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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.
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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.
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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.
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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