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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDistrict 08 Minutes 1949-07-27~,;p MINUTES OF MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.8 OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA July 27,191j.9,at 8:00 P.M. Board of Supervisors Room The Board of Directors met in regular session. There were present:Directors Emerson B.Milnor (Chairman), Irvin George Gordon and Frank S.Fitts.Absent:None. The joint meeting of the District Boards was called to order by Chairman Virgil Reed at 8:10 P.M. The Minutes of the regular meeting of July 13,l9L~.9,and the special meeting of July 23,l9t~9,were approved as written. Director Drake read a statement concerning the progress of the sanitation program and filed said statement with the Secre tary for Districts Nos.S and 6. Mr.Dennison,Attorney for Districts Nos.5,6,7 and 8 re viewed the legal aspects of the actions taken by the Districts up to the present time arid discussed the action necessary for the sale of bonds.Mr.Dennison stated that,in his opinion,no major deviation could be made from the proposition as called for in the Engineer’s Report and on the bond election ballot. Director Dick Drake of Sanitation Districts Nos.S and 6 re quested that the Secretary read the last two paragraphs of a personal letter that he had received from Mr.A M Rawn in reply to a statement published July 15th in the Santa Ana Register and attributed to Mayor Pearson of Anaheim.Chairman Reed asked Mr. Drake if he had any objection to having the entire letter read. Mr.Drake replied that he had no objection,whereupon a motion was made,duly seconded and unanimously carried,that said letter be read in its entirety.Following the reading of this letter, Director Pearson stated that the statement in the newspaper was based upon a conversation that their engineer had had with Mr. Julian Hinds. *** RE:APPOINTMENT OF On motion of Director Fitts,duly CHIEF ENGINEER-seconded and unanimously carried,it GENERAL MANAGER was ordered that,as the nominee of Districts Nos.5,6,7 and 8,Mr.Fred D.Bowlus be appointed Chief Engineer-General Manager of the project to be done jointly with other Sanitation Districts in accordance with the proposi tion adopted by the electors at the election held February 28, l9L~9. Mr.Leslie H.Eckel,County Auditor,discussed the prepara tion and submission of the l9!~.9—l950 budgets for the districts. At 10:05 P.M.,upon the request of the District Boards, Chairman Reed declared a recess of the joint meeting.At 10:35 P.M.the Chairman called the joint meeting to order. Mr.Eckel presented Warrant Registers for signature of the Secretary and Chairman. Director Gordon of Districts Nos.5,6,7 and 8 suggested that Districts Nos.1,2,3 and 11 appoint a registered civil engineer of their choice,that Districts Nos.5,6,7 and 8 do likewise,and that these two engineers appoint a third engineer to serve with them on a three-man committee;said committee to review all applicants for the position of Chief Engineer-General Manager and to nominate their choice of a candidate for this position. Director Weimer of District No.2 suggested that,in lieu of the above method of arbitration,a committee composed of all of the engineers in Orange County be asked to decide on the candidate for Chief Engineer-General Manager. No action was taken on either of the above suggestions for arbitration. RE:ADDITIONAL On motion of Director Gordon,duly CANDIDATES FOR seconded and unanimously carried,the CHIEF ENGINEER—following additional candidates were GENERAL MANAGER nominated for the position of Chief Engineer-General Manager:Francis H. Bulot,Theodore M.Kuss,Clyde L.Jenken,and Luis E.Kemnitzer. .~.** RE:APPROVAL OF On motion of Director Fitts,duly 19L~9-50 BUDGET seconded and carried,the Board approved the l9L~.9-195O budget con sisting of ~6,3OO.OO for Salaries &Wages,$1,L~OO.O0 for Opera tion and Maintenance,~2,1L~.3.O0 for Unappropriated Reserve,and ~l,OOO.00 for General Reserve;and it was ordered by the Board that this budget,as approved,be furnished the County Board of Supervisors in accordance with the provisions of the County San itation District Act. AYES:DIRECTORS FRANK S.FITTS,IRVIN GEORGE GORDON AND ET~1ERSON B.MILNOR. NOES:NONE. ABSENT:NONE. *** The Chairman declared the meeting adjourned at 11:30 P.M. Directors County Sanitation District No.8 Orange County,California ATTEST: Temporary Secretary,Board of Directors County Sanitation District No.8 Orange County,California