Kim S. Corcoran was seated as a new member of the Board/Authority as a result of the November 3, 2009 election. Kim joins Kim Mattson, Township Supervisor as both the second Kim on the board and as the second female to be seated on the current board.

Mark Bowman the Authority Director advised the group that he has ordered the first of three sludge pumps for the facility. All three pumps need to be replaced at a cost of $10,000 per pump.

Mark, only ordered one pump for the time being as the old pumps are no longer manufactured. (Story of our lives). Wisely, Mark will try the new pump on for size, kick it squeeze it, whatever they do to sludge pumps. Then, if the new pump fits the needs of the facility Mark will then order the remaining two pumps.

The major thrust of yesterday’s meeting was the selection of a consulting firm to do an assets management survey of the plant. The spec sheets were sent out to approximately 12-15 firms. Of those Mark received replies from six of the firms. At Scott Erickson’s suggestion, the bids were to be returned in two separate envelopes. One containing the proposal and a separate envelope containing the proposed price quote for the project. The members of the group would open the proposals and appraise the responses without knowing the costs. Cool Huh? The outcome would me measured ultimately by the cost estimates and other factors. As might be expected, there was a wide range of both the work proposal and the cost estimates.

Mark along with Jeff Wasley and two board/authority members interviewed the respondents. As a result of the interviews the field was further reduced to three firms. The board discussed the three semifinalists each offering their choices and reasoning behind their decision. The members chose Donahue/Superior as the firm that they would re-interview. Donahue, has done work at the plant before and are very familiar with operation. Their proposal was focused on what they had personal knowledge of and applied the proposal accordingly.

After processing routine business the group went into closed session to discuss personnel issues.