ACADIA DISPOSAL DISTRICT
Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors
January 18, 2007 at the Somesville Fire Station
PRESENT: Ellen Brawley (clerk), Larry Howard (Southwest Harbor), Bob Kates (Trenton), Cynthia Lief (Cranberry Isles), Tony Smith (Mount Desert), Elliott Spiker (Tremont)
VISITORS: Lee Worcester (EMR), Dan Lief, Ellie Kates
CALL TO ORDER: 10:05 am.
MOTION: (Smith, Spiker) to accept the minutes of December 6, 2006 as distributed. Carried 5-0.
REGULAR BUSINESS:
TREASURER’S REPORT: Treasurer Spiker presented the Treasurer’s Report. We had cash at the end of 2006 of $14,321.24, but are expecting a bill of $1100 for the Universal Waste collection. Therefore our carryover will be $14,221.24. We have an unpaid bill from Eaton Peabody for $1979.
MOTION: (Spiker, Smith) pay the bill for $1979 from Eaton Peabody. Carried 5-0.
Elliott also distributed a draft budget for 2007. Total budgeted expenses are $39,000, amount to be raised is $24,778.76. EMR figures show a drop in MSW tons from 2005 to 2006. Each town’s contribution will be slightly lower this year, except for Trenton, whose tonnage increased.
MOTION: (Smith, Kates) To accept the draft budget as presented. Carried 5-0.
Tony presented a memo showing the timeline leading up to the annual meeting. He will send the draft budget to the towns on 1/19/07, and will advertise in the Bar Harbor Times and the Mt Desert Islander about the public hearing (6 pm, 1/26/07) and the annual meeting (6 pm, 2/15/07). We will formally accept the budget on the 26th after the hearing. He will provide the annual report (including the audit report) to the towns by 2/8/07.
BRIEF UPDATE ON NEGOTIATIONS: Negotiations with EMR are ongoing.
OTHER: Tony attended a recycling workshop with the 5th grade at Mount Desert.
Burwaldo’s has closed, leaving no redemption center on the island.
EMR is installing a second scale.
ASSIGNMENTS: Tony: as in timeline above.
Tony and Elliott: continuing negotiations with EMR.
NEXT MEETING: Thursday, Feb 15th, 2007, at 6:00 am, Somesville Fire House. Annual and regular meetings.
ADJOURNMENT: 11:00 am
Respectfully submitted, Ellen T. Brawley, clerk.
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