HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-09-03 Min - Board TRUCKEE-DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
P. 0, Box 309
Truckee,California 95734
Telephone 587-38%
A G E N D A
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
REGULAR MEETING
SEPTEMBER 3 , 1974
7 : 30 P.M.
1. Call to Order and Roll Call
2. Consideration of Approval of the Minutes of the Regular
Meeting of August 20, 1974
3. Consideration of Approval of Payroll and Account ' s Payable
* Manager' s Comments
4. Discussion with Mr. James Murphy of the Firm of Alexander
Grant & Company, C.P.A. ' s . Re : Audit and Accounting
Services
5. Discussion with Mr. John Stralla representing IBEW Re :
Finalizing the Union Agreement Particularly Regarding
Salary Adjustments
6 . Discussion of Cook Associates Re : Inspection of Tahoe
Donner Project Offsite Water Contract
7. Miscellaneous
District Counsel Reports
1.
Manager' s Reports
1. Report on Procedure to Encourage Interested Parties to furnish
Information if they Desire to be Considered as Candidates
for Appointment to the District Board of Directors
2 . Report on Manager Recruitment Program
3. Miscellaneous
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
SEPTEMBER 3, 1974
The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Truckee-Donner
Public Utility District was called to order by the president at 7 : 30
p.m. in the conference room of the district.
ROLL CALL: J. Craig, present; P. Sutton, present; R. Anderson,
present ; R. Waters , present.
EMPLOYEES PRESENT: Cash, Kinzie , Krajewski , Grow, Craig
MUM OTHERS PRESENT: N. P. Nielsen, A. Broughton (Sierra Sun) , Fosten
Wilson, Bob Rosenberg, Steve Lescher, Jim Maass , Charles
Doskow (Dart Resorts) , James L. Murphy (Alexander Grant
Company) .
Before going into the regular agenda items , Mr. Waters allowed Charles
Doskow, representing Dart Resorts , to speak to the Board regarding
the draft Environmental Impact Report on the Donner Lake intake.
Mr. Doskow stated that the public hearing on the EIR is tentatively
scheduled for September 24 at the Truckee High School. Mr. Doskow
explained that this meeting will not be a public hearing as defined by
law, but a public meeting to hear the public' s views and ideas on the
draft EIR. Any written or oral comments made will be reviewed by the
State Lands Commission and possibly put into the final EIR. _Dart
Resorts and the State Lands Commission would like to meet with a
district representative sometime prior to the September 24 meeting
to make preparations for the meeting. Mr. Doskow reminded the board
that the District has a binding contract with Dart Resorts to provide
water to the Tahoe Donner subdivision and has obligated itself to
support the application to divert water from Donner Lake .
The adoption of the environmental impact report will be done by the
State Lands Commission prior to any action on the application to
divert water from Donner Lake. The same EIR will be used by the State
Water Resources Control Board when they act on the request to divert
4, 000 acre feet of water from Donner Lake .
'i Mr. Craig asked if Dart was paying Jones & Stokes directly and if they have
a contract with Jones and Stokes. Mr. Doskow did not think that
Dart Resorts had a written contract with Jones and Stokes to prepare
the EIR.
The board decided and agreed to have Mr. Martin McDonough, the attorney
for the district in this matter, present at the next board meeting to
discuss the EIR, Donner Lake water, Dart water contracts , etc. Mr.
Cash was instructed to contact Mr. McDonough to arrange for this
meeting and relay the board' s interests .
MINUTES OF AUGUST 20, 1974
It was moved by Director Anderson and seconded by Director Craig that
the minutes of August 20 be approved as 'written. All aye ; motion
carried.
BILLS FOR BOARD' S APPROVAL
The list of bills for Board' s approval was presented to the board for
their review. Mr. Cash explained the bill to RTE in the amount of
$5 ,090. 40 which is for three transformers ordered in March 1973 and
delivered in January of this year and not yet paid for. The bill is
about eight months past due. The three transformers were ordered
on the same day by one purchase order. However, the district has
received three separate invoices for the three transformers , each in
the amount of $1 ,696 . 80. The transformers were ordered for the Donner
Pines Condominiums at the West end of Donner Lake and have not been
installed because of construction delays .
