into it.

            Ms. Bertolami asked how will we establish the direction of what to do first and to keep the cost contained for determining ownership?

            Mr. Goscicki responded in terms of keeping the cost contained we will work with both the engineer and attorney.  We will get proposals from them on how to proceed with the work and get cost estimates.  We will then come back to the Board to approve the work authorizations for them to proceed.  There will be a process after the budget is adopted.  At the beginning of the new fiscal year we will work with the engineer and the attorney to put together a proposal. 

            Mr. Doody stated correct me if I am wrong, but the money will not be earmarked for it.

            Mr. Goscicki stated that is correct. 

            Mr. Doody stated you have the money in the budget and whether or not you spend it for this remains to be seen. 

            Mr. Goscicki stated you do not approve a line item budget.  You are approving an overall budget.  We will have discussions to move money within the overall budget.  It is all within one fund.

            Mr. Brewer asked in the front end of this are we more or less wanting to look at some areas we think are major problems?

            Mr. Craven responded yes. 

            Mr. Doody stated you will direct us.

            Mr. Brewer stated there are some areas we know we have issues with.  Between the two heads, you put it together and let us know. 

            Mr. Goscicki stated in the assessment letter going out to the affected property owners we can add some additional description.  There is some descriptive language we need to have in there, but we are not precluded from adding additional descriptive language saying the reason for the proposed increase in assessments is to start building a reserve to deal with the next hurricane as well as starting a process of better documentation of the District’s property.  If it is the pleasure of the Board, I will be happy to add it to the letter.

            Ms. Bertolami asked will you bring it with you to the next meeting?       

            Mr. Goscicki responded I will email out a copy to all the Board members.  If you have any comments, kick them back to me.  If there is no problem with moving forward on the legislative side, we would like to get it out within the next two to three weeks.  I will finalize the draft and get it out. 

            Mr. Weissman stated if you can, preface your comments with the fact the reserves were reduced to nothing because of the last storm. 

 

SIXTH ORDER OF BUSINESS                              Manager’s Report

            A.        Introduction of Ken Cassel

            Mr. Goscicki stated I introduced Mr. Cassel to some of the Board members prior to the meeting.  When I took over a little over a year ago, I indicated to the Board my tenure was an interim tenure.  As the Board knows I am not a resident of the area anymore.  I used to live here and I have background knowledge, but I now live on the other side of the state.  I am involved in another aspect of Severn Trent’s business, but I came in to assist in the management of this District.  We now brought Mr. Cassel on board.  He is managing our division’s responsibility to manage the districts within this geographic area.  He is moving to the Coral Springs area and has been appointed the District manager for CSID and next Thursday we anticipate he will be appointed as the District manager for NSID. 

            We wanted to introduce you to Mr. Cassel, get you to review his resume and answer questions if you have any.  We propose you bring forth a motion at the June meeting to appoint Mr. Cassel as the District manager to replace me.  You will gradually see less of me and more of Mr. Cassel.  His resume is in your agenda package under Section 6A.  He has had both developmental experience in the private sector and significant governmental experience.  He has significant knowledge of this area of the world.  He was born and raised in the Miami Dade area.  He understands the water management districts of Southeast Florida. 

 

            B.        Debris Disposal – City of Parkland

            Mr. Goscicki stated we want to bring the Board up to date.  The Board requested we contact the city regarding the dumpster we use for trash and debris removal from the canals.  The dumpster is in CSID.  The question was raised if we could locate it here, the franchise fee would go to the City of Parkland rather than the City of Coral Springs.  I approached the City Manager.  At this time there is not an opportunity, but we are going to stay in touch.  As the city develops other facilities, there might be an opportunity to do this.  We will continue to look at this.

            Ms. Bertolami asked do you have any thoughts on this?

            Mr. Weissman responded I think there is some construction going on in the old city hall.  I assume when it is complete they will be able to locate an area there, unless you are aware of anywhere else.

            Ms. Bertolami stated the City Manager thought it was the best location she could think of.  The problem I see is the process for site plan approval.  It is a cumbersome process in the city and I would think the Zoning Director will want it clearly shown on the site plan.  It seems logical to get this up front rather than as an add on.

            Mr. Weissman stated I agree.  Maybe you can suggest it to her.

            Ms. Bertolami stated if we take the other approach and drag our feet on it, it will be shut out. 

            Mr. Weissman stated I am sure there will be a dumpster located there anyway. 

            Ms. Bertolami stated maybe what we need to do is get a hold of the site plan kicking around now for reconstruction over there and make a determination. 

 

            C.        Assessment Rolls

            Mr. Goscicki stated the next item is a copy of a letter I sent to all the Board members back in March.  I just wanted to put it on the record.  The Board asked us to look into the assessment rolls and double check to make sure there were no parcels slipping through the cracks that were not being assessed when they should be assessed.  We did a detailed review with the Broward County Property Appraiser as well as our own staff to go through and look at what is out there.  Our determination is there are no parcels which should be assessed and are not being assessed.  The only parcels not being assessed are governmental entities, religious organizations and common properties of HOAs.  When you look at the assessment roll you will see you have a lot of multi-family homes and condominiums.  The units are being assessed even though the common area is not being assessed.  You are picking it up through the individual properties. 

