Wellfleet Board of Water Commissioners
Town Hall Conference Room
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Present: Steven Gazzano, Co-Chair; Lori Vanderschmidt, Dan Wexman
Regrets: Emily Beebe, Jean Schaefer
Also Attending: Town Administrator Paul Sieloff, Financial Consultant Mark Abrahams
Co-Chair Steve Gazzano called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m.
Enterprise Fund
Financial Consultant Mark Abrahams was present to review figures for the Water System. He had distributed a Fiscal Year 2011 Draft Water Budget with revenues from connection fees, water use charges, debt service and turn-on and turn-off fees. The Board discussed the projected numbers and the formulas used for them and adjusted the figures accordingly. The Board examined the appropriations for expenditures for the Fiscal Year 2011 Operating Budget. The Capital Budget worksheets of existing debt service principal and interest were studied. Discussion of the USDA grant money will continue at the meeting with EPG on January 29, 2010. The State Revolving Fund loan also has to be factored into the debt service plan.
The Actual Fiscal year 2010 Budget for the Municipal Water System was examined. Mark Abrahams will continue working on the spreadsheets and attend the meeting on January 29.
Job Description
The description for a Water Management Consultant’s position was distributed. Paul Sieloff and the Board made changes as needed to the position description (PD) and discussed the hiring process. The Board discussed a location for the person who is hired.
Application for Service
Dan Wexman distributed the updated “Application for Service” form and a flow chart explaining the steps for connection. Wexman said the revised installation checklist will be ready at a future meeting. A suggested list of approved contractors will also be compiled. Wexman said he is working on a loan application form.
Construction Update
The water tower is going up. Surveying of the small roads to be added to the system is taking place, but their approval for inclusion in the system will be needed at Annual Town Meeting.
Review of Regulations
When the Rules & Regulations are revised, the Board will be able to answer questions from Dave Bennett for Harborside Village. The Board decided that Emily Beebe could handle the questions.
Other Business
The connection anomalies need to be reviewed by Town Counsel. Gazzano said he’d coordinate with Emily Beebe to have this done.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned by consensus at 9:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Mary Rogers, Committee Secretary Steve Gazzano, Co-Chair
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Date
The Water Commissioners approved these minutes at the meeting held 2/2/10.
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