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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF DIRECTOR’S,COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.~1
OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA
June 23,1954 at g:OO p.m.
Room 239,1104 West Eighth Street
Santa Ana,California
The Board of Directors met in regular session at the
hour of ~:OO p.m.,June 23,1954 in Room 239 at 1104 West
Eighth Street,Santa Ana,California.
Chairman Chandler called the joint meeting of the
Districts’Boards to order at ~:OO p.m.
The roll was called and the Secretary reported a quorum
of the Board.to be present.
Directors present:Courtney R.Chandler (Chairman)
J.L.McBride
Willis H..Warner
Directors absent:None
Others present:Lee M.Nelson
C.Arthur Nissan,Jr.
Harry Ashton
Walter B.Chaffee
Geo.1-iolyoke
K.J.Harrison
J.A.Woolley
Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary
~pproval of minutes The Boards of Directors took the
following action:
Moved by Director Joseph Webber,se’:onded by Director
L.N.Vdsser and duly carried by the Boards of Directors
of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and
11:
That the minutes of the regular meetThg held on
June 9,1954 be approved as mailed out.
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Report of the Mr..Nelson read his report
General Manager .
to~the Directoi-s..
Basis of cost on -At the request of Director
chlorination for McBride,the General Manager
sterilization reported upon estimated chior
ination for operation of
facilities based upon information now available;and
that distribution of costs for the present time ares being
made upon the basis of volume.
After a discussion of the possible extent of
chlorination,the Boards of Directors took the following
action:
Moved by Director J.L.McBride,seconded by
Director Willis H.Warner and duly carried by the
Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts
Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11:
That chlorination for stei’ilizaWion be based on
gallonage for the month of July;and that at the
next regular fleeting of the Boards,the General Manager
and the Attorney submit an ordinance for distributing
sterilization costs on the basis used by the Joint
•Outfall Sewer.
Report on contract Mr.Nelson reported upon meeting
of Lighter than Air with the Santa Ana City Engineer
Base .relative to contract with the
Lighter than Air Base.
Report of Attornev~Mr.Nisson reported the
attorheys had not yet had an
opportunity to meet for study of legal points in setting
up a smaller organization as directed by the Boards at
the meeting on June 9,1954.
Report of Finance Director Chandler reported
Committee upon two meetings of the
Finance Committee;and stated
that at the meeting on June 14,1954-a sub-committee
?~Auditing??was established with the following appintments:
Director Herbert A.Wood (Chairman)
Director Charles E.Morgan
Director A.H.Meyers
•Chairman Chandler reported that in.thb study.:of
budget items,the Committee found certain procedure
requiring recommendations of the consulting accountant,
and:inasmuch as Mr.Diehi’had sold his accounting firm
to Mr.Brynley E.Evans,though remaini~ig with the firm
as a part-time employee,the Committee had requested
proposals from accounting firms for servicesin audit
ing the books and changes in methods necessary.At the
request of the Chairman,the Secretary read two tenta
tive proposals submitted by the firms of Diehi and
Company and Hanson &Peterson.
Chairman Chandler stated that after interviews
with representatives of the firms submitting proposals,
the Committee had voted by secret ballot upon the pro-
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position of recommending the employment of one of
these firms,and that tabulation of votes were as
follows:
Moved by Director A.H.Meyers,
seconded by Director Charles E.Stevens and duly carried
by the Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts
Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11:
That the Boards of Directors hereby approve employ
ment of Hanson &Peterson,Certified Public Accountants,
as consulting accountants for the Districts,as recom
mended by the Finance Committee;and the attorney is
is instructed to proepare an agreement based on their
proposal of June 23,1954.
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The Board of Directors took
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the following action:
Moved by Director A.H.
Meyers,seconded by Director Roy Seabridge and duly
carried by the Boards of Directors of County Sanitation
Districts N’s.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11:
That there be appointed a member of each
District Board to serve as Alternate for the Finance
Committee member representing its District;and that
the Chairman of each Board notify the Secretary when
appointment of Alternate has been made.
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Director Herbert A.Wood,
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Chairman of the Auditing
Committee reported he
had checked the Revolving Funds,Joint Administrative
and Suspense Fund Warrant Registers and found the bills
appearing on the Agenda in order and recommended payment
as indicated.
