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Attendees Present: Water Sewer Advisory Board-
Scott Carlson, John Michalak, Joe Pridotkas, Eugene Stirchak, Brian Forts
Others Present:
Marlene Whipple- Recording Secretary
Jim Zingarelli – Assistant Director
- Approval of March 24th Minutes. All members in favor.
Approval of June 23rd Minutes. All members in favor.
- Public Address. None
- Discuss Board of Selectmen’s discussion to change water rates. Scott Carlson stated that on August 15th the selectmen all agreed to charge the residential customers the same monthly fixed fee, regardless the size water meter on there property. CDM wasn’t aware at the time of the study that their were different sized residential meters when creating the rate structure. All commercial and condominiums were to be charged accordingly as the water sewer at rate structure states with the meter sized fixed fee charge.
- Discuss creating a policy for non-standard sized water meter on new residential construction. The suggestion was made by the board members to address this with the new water superintendent, Mark Elbag, when he gets acclimated to the position.
- Discuss connection fees and existing bi-laws. Nancy Galkowski had given Scott Carlson a Proposed Connection Fee Increase, which was created by Selectman Anthony Renzoni. (See Attached) The information brought a few concerns in which the board wanted more information of how these fees were calculated and if the town would have to explain the proposed rates and make sure they go into The Enterprise Fund and not The General Fund. Brenda Harvey, The DPW Office manager whom oversee these funds states any money that is connected with Water and Sewer goes right into the Enterprise Fund. Examples Connection Fees, Rate Fees, I and I, etc.
- Discussion to begin on sewer capacity options-and to move forward to begin policy option. Joe Pridotkas suggested that he would get together with Jim Zingarelli sometime within the next month during the day to come up with a simplified one-page bullet. They will present this at the next meeting and make the decision to make a policy after reviewing information.
- Water Breaks, Leaks and other issues. (See Attached)
- Budget status update as of the End of June 2011. Jim Zingarelli stated at the close of June 2011 the water/sewer enterprise fund had a positive balance of $271,023. We have shown an encumbrance of $161,789.48 in the MDC Disposal line item to offset a portion of the fifth quarter payment thus dropping the fund balance to $109,233.
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