The Graybar bill in the amount of $18 , 259 . 66 was explained as a bid
item for electric wire. This is the last of the wire to be received
from Graybar. The Utility Body bills in the amount of $7 , 814 . 97 and
$309. 52 were explained as bills incurred to mount the auger, cost of
the auger and bucket for the line truck. The auger was authorized
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BIlls for Board' s Approval . . . continued
by the board sometime ago. Director Sutton Questioned the district
giving business to Del Chemical for various chemicals and miscellan-
eous supplies . This particular bill in the amount of $40. 97 was for
lubricating pressure cans. Director Sutton requested that the staff
look into obtaining these materials from another source as Del Chem-
ical and its subsidiary, Muni-Chem, are presently under suit for
anti-trust action. Director Sutton questioned the bill to Ace
Hardware which she assumed was for the meter testing room. She
asked if an estimate was made on the cost of the room and if the
estimate is running close to the actual cost. Mr. Cash said he was
not sure of this and would look into it. Director Sutton wished to —,
know how much money to date has been spent on the meter testing
room. The bill to Ace Hardware was for miscellaneous items picked
up by numerous employees. Director Sutton thought that restrictions
should be placed on employees to assure that duplication of purchases
was not being done.
Director Sutton requested that the staff re-establish the policy of
writing a brief explanation next to each bill explaining what the
bill is for. Mr. Cash said this could be done until the new warrant
system is established.
Director Sutton moved that the bills be paid with the exception of
the one RTE bill in the amount of $5 ,090. 40. Attorney Joynt stated
Mrs . Sutton' s motion was legally in order. Seconded by John Craig.
Director Sutton amended her motion to include the exclusion of the
Spokane Transformer bill in the amount of $2 , 703 . 00 from those to
be paid. There was a merchandise problem with these transformers
and a portion of this bill has to be deducted. The amount listed
on the bills to be paid is incorrect. The amended motion was
seconded by Director Craig. ROLL CALL: J. Craig, aye ; P. Sutton,
aye ; R. Anderson, aye; R. Waters, aye .
DISCUSSION WITH JAMES MURPHY - ALEXANDER GRANT & COMPANY
Mr. Jim Murphy was present at the meeting to discuss with the board
the present bookkeeping procedures. He reported that the bookkeep-
ing changes recommended by Alexander Grant have been handled very
well by Mrs. Craig. Mr. Murphy and Mrs. Craig prepared a sample
Statement of Income and Expense just prior to tonight' s meeting for
the month of July 1974. Mr. Murphy felt confident that the board
could receive financial statements on a monthly basis by the second
board meeting of each month. In the Statement of Income , Mr. Murphy
observed some accounts that need some adjustments . He will assist
Becky Craig in correcting these. Mr. Murphy reviewed the Statement
of Income with the board; a copy of which is attached as part of the
minutes. Mr. Murphy said that it would take two or three months
before the Profit and Loss Statement will be reliable. Along with
the Profit and Loss Statement should be the Balance Sheet and a
Statement of Changes in Financial Position (Cash Flow) . The
Directors and Mr. Murphy agreed that the financial reports would be
more meaningful than what the board has received in the past.
Another report that can be prepared if the directors desire is
a schedule of Accounts Payable which would show how much money is
owed in various accounts payable, how old they are and possibly
bid items that are on order and subject to payment in the future.
Mr. Cash asked Mr. Murphy if Becky Craig is capable of handling the
bookkeeping. Mr. Murphy said that Mrs. Craig will be able to keep
the bookkeeping on a current basis once some of the figures are ironed
out. Director Craig asked if Mr. Murphy felt a full-charge book-
keeper is needed. Mr. Murphy said that eventually Becky will work
into a full-charge bookkeeper in six to eight months.