Joint Administrative ~
Rev’~1ving Funds’and
Suspense Fund Warrant
Registers Moved by Director A.H.Meyers,
seconded by Director Roy
Seabridge and duly carried by roll call vote of the Boards
of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,
3,5,6,7 and 11:
That the followin~.be approved for signature of
the Chairman:
Diehl and Company
Hanson &Peterson
Employment of Hanson &
Peterson..Certified
Public Accountants
3 votes
4 votes
The Boards of Directors took
the following action:
Providing an Alternate
for each Finance
Committee member
Report of the
Auditing (Jommittee
The Boards of Directors took
the following action:
Joint Administrative Warrant Register totaling ~
Revolving Fundst Warrant Register totaling
Suspense Fund Warrant Register t’~taling
and the County Auditor is authorized to pay $l44.,3~O.4O,
in accordance with the following:
1,689.84
140,590.56
2,100.00
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Warrant
Demand No~
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Amount
JA—557 5.71
55~24.10
559 127.47
~60 35.76
561 53.7~
562 26.03
563 30.00
564 4.00
565 34.22
566 2~.73
567 1,176.30
56~44.59
569 7.36
570 •~5.45
571 5.34
$L,689.84
A-105 40.00
A-106 36.00
A-107 20.00
A-10~
133,9~3.21
5,119.95
4~.45
1~.00
253.90
23.55
504.03
‘103.4
$140,590.5
~2400.00
$144,3~0.40
Authorizing District
No.1 to enter into
actuarial survey
contract Moved by Director Vdllis H.
Warner,seconded by Director
Roy Seabridge and duly carried ~the Boards of Directors
of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7,~
and 11:
That County Sanitation District No,1,as contracting
agent for the Joint Administrative Organization of County
Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7,~and 11 of
Orange County,California,is hereby authorized,and
directed to enter into a contract with the firm of Coates,
Herfurth and England,~Consu1ting Actuaries,for their
services in making actuarial survey to determine the
approximate contribttLon to be made by the Districts
to participate in the State Employees’Retirement System;
and that the fee of $137.50 for said actuarial services is
hereby approved and ordered paid to the firm of Coates,
Herfurth and England,Consulting Actuaries,from the Joint
Administrative Fund,upon submission ofsaid actuarial
survey.
In Favor Of
Bales Office Equipment Company
R.L.Callis,Distributor
Crane Company.
Frank Curran Lumber Company,Inc.
Dennis Printers and Stationers
Robert N.Galloway
F.R.Harwood,Postmaster
Kovakar Company
National Rod Company
Republic Supply Company
State Compensation Insurance Fund
Stonehouse Signs,Inc.
Tobatt’s
Union Oil Company of California
Anaheim Truck and Transfer company
California Reporting Bureau
Bob Geivet
Dorothy Hill
Fred J.Early,Jr.Co.,Inc.and
Peter Kiewit Sons’Co.,Inc.
G-4~Harrison &V~ioo1ley,and Headman,
Ferguson &Carollo
G-49 R.J.Baker
G—50 A to Z Signs
G-51 Los Angeles Chemical Company
G-52 Blystone Machinery Rental Company
G-.53 L.Langton
G-54 Mines Safety App1ia~ce Company
G-47 and
S-7~City of Orange
Total -Joint Expenditures
The Boards of Directors took the
following a~tion:
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Operating Fund
Warrant Register
The Board of Directors took
the following action:
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Moved by Director Willis H.Warner,seconded by
Director J.L.McBride and duly carried:
That District No.1 Operating Fund Warrant Register
be approved for signature of the Chairman and the County
Auditor is authorized to pay:
Warrant
Demand No.In Favor Of
1-49 Bank of America,Corporate Trust
Division ll9.~7
Rules re:connection Mr.Nelson read draft of rules
to trunks in unincor relative to connection to the
porated areas District’s trunks in unincor
porated areas.It was generally
concurred that draft of ordinance should be prepared as
proposed in the General Manager’s report with the addition
of a limitation as to distance between connections in
order to avoid injuring the main trunk sewer.
Adjournment The Board of Directors took
the following action:
ATTEST
Moved by Director J.L.McBride,seconded by Director
Willis H.Warner and duly carried:
That this meeting be adjourned.
Whereupon,the Chairman declared the meeting so
adjourned at 9:55 p.m.
Secr~~7 Board oIfTi~irectors —
County Sanitation District No.1
Oranr~e County,California
Amount
County
Orange Count.y~California
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