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KsAWWA
Board of Trustees Meeting Chair
Lanny Uden called the meeting to order at 9:20 a.m. Roll Call Present Absent Chair Lanny Uden Past Chair David Egger Director Don Gray Chair-Elect Tom Schrempp 2nd Yr Trustee David Bries 2nd Yr Trustee Dan Clair 2nd Yr Trustee Jim Brummer 1st Yr Trustee Marc Pedrotti 1st Yr Trustee Mike Orth 1st Yr Trustee David Odell Secretary-Treasurer Terryl Pajor Section Manager Hank Corcoran Boyer Committee
Chair/Guests: Bruce Allman, YP’s; Dan Defore, OTC; Dan Pflumm,
Membership; Gary Moxley, WFP; and James Epp, Water Utility Council. Minutes
of the December 7, 2007 meeting were presented for approval.
Past Chair David Egger asked that Nebraska be included
in the RMSO region report. Minutes
were approved as written with the one correction. Treasurer’s
Report – Terryl Pajor reported the current assets to date
were $122,650.36. This
includes Intrust Bank Account of $50,961.79, Intrust CD 005
$37,769.97 and Intrust CD 004 $33,918.60. She
filed the 2007 KsAWWA Annual Conference Financial Statement
showing a profit of $21,349.02. She
also reported because of the re-alignment of the membership
by AWWA our allotment was up from $15,000 to $17,379. 2nd
Yr Trustee Dave Bries made a motion to accept the Treasurer’s
report as given. Director
Don Gray seconded. Motion
carried. Secretary-Treasurer
Terryl Pajor presented the 2008 budget for discussion and
approval. After discussion
on many of the line items the following changes were made: Add
and additional $1,450 to the Web Management line; add $2,000
to the Community Relations line; add $2,000 to Student Activities
line; add $700 to the YP’s line; and add $1,000 to Water For
People on the expense side of the budget. On the revenue side
of the budget add $2,000 for Community Relations.
The expenses total after changes of $112,240.00 and the
revenue total after changes $91,479.00. Past
Chair David Egger made a motion to approve the budget with
the changes. 2nd Yr Trustee Marc Pedrotti
seconded. Motion carried. Secretary-Treasurer Terryl Pajor will
e-mail the corrected budget and the conference budget after
she makes the changes. Director’s
Report – Don Gray see attached document. Chair’s
Report – Lanny Uden stated that AWWA wants to conduct a
Town Hall Meeting at the KsAWWA Annual Conference. Program Chair Tom Schrempp will check
with Susan Franceschi as to the amount of time needed and who
will be leading the meeting. He
also stated the President’s Challenge for membership of getting
five (5) utilities that are currently not members to become
members. The Membership
Committee will work on this. Chair
Uden reported that the recent RMSO meeting in Oklahoma City
has put an emphasis on membership, sub-dividing Sections into
chapter in the remote areas in hopes to get more people involved
and AWWA would send a membership booth and person to man it
to our annual conference. He
also reported there was a lot of discussion at the RMSO meeting
regarding the AWWA website and they were in the process of re-doing
it again. Section
Manager – Hank Corcoran Boyer reported that she had prepared
and mailed two workshop invitations, mailed out the 2007 Winter
Issue of Solution H2O, attended a Joint Meeting in Topeka and
also attended a meeting with the conference hotel, the Hilton
Garden Inn in Kansas City. She
had attended the OTC meeting in Emporia, the RMSO meeting in
Oklahoma City and sent out over 40 letters requesting companies
to place an ad in Solution H2O. She is currently working on the 2008 Spring
Issue of Solution H2O. She
reported that Jim Wendell a past Board member was retiring,
and his retirement reception was Friday, March 14 at the Salina
Water Plant. During the last meeting the Board picked out wearing apparel for the Board members and Committee Chairs however it was not decided if the members were going to pay for these shirts and vests or if the Section was. It was decided the Section would provide this to the Board members and Committee Chairs. Section Manager Corcoran Boyer will obtain sizes and get these items ordered. Committee
Reports: Water
for People – Gary Moxley reported the WFP committee met
in December and February. On
February 28 Gary Moxley and David Kahn delivered a “Water for
People” presentation at KU for Dr. Steve Randtke’s class. They also discussed “Young Professionals” and
a little bit about the water industry in general. The
WFP Committee has made an agreement with Powder Creek Shooting
Club for the Trap Shoot, Painted Hills Golf Course for golfing
and will begin work on the Silent Auction for the annual conference. The
committee has had some discussion about having an evening of
entertainment on Wednesday, September 17 from 7 p.m. – midnight. The discussion was based upon making it a fundraiser
and good networking meeting at Dave & Busters. The Board of Trustees discussed this idea
and it was decided more information should be brought back
to the May 30 meeting. Sec-Treas
Terryl Pajor made a motion to support Gary Moxley or a designee
to the Water For People workshop. Past Chair David Egger seconded. Motion carried. YP’s
– Bruce Allman reported he attended the membership summit.
