Present: Frank Patterson, Dr. Nissa Jones, Bill Howell, Tony Rojas, Sam Hart, Desmond Brown, Dwight Jones, Valerie Wynn, Virgil Adams and Christi Ellington
Agenda
Authority Minutes Approved
Authority Meeting 3/4/21
Executive Session 3/4/21
Finance Committee 3/18/21
Engineering Committee 3/18/21
Personnel Committee 3/18/21
Called Authority Meeting 3/18/21
Finance Committee: Dwight Jones
Request from Monroe County to amend the existing IGA to purchase up to 5M gallons of water (increase from 2.5M gallons); Recommendation from Committee and Motion for Dwight Jones and Sam Hart to be able to negotiate; Passed unanimously.
Personnel Committee: Dr. Jones, Chair
Recommendation to amend the previously approved request for Financial Analyst Position in anticipation of MWA assuming stormwater responsibilities in 2021 to Accountant Position. Passed Unanimously
Financial Report and Health Insurance Report: Guy Boyle
Flash report as of 2/28/21
Favorable report
Report of Executive Director: Tony Rojas
“Mr. Chips” plant accommodation because of plant burning elsewhere
Sewer Conveyance System
Darrell Macy made annual review report
76 spills (35 or 46% are from WRF spills
31 overflows
Promo materials shown – “toilet is not a trashcan”
Because of COVID, only had 25% of staff (and trucks) working
Benita Hodges, Promotion
Old Business
Paid Leave because of COVID
Have been voluntary extending paid leave to employees because of COVID related issues
American Rescue Plan Act – extends and adds reasons people can take leave
Law doesn’t extend pay; only leave
Gives new reasons (e.g. symptoms/tests, reaction to vaccine)
Allows reset to 80 hours
MWA wants to extend paying leave
Passed Unanimously
New Business
Consider the request to approve Task Release 004 with Jacobs Engineering for the Javors Lucas Reservoir Yield Study
Explanation by Mark Wyzalek
Necessitated by EPD request
Passed Unanimously
Referrals to Committees: Tony Rojas
Bid for parking lot at 3rd Street
Server Project (IT) to discuss with Board
Tax Assessor’s Office potentially collecting Stormwater Fee
Update on Stormwater Implementation
New Task Release to consider with Jacob
New Task Release with Carter Engineering
Overview of sewage rate charges
Executive Session