In order to better aid the board in understanding the bookkeeping,
Mr. Murphy suggested that he present the other financial schedules
to the board on September 17 . This would include everything through
the month of August and he hoped would reflect corrected figures in
the problem areas .
John Craig asked why the 1973 audit reflected such a good financial
picture when six months later the district had numerous overdue
accounts payable which necessiated the transfer of $131 ,000 in time
deposit to the general fund to pay these bills . Mr. Murphy said
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Jim Murphy . . . continued
the audit did not look into the Accounts Payable beyond December 31,
1973. Mr. Murphy told the board that the amount for bookkeeping services
provided by Alexander Grant to catch the books up prior to the audit
was billed separately several months before the $6, 400 audit bill
went out and that the $6 ,400 bill was principally for the audit.
Director Craig asked if the audit bill was average for a district
of our size . Mr. Murphy said that it is higher than average due
to the way the books were kept. With the new bookleeping procedures
suggested by Alexander Grant and the warrant system, next year' s
audit should be easier to conduct resulting in a reduced audit bill.
One of the reasons the audit bill was reduced 17% was because the
firms merger last year resulted in a rate schedule increase and Mr.
Murphy did not feel the rates should be that high. Director Sutton
asked Mr. Murphy if he was aware of the fact that all interest from
Time Deposits was being transferred into the General Fund and spent
i on Accounts Payable. Mr. Murphy said this has nothing to do with
the audit. He stated that what this type of information would
require is a part-time controller to report to the board the finan-
cial transactions . The decision of depositing the interest into the
General Fund, in Mr. Murphy' s opinion, is a management function.
Mr. Murphy said that the audit showed that $16, 000 was earned in
interest. Director Sutton asked if changing the fiscal year would
mean getting the audit in the hands of the board any sooner. Mr.
Murphy said that if the accounts are kept current, the audit for
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1974 can be completed by February 15 .
It was decided to set up a date for a special meeting to meet with
Mr. Murphy and go over the financial statements at the next regular
meeting.
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DISCUSSION WITH JOHN STRALLA REPRESENTING IB� E
Mr. Stralla stated that the changes made in this year' s contract have
been agreed to and the only thing pending is the percentage salary
I increase based on Sierra Pacific Power Company' s settlement . Sierra
I ►-- Pacific has agreed to 9 . 5% increase. Mr. Stralla said the board
previously agreed that the district would stick with what Sierra
Pacific gave their employees. It was also agreed with management
E several months ago that this year' s contract would be for 13 months
making it due June 1 instead of May 1. Mr. Stralla said this is so
that Sierra Pacific will already be settled as their contract ends
April 30.
It was moved by Director Craig that the 9. 5% raise be approved in
principal ; and when the Board gets an accurate, up-to-date copy of
the entire agreement, the board will pass it as a resolution. The
contract would be for 13 months , expiring on May 31 , 1975 . This
motion died due to a lack of a second.
Director Sutton moved that the board grant a 9% increase and that
the agreement be for a 12-month period expiring on April 30. The
board would formally adopt the resolution at the next regular meeting
when it has been completely retyped with the corrections . This
motion also died due to a lack of a second.
Director Craig moved that the board accept the 9 . 5% increase proposal
in principal , thirteen month contract, and adopt the contract in its
final form at the next regular meeting as a resolution. This motion
was seconded by Director Anderson who explained that he was not in
agreement with 9. 5% increase but did -feel that the board unofficially
agreed that they would go along with Sierra Pacific' s increase forcing
them to accept something that not all members agreed to. Director
Sutton made a motion to amend the motion and make the union agreement
a 12-month contract since the 13-month contract was an agreement
between the union and previous management. She thought it should
be left at twelve months and let the new manager make his recommenda-
tions. This amendment died due to a lack of a second. ROLL CALL ON
ORIGINAL MOTION: J. Criag, aye ; Sutton, aye ; Anderson, aye ; Waters ,
a
aye.