He is looking at putting together a NCAA basketball tournament
fund raiser for WFP, he is also going to have a YP’s get together
to make a booth for the annual conference and looking at scheduling
another YP activity like touring the Emporia Water Plant, golf,
tour boulevard brewery, etc.
He is going to invite YP’s to the May 30 meeting to meet
everyone. They are also looking at different ways of judging
the YP Posters at the annual conference. Operator
Meritorious – Durward Johnson
asked that everyone give consideration to a noteworthy operator
in their systems. There
will be an article and nomination form in the next issue of
Solution H2O. Membership
– Dan Pflumm –is creating a list of people to get signed
up for membership. They
are looking at doing some different social events in different
areas of the state to increase membership.
Looking for names and addresses of utility employees
not members including contractors, consultants, etc. Diversity
– Lynette Wickham reported the committee is exploring a
mentoring program. Research
– Jeff Neemann is working on a program and also something
to publish in the newsletter. Water
Utility Council – Jim Epp reported the 7th annual
Fly In would be held the first part of April. Those attending from Kansas include Jim Epp,
Past Chair David Egger, and Mike Armstrong, WaterOne. Joe Dick, KCK BPU is setting up the interviews.
Some of the topics anticipated include Chemical security,
Global Timing, and Water Trust Fund. Conference
Program – Chair elect Tom Schrempp stated he is still looking
for topics and presenters. He
is looking at getting David Cudmore, FBI, to talk on water security
for the Keynote speaker on Wednesday, September 17. Joint
Meeting – Marc Pedrotti reported the joint committee had
met in January with a good turn out of members and good discussion
regarding the joint conference. The committee toured the facility and received
a brief overview of where the activities would be held. Because it is a joint conference some things
have to be moved in order to accommodate members of both associations. KsAWWA Board meeting will be held during the
first day’s luncheon for KsAWWA, the Water Taste Test will be
held the first day, KsAWWA awards will be presented the second
day at lunch. Some of the tracks have been combined because
of overlap on topics and currently they are working on designating
which organization will handle what duties of the conference. WARN
Committee – Chair Lanny Uden and Chair elect Tom Schrempp
presented what had happened since the December meeting.
A website has been set up.
A Memorandum of Understanding had been drawn up and it
has been sent to the attorneys for legality issues. This should be finalized by the end of March.
They are looking at getting people on board and finishing
the website. They hoping
to have all of this accomplished by the end of 2008. Because
of the lateness of the time, the weather, and some people having
to leave for other engagements Chair Uden asked everyone
to review the Strategic plan and make comments and this would
be the first item on the May 30, 2008 agenda. Meeting
adjourned at 1:25 p.m.
Respectively submitted, Hank
Corcoran Boyer Director’s Report – March 2008 The
winter meeting of the AWWA Board of Directors was held January
26th and 27th in San Diego, California.
The temperature in January normally ranges between 45°F
for the low and 65°F for the high. Even though January in San Diego is traditionally
one of the coolest and wettest months, it was still nicer than
what we were experiencing in Kansas. On
January 26th the AWWA Board of Directors convened
at 11:00 a.m. The Saturday
session provided detailed updates on finance, Strategic Planning,
industry challenges, filling the Executive Director position,
qualities of leadership, and defining success as a Board of
Director representative. One
of the most important decisions the Board of Directors needed
to make during this winter session was to approve a new Executive
Director. As most of
you know, Jack Hoffbuhr announced his plans to retire last year.
Jack agreed to stay on until a new person was
hired. A special AWWA
executive search committee was formed to handle the process
of finding a new leader. A search company from Kansas City was hired
to help find, review, and screen qualified candidates. Out of 85 candidates selected during the initial
evaluation process, the top six were submitted to the AWWA Search
Committee for final review.
