At 8:30 am President Hinman called to order the Regular Meeting of ...

Minutes June 25, 2007DISTRICT CONFERENCES/MEETINGS/SEMINARSThe Board authorized attendance by Directors and such members of District staff asapproved by the General Manager for the following conferences, meetings, and seminars:• Delta Vision Workshop, Fresno Convention Center, July 27, 2007• ACWA Fall Conference, November 27-30, 2007, Indian Wells, CASMARTIMER AND EDGESCAPE EVALUATION PROJECT – INCREASE TOSIERRA ANALYTICAL CONTRACTThe Board authorized an increase of $55,200 to the Sierra Analytical purchase requisitionto test for three additional water quality constituents for a total of $220,800. This increasewill be funded by grants from the SWRCB, lowering rebate incentives to be paid toparticipants for site improvements.SELECTION OF DISTRICT AUDITORThe Board authorized the General Manager to engage Diehl Evans & Company to performthe District’s annual audit for the fiscal year 2006-07.ACTION CALENDAREND CONSENT CALENDARMWDOC RATES AND CHARGES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007/2008 (ADOPTWATER RATES RESOLUTION)President Hinman stated that the Administration & Finance Committee reviewed this itemand recommended it for Board approval. Legal Counsel explained that the Resolutionincluded in the Board packet was inadvertently printed with a few typographical errors andthat a corrected version of the Resolution in the form recommended for approval by theAdministration & Finance Committee had been provided to the Board, and that copies wereavailable to the public at this meeting. Upon MOTION by Director Bakall, seconded byDirector Finnegan, and carried (6-0), the Board adopted RESOLUTION NO. 1805,Establishing Water Rates to be effective in July 2007 or January 2008 (as outlined in theResolution), by the following roll call vote:AYES:NOES: NoneABSENT:ABSTAIN:Directors Bakall, Clark, Dick, Finnegan, Hinman & RoyceDirector BarbreNoneRESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF ARLENE SCHAFER FORRE-ELECTION TO THE CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS ASSOCIATIONBOARD OF DIRECTORS – REGION 6, SEAT BUpon MOTION by Director Finnegan, seconded by Director Bakall, and carried (6-0), theBoard adopted RESOLUTION NO. 1806, supporting the candidacy of Arlene Schafer3