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DISCUSSION OF COOK ASSOCIATES OFF-SITE WATER CONTRACT INSPECTION
Mr. Cash presented the board with a copy of a letter from Dan Cook
which itemizes the inspection services he has performed for off-site
water contract for the Tahoe Donner Project. The construction is
being done by Sub-Terra who is under contract with Dart Resorts .
Miscellaneous
Mr. Cash reported that the easement requested by the Division of
Forestry has been withdrawn by them. It is now necessary for them
to relocate the site of the waterline that they are to construct ---�
and the proposed easement will need amendment.
Director Craig asked if water was being pumped from the Northside
well to the Tahoe Donner subdivision. Mr. Cash said that it is
being pumped and that our employees are operating the Northside well
and the costs incurred for this is being billed to Dart. Mr. CAsh
reported that the well has shown a gradual drop in productio n ffR@ Su le-
770 gpm to 570 gpm. The minimum acceptable level acc-ording_to/is mental
500 gpm. If the well continues to drop in production to an output Water
under 500 gpm, Mr. Cash said he would recommend to the board that Agreement
the well not be considered for acceptance . Mr. Cash said that the g
problem may only be an inefficient pump. Director Sutton asked
how the district will know when additional water sources will be
needed. The water contract with Dart Resorts states that two-year
notice will be given if additional sources are needed. Mr. Cash
said that eventually the district will have to meter every major
source of water. At the present time , there is no meter showing
what is going to Tahoe Donner. Mr. Cash was confident , though,
that the Northside well is pumping more water than the Tahoe Donner
subdivision is using.
Mr. Cash presented the directors with a tentative advertisement to
appear in the local paper regarding the vacancy on the Board of
Directors . A copy of this is attached as part of the minutes .
The Directors agreed with the wording. Mr. Cash said this would be '-``
a paid advertisement but was not sure where it would appear in the
newspaper.
DISTRICT COUNSEL REPORTS
Mr. Joynt announced that there is a letter from him going to all
Directors attempting to explain the employees blanket coverage
bond. He stated that if the directors still have questions , they
may wish to request the insurance agent, Jerry Thompkins , to be
present at a future meeting.
The ten-day period allowed by the court for the attorney represent-
ing Jones and Rich to amend the complaint expires tomorrow, September
4. The attorney has contacted Mr. Joynt requesting an additional
twenty-day extension and Mr. Joynt would like to know how the
Board feels about this. The Board agreed to allow the opposing
counsel the additional twenty days.
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Mr. Joynt has reviewed the Public Utilities Code and there is no
provision for the election of a Vice-Chairman to the Board. Due to
Duane Anderson' s resignation, there is now no Vice-Chairman. The
Board does have a provision in the Code for establishing its own
rules and regulations . Director Sutton thought that there was a
resolution on the books which provides for this selection and
management was instructed to prepare a copy for the District j
Counsel. I
MANAGER' S REPORTS
Manager Recruitment Program
Mr. Cash reported that he has checked references as the board requested
and he will notify them of the results in executive session.
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Miscellaneous
Mr. Cash asked how many directors would be in attendance at the
employee picnic to be held on Saturday, September 7. Director Sutton
asked how the directors could attend a picnic of the public utility
district unless the public is invited. She felt this constituted
a public meeting. The remaining directors felt that this is a social
event and not a public meeting. Mr. Joynt felt there had to be
exceptions.
Director Craig asked what the status is on the trench he reported
at a board meeting about two weeks ago. Mr. Cash reported that
OW- this is scheduled to be repaired about September 20. Mr. Cash said
that paving proposals will be received on an annual basis commencing
for next year' s season.
Mr. Cash said that the Tinker Belles and Tennis Court projects are
scheduled for completion by the end of September.
Director Sutton asked if Mr. Cash was able to determine from the
list of delinquent taxes published in the local paper whether these
are in fact delinquent. Mr. Cash said they are all delinquent and
all sewer assessments. After receiving duplicate billings from the
County-, we will schedule them for payment. Mr. Cash said he felt
they 'should be paid to avoid further penalties . Mr. Anderson stated
that the policy of previous management was to allow the assessments
to accrue ; and at the time of the sale of the land, a provision of
the sale would be that all delinquent taxes be paid on the property.