The candidate selected from the final six and recommended
to the Board to replace Jack Hoffbuhr was Gary Zimmerman.
Even though Mr. Zimmerman does not come from our industry,
the executive committee felt this individual possessed excellent
private and public work experience.
Therefore, it was felt the association could benefit
from Mr. Zimmerman’s vast and diverse experience in leading
AWWA in the future. During
the business meeting on Sunday, the recommended appointment
of Gary Zimmerman was unanimously approved by the Board. On
Sunday, January 27th, the AWWA Board of Directors
convened for the business meeting. The winter board meeting is always special because
this is when new officers are reviewed and elected. Listed below are the newly elected officers: President-Elect Craig
Woolard Anchorage
Alaska
Vice-Presidents Dee Bennett Columbia, South Carolina Dean
Fritzke
Beaverton, Oregon Juan
Carlos Perez
San Juan, Puerto Rico Jeffrey Zdrojewski Buffalo, New York Director-At-Large Dan Duckniak Waukesha, Wisconsin Service
Provider Director-At-Large Joel Neulight Seven Trent Services Also,
President Kothari stated the Executive Committee of the Board
recommended Lee Roberts as incoming AWWA Treasurer.
The Board approved unanimously the appointment of Mr.
Roberts. Lee Roberts
is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Roberts Filter
Group. This is a four-year
term of office. The Pennsylvania
Section submitted Mr. Roberts for consideration as a candidate
for AWWA Treasurer. Along
with the election of new officers the following AWWA standards
were approved: Standards 1. B201-08 – Soda Ash 2. B404-08 – Liquid Sodium Silicate 3. B501-08 – Sodium Hydroxide (Caustic Soda) 4. B512-08 – Sulfur Dioxide 5. B602-08 – Copper Sulfate 6. C110/A21.10-08 – Ductile-Iron and Gray-Iron Fittings 7. C218-08 – Liquid Coating Systems for the Exterior of Aboveground Steel Water Pipelines and Fittings 8. C228-08 – Stainless Steel Pipe Flanges for Water Service – Sizes 2 Inc. Through 72 In. (50 mm Through 1,800 mm) 9. C303-08 – Concrete Pressure Pipe, Bar-Wrapped, Steel-Cylinder Type 10. C518-08 – Dual-Disc Swing-Check Valves for Waterworks Service 11. C541-08 – Hydraulic and Pneumatic Cylinder and Vane-Type Actuators for Valves and Slide Gates 12. C704-08 – Propeller-Type Meters for Waterworks Applications 13. C905-08 – Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pressure Pipe and Fabricated Fittings, 14 In. Through 48 In. (350 mm Through 1,200 mm), for Water Transmission and Distribution Treasurer
John Anderson (2004-2008) presented the financial Consent Agenda
for action: a. Approval of the 2008 Section Allotments as
follows: Section allotments (Including Government Affairs Rebate) $1,860,200 WITAF Dues Rebate to Canadian Sections $ 72,400 b.
Ratify the Executive Committee’s action to approve the
request of the Section Services Committee and recommendation of the Finance
Committee to increase the 2007 allotment by the amount of $73,900. A
MOTION was made, seconded, and unanimously carried to
approve the 2009 dues rates for Individuals, Utilities, and
Service Providers and to approve, in concept, the four-year
dues plan for Individual, Utility, and Service Provider members. The Finance Committee, Executive Committee,
and the Board of Directors will be asked to review and approve
the actual dues rates for the years 2010-2012, one year in advance
of implementation. A
MOTION was made, seconded, and unanimously carried to
approve the 2008 Budget with projected income of $32,645,900,
projected expense of $31,709,300, resulting in a net income
of $936,600 and capital expenditures of $905,000. Water
For People (WFP) Fred Elwell thanked the AWWA Board and the AWWA Staff for their time and monetary gifts to Water for People. This year, this group gave $400,000 to Water for People. He thanked Jim Williams and Dean Fritzke from the Northwest and Indiana Sections, whose Sections for the first time in the history of Water for People have donated in excess of $100,000. In 2007, Water for People raised $5.1 million. He also thanked the members of American Water Works Service Company (the first major utility to be a significant sponsor of Water for People), who have given over $500,000 in the last four to five years ($150,000 in 2007).
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