MINUTES OF MANCHESTER/SHORTSVILLE JOINT SEWERAGE SYSTEM MEETING AT
MANCHESTER VILLAGE HALL ON AUGUST 16, 2011 AT 7:00PM
Present:
Roger Lonneville
Fred Mink
Nancy Johnsen -ABSENT
Sharon Trimm
Gary Bogner
Bill Henry
Rita Gurewitch
Gordon Eddington
Recording Clerk: Sandra J. Liberty
Commissioner/Trustee of Shortsville
Mayor of Shortsville
Mayor of Manchester
Trustee of Shortsville
Deputy Commissioner /Trustee of Manchester
Trustee of Manchester
Treasurer of Joint Sewer/Village Clerk
Eddington Enviormental
Deputy Clerk of Joint Sewer/Deputy Village Clerk Shortsville
Roger Lonneville, Commissioner called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. The minutes of July 19, 2011 prepared by the Recording Clerk
and upon reviewing the minutes with the following corrections(Trustee Bogner was not absent and changed the date from August to July
for the confined training) a motion was made by Mayor Mink seconded by Trustee Henry voted upon and unanimously carried, as prepared
and placed on file.
Treasurer Gurewitch prepared and submitted to the Commission, the Operation and Maintenance Treasurer’s Report of July.
A motion was made by Mayor Mink, seconded by Trustee Henry, to accept the treasurer report, subject to audit, voted upon and
unanimously carried.
The following bills were presented to the Commission for their audit and were approved for payment on motion made by, Mayor Mink
seconded by Trustee Bogner voted upon and unanimously carried-they were allowed as follows:
Operation and Maintenance Abstract #3, check #’s 1771- 1794vouchers 951-1013, Total Abstract $16,539.37
$745.52 will be transferred from contingency JG1990.4 to sludge Hauling JG8130.442 per Board Motion.
Old Business
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The ad for Chief Waste Water Operator will be advertised in the NYWEA (New York Water Environmental Association) which is
published quarterly.
Per Kathy Post at Human Resources (Civil Service) the test for Chief Waste water Operator has been ordered. Waiting for Albany to
set the date, possibly not until the year 2012.
New Business
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Environmental Labs has been taken over by Spectrum Analytical, Inc. of Agawam, MA.(This Company fulfills our Environmental
Analytical testing)
Attached are two proposals for the Friendly Village Pump Station project on Rte. 96, Manchester, N.Y. One from MCHALE
EXCAVATING SERVICES for $6,900.00 and one from BOB HELSTROM’S BACKHOE SERVICE. The project consists of
excavating and replacing ductile iron piping exposing between the pump station and the valve pit. Joint Sewer will provide the
materials. Mayor Mink motioned to hire BOB HELSTROM’S BACKHOE SERVICE for the project costing $4500.00, seconded by
Trustee Trimm. Voted upon and carried unanimously.
Mayor Mink motioned to increase the authorization to initiate purchase requisitions for the Chief Operator (currently Gordon
Eddington) from $500.00 to $2000.00 directly and prior approval for amounts greater than $2000.00, seconded by Trustee Henry, ,
voted upon and carried unanimously.
Gordon Eddington reported that Steve Smith is going to take the Small Waste Water Plant course on line.
On August 24th, Gordon will assist in finding the sewer line at 29 High St in Shortsville.
Mayor Mink motioned to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Trustee Henry voted and carried unanimously at 7:30PM
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Respectfully,
Sandra J. Liberty
Deputy Village Clerk/Treasurer/Deputy Joint Sewer Clerk
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