Director Sutton did not think the appearance of the district ' s name
in the list of delinquent taxes was complimentary. According to
Mr. Joynt, the State holds the property for four years prior to
placing it up for public sale.
It was moved by Director Craig and seconded by Director Anderson that
the meeting adjourn to executive session. The secretary and audience
were excused while the Board and Manager remained.
Following the executive session, the Board re-opened the regular
meeting. It was moved by Director Sutton and seconded by Director
Anderson to accept Mr. Paul Hobensack' s agreement to accept the
position as permanent District Manager, at a monthly salary of
$1, 971. 00 plus all fringe benefits offered to regular employees .
ROLL CALL: Craig, aye ; Sutton, aye ; Anderson, aye ; Waters , aye .
Discussion regarding the Manager' s recommendation for a salary
increase for Ken Krajewski, Water and Electrical Superintendent. It
was moved by Director Anderson and seconded by Director Craig to
accept the Manager' s recommendation and grant a ten percent salary
increase effective September 1 , 1974. This increases Mr. Krajewski ' s
salary to $1, 372. 22 per month. ROLL CALL: Craig, aye ; Anderson, aye ;
Sutton, no; Waters, aye. Director Sutton asked that the minutes
indicate her reason for a "no" vote being her opinion that the matter
should be for analysis and recommendation from the new manager
instead of being acted on at the present time.
It was moved by Director Craig and seconded by Director Anderson that
the regular meeting be adjourned. All aye; motion carried.
The regular meeting of the Board of Directors was adjourned by the
president at 11 : 55 p .m.
TRUCKEE-DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
By.
Roy Waters , President of the Board
MerrilYk Kinzie Recor ing ecretary
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TRUCKEE - DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
POST OFFICE BOX 309
TRUCKEE, CALIFORNIA 95734
TELEPHONE 587-3896
A vacancy exists on the Board of Directors which will
be filled by appointment by the remaining directors.
Any person desiring to be considered as an appointee
must so advise the Board by September 17, 1974, giving a
brief resume of background and general information explain-
ing of the basis of interest .
Requirements are that interested parties - must be
registered voters and must reside within the District.
If you want to be considered, please bring your
information to the District Manager or mail to: Board of
Directors , Truckee-Donner Public Utility District , P.O.
Box 309, Truckee, California, 95734, Attention District
Manager.
ATTACHMENT - 9- 3- 7 4 Pg. 210
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OROVILLIL CALIFORNIA 95905
PHONE 633•6457
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August 29 , 1974
Board of Diz ectors
Truckee Donner Public Utility
District
Post Office Box 309
Truckee , California 95734
Re : Tahoe-Donner Project
Offsite water Contract
jentlemen :
finis office has provided inspection service for the offsite water
contract for the Tahoe-Donner Project , under -contract for con-
struction to Sub-Terra , and the wcrk is now p`-i ;rsically complete ,
however , due to the problems involving the water intake , it is
impcssi b e to make a complete operational test of the fa - � 'cities .
In order to facilitate the conclusion of the SUb-Terra construct-
ion contract and the filing of the Notice of Completion by Dart,
i we hereby certify that the facilitles have beer- c-cnstructed in
e ,ordance with the Corit-,-act Documents as amended and the f :i'_ : lit =
are read\ for acceptance by Dart with the following excepticn�' .
I -t should be no t,ecl tna t several ool� owing clef iciencie� were
not included in the original contract , but must he completed , before
acceptance by the District , which Ca--i riot occur 1-jr . .11 the Water
and State- Land Issue have been settled .
I . Donner Lake Pump station
1. Open valve , rit off valve box riser, and provide valve
box on intake line uetween pump station and the lake .
2 . Reinforce outside light fixt-uze to withstand snow load.
