03/14/1978 - Minutes Tigard Water District
3-78 Regular Meeting
March 14 , 1978
PRESENT: Clarence F. Nicoli, Treasurer
Jerald R. Heater, Secretary
R. Verne Wheelwright
Robert E. Santee, Administrator
John P. Miller, Foreman
Dennis H. Quade, Attorney
VISITORS: Lloyd H. Schulze, 9965 S. W. McDonald Street
(7 : 44 p.m. )
The meeting was called to order by Acting Chairman
Nicoli at 7 : 34 p.m.
Motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes
of the last meeting, as written. Motion carried unani-
mously.
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Motion was made and seconded to pay the vouchers.
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion was made by Verne Wheelwright and seconded
by Jerald Heater to renew the contract with Coopers &
Lybrand to conduct the annual audit for the Fiscal Year
1977-78. Quotations were received as follows:
Pauly and Rogers : $4 , 000
Coopers & Lybrand: 6, 120
Rudolf P. Chvatal: 6, 000 to 8 ,000
(It is noted that the Board of Commissioners did not
accept the lowest quotation, but according to the Con-
tract Review Board' s rules, this prerogative falls
under an exemption for professional services, and the
Board is not bound by low bid) .
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion was made by Jerald Heater and seconded by
Verne Wheelwright for the Administrator to include the
purchase of a dump truck in the budget for next year.
Motion carried unanimously.
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Tigard Water District
Minutes: March 14, 1978 .
Motion was made by Verne Wheelwright and seconded
by Jerald Heater to accept the recommendations of the
employee' s pay committee for pay scale and fringe bene-
fits for Fiscal Year 1978-79 as shown on the attached
pages. Motion carried unanimously. Important features
of these recommendations are summarized as follows :
a. Sick Leave: Increase from 6 to 12 days per
year up to a maximum of 90 days cumulative. No reim-
bursement for unused sick leave.
b. Weekends and holiday duty: Increase pay from
4 hours to 6 hours per day at 12 times regular pay.
c. Vacation: Change as follows :
From: 2 weeks after 1 year
2 weeks 1 day after 6 years
2 weeks 2 days after 7 years
2 weeks 3 days after 8 years
2 weeks 4 days after 9 years
3 weeks after 10 years
To: 2 weeks after 1 year
3 weeks after 7 years
4 weeks after 16 years
5 weeks after 20 years
d. Pay: Increase basic pay for all employees by
9% with merit pay for the bookkeeper.
The matter was referred back to the employees for their
review and acceptance.
Mr. Lloyd Schulze appeared before the Board to
again request relief in the meter installation fee so
that one meter would serve each of his two adjacent
rental houses located on S. W. Grant Street. This was
disapproved at the last meeting. No action was taken.
Motion was made by Verne Wheelwright and seconded
by Jerald Heater to approve the expenditure of a maximum
of $3, 300 (14% of $23 , 500) as the district' s pro-rata
share for professional fees to promote a public involve-
ment program to develop the Willamette River at Wilson-
ville. The firm of Pihas, Schmidt, and Westerdahl would
be retained in accordance with the recommendation of the
Willamette River steering committee. Motion carried
unanimously. (See enclosed document) .
'40•" The Board expressed a desire to take a neutral posi-
tion on the City of Tigard' s request to annex property
owned by the water district; namely: 10-MG reservoir
site, #2 reservoir site, and 132nd Street pump station
site.
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Minutes : March 14 , 1978.
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The Board discussed the City of Tigard's request
for consideration of a joint water/sewer billing system
for the two governmental bodies. A majority of the
Board expressed the belief that the water district
should cooperate with the city, but far more information
is needed, including, perhaps, the hiring of a consulting
firm (at the city' s expense) , to investigate fully all
facets and ramifications of such a proposal. (The water
district presently bills its customers at minimum cost.--
9 per meter each month. Although the system is semi-
automatic and requires more employee hours to operate
than a computerized billing system, it is meeting today' s
needs for billing. )
Motion was made to adjourn at 9 :12 p.m.
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