PUBLIC WATER DISTRICT #13
Minutes of the July 18, 2006
Regular Session of the Board of Trustees

The Board of Directors of Public Water District #13, Jefferson County Missouri met in regular session at 7:00 p.m. on July 18, 2006 at the Lake Tishomingo Community Center, Hillsboro, Missouri.
Roll Call of Directors:
The following Directors being present or absent as indicated:
	Name	Present/Absent
	Marilyn Meyer	Present
	Lou Harting	Present
	Rich Hirsch	Present
	Larry Kimmel	Present
	Henry Brym	Present

Motion was made by Lou Harting and seconded by Marilyn Meyer to accept the Agenda. On voice vote, all Directors were in favor of accepting the Agenda.

The Minutes of the Meeting of June 20, 2006 were read by Secretary Rich Hirsch. 

There was a Motion made by Lou Harting to approve the Minutes. Second was by Marilyn Meyer. On voice vote, the Minutes of the previous session were duly approved.

Old Business:
•	Approval of district map. 

We still do not have an accurate map of the district as regards house placement, although the district boundaries are believed to be correct. Att. Dickhanner said that the County Clerk has a map available for purchase that he will obtain that shows the correct sewer district boundaries. Mr. Dickhanner said that it would not be necessary for the Board to approve the district map prior to voting on the bond election resolution. 

New Business:	
Because of an error made by the State of Missouri Reviser of Statutes, it appeared that a sewer bond election could only be held in April. Our bond counsel discovered and corrected this error and now the County Clerk agrees that our bond election may take place in November.

•	A Resolution calling for an election on the question of whether to issue sewerage system revenue bonds. 

Before voting on the bond resolution, Mr. Dickhanner pointed out that a dollar amount needs to be set for the bonds to be issued. Care must be taken in setting this amount, since if the amount of money raised by the bond issue is not enough to complete the project, we will need to have another bond election. On the other hand, if the amount set is too high, the election could fail because people perceive the project as being too expensive. Mr. Dickhanner suggested that the Board make people aware that bonds are issued as needed and are authorized to a higher degree than should ever be necessary.

Although Eng. Brunjes has presented a preliminary estimate for construction costs for the sewer project, the Board felt that at this time the numbers were too tentative to base the bond issue amount on. Mr. Dickhanner indicated that the bond resolution could be voted on by the Board as late as late August and still allow a November election. So, to allow Mr. Brunjes to fine tune his cost estimate, the Board decided to delay voting on the bond resolution at this time. 

Mary Leiweke reported on the results of the income survey that was conducted to secure grant money from the USDA. There were 138 respondents, which met the minimum number required to be considered for the grant. Incomes ranged from $5,845 to $593,800. Median income was $43,500, which unfortunately, is higher than the target income of less than $39,400. Therefore, we are not currently eligible for any grant money. We missed qualifying by 12 respondents. Donna Martin of the USDA will be contacted to see if there is anything we can do to qualify for this grant.

Engineer’s Report:
There was no engineer’s report.

Attorney's Report:
There was no attorney's report.

Executive Session:
None needed.

Adjournment:
There being no other formal business to come before the Board, a Motion to adjourn was made by Marilyn Meyer and seconded by Lou Harting at 7:52 p.m., with all Directors in approval.

Respectfully Submitted,

Rich Hirsch
Acting Recording Secretary

Approved this 15th day of August, 2006.

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Secretary	Chairman

July 31, 2006