3.. Provide cover for exhaust fan thermostat .
4 . rReplace hour meter or; P_mp #J .
5 . Because of the nature of the test , it could not be
determined whether 2of the p )s were operating to
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Truckee Donner Public Utility
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August 29 , 1974
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design. The 3rd pump did not operate and has not been
tested since repair. Before acceptance it must be
demonstrated that the pumps are. operating at designed
specification .
6 . A complete operational test of pumps and electrical
equipment must be made .
. Wc3}.P;' Treatment 7"a--it
1 . Piuvide access ladder to air compressor.
2 . Provide cover for exhaust fan thermostat.
3 . A complete operational test of water treatment plant
function must be made along with corresponding adjust-
ments , etc . A dry run test of the controls and valves
of the filter system was conducted satisfactorily.
4 . When the pum, ,) and filter plant syster-i is put into
operation , `_ e.-)tire system must be chlorinated ,
flushed and ;ia\,-e a certified bacteriological test by
an approved Lab or the Heald-i Departmert prior to the
time the water introduced ir;to the existing system.
5 . An inventory of spare parts and lar eq!.Jipment was made.
Due to use, loss , breaKan;e , etc . , another iri\ e-tory
shall be conducted just prior to acceptance b , the
District.
6 . Piping inside backwash tack was not installed as shown
} on shop drawings . P:ipi.,-:y grace ma,y Lause trouble with
decant hose . If this s'-ould prove the rase , the p ; o i no
must be revised and the tank coatings repaired .
I + I . Donner Trails Pump Station
1 . Rai-v2 e sewer manhole to so:i t�-, of pump s :a lion .
1 . Expose tank drain and extend clear_
Eomp_iete paintJob on adjacent tank .
4 . Provide cover for exhaust fan thermostat .
5 . Pumps knave been satisfactorily tested for operation and
not beer, !.:sed. Satisfactorily
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operation must he demonstrated .
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I Water pipeline (treatment plant to Northwoods Blvd. )
Complete - no exceptions
General
1 . Electrical spare parts were inventor �C and verified ,
�-,owever, another inventory shall be conductec J ,-st
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2 , No pl_.mp spares have been provided and must be provided.
3 . Telemetry is not installed and must be tested for
interphase operation .
4 . Operation manuals must be provided per Section C1. 06 .
A general overall operational test must be conducted
by the owner prier to acceptance by District per Section
C1. 07 .
6 . Should the Diistrict wish to retain the security system,
the design of the plant calls for and makes provisions
for underground utilities . T:,he telephone droplines ,
etc . , should be undergrjur-.ded . in elt.�er case all hcles :
etc . , shall be propez ly patch;ed a n -, -repaired .
Very truly yours ,
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Cranmer
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TRUCKEE - DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
POST OFFICE BOX 309
TRUCKEE. CALIFORNIA 95734
TELEPHONE 587-3896
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: All Directors
FROM: Manager
DATE: September 3 , 1974
SUBJECT: Salary - Electric and Dater Superintendent
During my short time with the district , I made a basic analysis of the
performance of all district employees .
All employees are performing all required work at an acceptable level .
As I previously commented, there has been no general supervision from
management for several years which means that the employees have been
required to exercise their own judgment to a greater extent than should
be required. For this all employees must be commended.
This condition applies particularly to Ken Kraj ewski , Electric and
Water Superintendent. My conclusion is that he has been the number
one factor in keeping all district field operations at an acceptable
level .
With employee salary adjustments nearing the final step for the current
year, a radical inequity becomes apparent . This inequity becomes even
more radical if the anticipated salary adjustments are. made for other
employees.
The following tabulation points out the gross annual earnings of our
` top employees as compared to superintendent' s earnings .
Gross Earnings -- July 173 through June 174
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Silva �18 ,474
Lopez 17 ,174
Reynolds 16 , 736
Grow 14 , 751
Sharp 14 , 288
Straub 14 ,188
Kraj ewski 13 ,994
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The superintendent receives no overtime pay and no standby pay but is
regularly on duty for all emergency situations . He was granted an S o
increase in June ' 74 which leaves him still substantially below his
key subordinate employees even giving no consideration to their anti-
cipated increases.
