General Board Meeting called to order at 7:07 p.m. by Chairman Mr. Meyer. Present were Directors Mr. Meyer, Mr. Schloss and Mr. Bettag, Chief Svetanics and Ms. Vincent. Also present were two Citizens of the District, Mr. Charles Hartmann and Joseph Tourville, and District Accountant Joe Schnieders.
Pledge of Allegiance led by Mr. Meyer.
Motion by Mr. Bettag to amend the agenda to include 5.11 - Financial Reports, 2nd by Mr. Schloss, roll call vote Mr. Meyer aye, Mr. Schloss aye, Mr. Bettag aye.
Motion by Mr. Schloss to accept the amended agenda as presented, 2nd by Mr. Bettag,
roll call vote Mr. Meyer aye, Mr. Schloss aye, Mr. Bettag aye.
Mr. Hartmann left the meeting at 7:15 p.m.
Mr. Bettag gave the treasurer’s report for the month ending March 31, 2011. Mr. Bettag reported that revenue collected through the lockbox in March was $56,214, which is over budget for the month.
Mr. Schnieders stated that ambulance collections were really good in March. Mr. Schnieders also reported that the District made a large purchase which was not in the budget, the LifePak Monitors for the ambulance, at a cost of $14,377. Chief Svetanics stated that the LifePaks were purchased at the recommendation of St. Anthony’s medical doctor in charge of paramedics and that we complied immediately instead of waiting until next year.
Mr. Bettag stated that total revenues collected are under budget for the third month of the year at $844,109, which includes current and delinquent tax revenue, ambulance fees and other income such as building permits.
Mr. Bettag stated that actual expenditures for the end of March stand at $684,806, or at 22.1% of the budget set for 2011.
Motion by Mr. Schloss to accept the treasurer’s report as presented, 2nd by Mr. Bettag, roll call vote, Mr. Meyer aye, Mr. Schloss aye, Mr. Bettag aye.
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Chief Svetanics swore in David Meyer for his second term as a board member after he won the election on April 5.
Motion by Mr. Schloss to table 6.11 of the action agenda, which will now be Ordinance 5-11 – adopting the 2009 International Building Code, 2nd by Mr. Bettag, roll call vote Mr. Meyer aye, Mr. Schloss aye, Mr. Bettag aye.
Motion by Mr. Schloss to amend the pension contribution to Principal Financial to $165,131, 2nd by Mr. Bettag, roll call vote Mr. Meyer aye, Mr. Schloss aye, Mr. Bettag aye.
Date to meet with Mr. Antone of Hawk iSolutions, Inc. is set for Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 3:30 p.m.
7.0 - Public Comments: Mr. Tourville, a student at St. Louis University, stated that he is writing a paper and had read about Lemay’s court case with St. Louis County on the internet and asked questions such as how much revenue we were seeking from the safety tax, what is our current yearly budget, and how much property is assessed. Mr. Tourville also asked if the District had received an application for a building permit for the Lemay Community Center yet, and, what condition is Lemay in right now. The Board and Chief Svetanics answered Mr. Tourville’s questions with a lengthy discussion and presented him with a copy of the Amended Budget filed on March 29, 2011.
Motion by Mr. Bettag to adjourn general session at 8:40 p.m., 2nd by Mr. Schloss, roll call vote Mr. Meyer aye, Mr. Schloss aye, Mr. Bettag aye.
Respectfully submitted,
Jerry G. Schloss, Secretary
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