 

            D.        Acceptance of the Financial Audit for Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2007

            Mr. Goscicki stated this was emailed to you and duplicate hard copies were handed out to the Board members.  The most significant comment is on page two under FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS.  You will note on the second bullet the change in the District’s total assets decreased by $209,837.  More important on bullet three, your combined ending fund balance reflected a decrease of $187,004 from the previous fiscal year.  This is all due to the expenditures the District made dealing with Hurricane Wilma.  This just follows up on the comments Board members made earlier.  We have a significantly depleted fund balance and the reason for it is the expenses to deal with the hurricane issues.  Otherwise, there are no negative comments in the audit.  If there are any questions, we will answer them.  If they are difficult questions, we will ask the auditors to come to the June meeting to answer them.  The only motion we need from the Board is too accept the audit.  You do not approve the audit.  It is done by an independent third party and the Board just accepts the audit saying you received it. 

 

On MOTION by Ms. Benckenstein seconded by Mr. Weissman with all in favor the financial audit for fiscal year ending September 30, 2007 was accepted. 

 

E.                 Audit Committee Selection Process

i.                    Appointment of Audit Committee Members

ii.                  Establishment of RFP Evaluation Criteria

iii.                Authorization to Proceed with RFP

            Mr. Goscicki stated we need to select an auditor for the next fiscal year.  The Board has two options.  Your current auditor is Grau & Associates.  They have been your auditor for the past two years.  We have been satisfied as your managers with the quality of work they have done.  The Board has the ability to continue this contract.  The contract we executed with them has the provisions to renew it for additional annual periods at the pleasure of the Board. 

            If the Board does not want to extend or renew the contract for another year, there is a structured process we need to go through which was implemented two or three years ago.  The Board will need to formally establish an audit selection committee, put together an RFP and authorize us to proceed with the RFP.  The committee can be representatives of the Board or staff. 

            The manager’s recommendation at this time is to continue with Grau & Associates.  We talked to them and we have not been able to get a final number from them for next year.  If the Board wants to stay with Grau & Associates, I recommend the Board authorize the manager to enter into a new contract for not more than 5% of their current fee.

            Mr. Weissman asked what is their current fee?

            Mr. Goscicki responded a little over $7,000.

            Mr. Weissman asked what is our cost to go out for RFPs?

            Mr. Goscicki responded it is mostly time and effort the Board is going to put into the process.  There is some advertising costs you will go through.

            Mr. Weissman asked will it cost us $2,000?

            Mr. Goscicki responded I do not think it will cost you $2,000. 

            Mr. Weissman stated it will likely be more than the 5% increase.

            Mr. Goscicki stated with no guarantee you will get proposals which will come in at less.

            Mr. Brewer asked do we do this annually?

            Mr. Goscicki responded yes.  There have been so many changes in the last couple of years on the auditing requirements and the GASB requirements.  Each year I have seen another set of requirements with a phase in approach.  The phase in is pretty much complete.  This audit would have been three pages three years ago.  It would have been half of what it is now.  They are required to do much more analyses and comparative information from year to year than in the past.

            Mr. Weissman asked when does their year run out?

            Mr. Goscicki responded I know if you do not have the audit in by September, you start getting calls from the state.  This was just delivered in April for the previous fiscal year.  It is now time to get an auditor on board so when we start the new fiscal year they can start the audit process.  We bring this to you now in case you want to go out for an RFP.  We have some time, but you want someone on board by October 1, 2008. 

            Mr. Weissman stated I suggest we authorize you to go back to them, tell them they stick to the same price with no increase and we will discuss it at our June meeting.

            Mr. Goscicki stated okay.

            Mr. Weissman stated let us see if they are willing to commit to this price. 

 

On MOTION by Mr. Weissman seconded by Mr. Brewer with all in favor the Board authorized staff to talk to Grau & Associates and request they offer extending the contract with no increase in fees.

 

SEVENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS                        Attorney’s Report

            There being no report, the next item followed.

 

EIGHTH ORDER OF BUSINESS                           Engineer’s Report

            A.        Butler Farms Drainage Improvements

            Mr. Craven stated as you are aware we approved the plans for Butler Farms with some contingencies.  I do not have any idea whether they have complied with any of them.

            Mr. Brewer asked what does this mean?

            Mr. Craven responded they had to get approval from Broward County Engineering Water Resources.  They were going to have to agree to clean out all of the existing drainage that went into it as well as a couple of other things.  I have not heard anything from them. 

            Mr. Brewer asked are they going to have to bring this back to you or us before we issue a permit?

            Mr. Craven responded it was approved, but they need to comply with all of these contingencies. 

           

NINTH ORDER OF BUSINESS                             Supervisors’ Requests

            There not being any, the next item followed.

 

TENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS                             Approval of Check Registers and Invoices

            Mr. Goscicki stated the Board will note we included check registers since January, but we only included the financials through March 31, 2008 because the financials are cumulative through that period of time.  We are giving you more information on the financials than we had in the past.  These are all standard reports we produce for the Board off of our financial management system.  If this is more information than you want, we do not have to provide it at all.  We wanted to show you the kind of information we can produce for you on a regular basis. 

 

On MOTION by Mr. Weissman seconded by Ms. Benckenstein with all in favor the check registers and invoices were approved.

 

            Ms. Bertolami asked are their any thoughts on the amount of paperwork we have? 

            Mr. Weissman responded it can be reduced to a disk.

            Mr. Goscicki stated we can easily email the information to you.  I would keep the basic financials and budget actuals, but everything else can be put on a disk and sent out with the package.

            Ms. Bertolami stated okay.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELEVENTH ORDER OF BUSINESS                     Adjournment

            There being no further business,

 

On MOTION by Ms. Benckenstein seconded by Mr. Weissman with all in favor the meeting was adjourned.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                        

  Donna Benckenstein                                           Debra Myers                                                  

  Assistant Secretary                                             President