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September 3, 1974
I have satisfied myself that the required functions of this position are
being properly handled to the benefit of the district . This condition
will become even better with a Qualified permanent manager on the job
to supply the essential general supervision which has been lacking,
It is my recommendation ' that the electric and water superintendent
be granted a 10% salary increase effective immediately. This will
eliminate a portion of the inequity and establish 'a reasonable basis
for future adjustment if justified.
Current Salary $1 , 247. 75 monthly
10% 124. 47
Recommended Salary $1 , 372 . 22 monthly
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STATEMENT OF GENERAL FUND
Bank Balance - 8-16-74 56 ,977 .93
Deposits 262670 . 50
Approved Billings 369322 . 21
Internal Revenue 29304. 30
Muni-Chem (81 . 45)
Petty Cash 45 . 14
Dept. of H.R.D. 419 .63 (399009 . 83)
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8-30-74 DT OT STANDBY GROSS NET
i Silva 10. 73 107. 25 757. 91 592 . 08
Grow 34. 96 673. 36 519 . 22
Reynolds 65. 50 671. 66 518 . 48
Kraj ewski 623. 88 467. 06
Drace 140.64 603 . 89 420 . 02
Lopez 585 . 20 425 . 38
Straub 547 . 36 398 . 75
Sharp 17. 58 486 . 38 354. 54
Connell 14. 90 453. 14 328 . 70
Barry 6. 98 415 . 30 330. 36
Craig 83. 70 411 . 06 313. 49
Morgan 386. 64 286 . 65
Kinzie 44 . 12 348 . 60 267. 45
Kirchner 268 . 40 197. 52
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Rose 231. 42 180 . 27 (51,599. 97)
Bank Balance 390038 . 63
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j BILLS FOR BOARD' S APPROVAL
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Anixter Pruzan 42. 40
" 372 . 06
118. 93
Armanko 135 . 37
Multigraphics 30. 26
A.B. Chance 139. 16
Ace Hardware 105 . 04
Allied Automotive 16 . 02
Alpha Hardware 131 . 41
Cal Western LIfe 683. 13
Calif. Assoc. of Emp. 476. 25
Lyell Cash 29500. 00
Chamberlain Equipment 31. 54
Curtis Noll 19. 53
43. 40
Crane Supply Co. 78 . 97
Cook Associates 1 ,145. 63
Delta Lines 14. 40
Del Chemical 40. 97
Larry Drace 9 . 66
Graybar 189259. 66
H.D. Electric 516 . 30
Jack John Roofing Company 250 . 00
L. P. McNear Brick Co. Inc. 338 . 56
Monroe 64. 00
Maydwell & Hartzell 19153. 44
O. B. ' s Board 11 . 80
Osburn' s Super Service 5 . 85
011ie s Texaco 30. 85
Pacific Telephone 232. 59
" 25. 20
` Pacific Electrical Instrument Laboratory 80. 82
it It 1+ It 22 . 01
Roder Equipment 41 . 98
Radar Engineers 85 . 51
RTE 287. 26
t 11143. 72
920. 40
Spokane Transformer Company 219703 . 00
Southern Pacific 28 . 50
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Bills -for Board' s Approval continued
Sangamo 610 . 56
It 92 . 56
Teichert 63. 35
it 65 . 15
Tahoe Truckee Agency 426 . 50
Truckee Donner Disposal 22 . 50
UPA Internation 268 . 65
Utility Body Company 7 ,814. 97
tt It it 309. 52
U. S. Leasing 25 . 26
Reno Newspaper, INc. 22 . 00
Sierra Sun 26 . 72
Osburn' s Garage 136 . 75
RTE 5 ,090 . 40 (47,610. 51) --
Bank Balance after payment of above (8 ,571 . 88)
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