Minutes of the Board of Trustees – Wednesday February 14, 2007.

 

  1. Roll Call:

Present:      President, Bruce Myers; Secretary, Harold Dozier; Bette George;

and Belen Gomez.

Staff:          Manager, Michael Alburn.

 

  1. Election of Officers:

It was moved by Harold Dozier, seconded by Bette George and unanimously carried that Bruce Myers serve as President and Belen Gomez serve as Secretary for the 2007 year.

 

  1. Approval of December Minutes:

It was moved by Belen Gomez, seconded by Harold Dozier and unanimously carried that the Minutes of the December meeting be approved as mailed.

 

  1. Approval of December Bills:

Following discussion, it was moved by Bette George, seconded by Harold Dozier and unanimously carried that the December Bills be approved and ordered paid.  See:  Board Order to Disburse funds No. 12 & 13, Exhibits I &II.

 

  1. Approval of January Payroll:

It was moved by Bette George, seconded by Harold Dozier and unanimously carried that the January Payroll be approved and ordered paid.  See:  Board Order to Disburse funds No. 14, Exhibit III.

 

  1. Approval of January Bills:

Following discussion, it was moved by Belen Gomez, seconded by Bette George and unanimously carried that the January Bills be approved and ordered paid.  See:  Board Order to Disburse funds No. 15, Exhibits IV.

 

  1. Approval of February Payroll:

It was moved by Harold Dozier, seconded by Belen Gomez and unanimously carried that the February Payroll be approved and ordered paid.  See:  Board Order to Disburse funds No. 16, Exhibit V.

 

  1. Public Forum:

None.

 

  1. Operational Report:

The World Ag Expo is ongoing.  All Trustees should have received tickets and an invitation to attend.

The staff is preparing our chemical purchase estimates for the SSJV Regional bid.

Pre emergent weed control lacked enough rainfall to be effective.  We switched to post emergent treatments on Feb. 1st.  This will increase the pressure on the crew to be diligent during the season on turn around times.  Currently we have 81/89 participating (91%) in the program.

Online training is up and running through our liability carrier resources.  Employees are receiving and being tested on topics such as sexual harassment, workplace safety, hazard communication plan, etc. This is complimentary to our own training and provides for a discount at renewal.

Yolanda and Kathy are helping to judge the local Science Fair (4th – 12th grade) in Visalia on March 19th.

Jim Caton, Biologist (retired 1997) has offered the District his insect collection estimated in value at $4000.  We are working out details to pick it up.

Fieldwork will begin March 19, with calibration, hazardous communication and label training occurring the week of March 12.

Chicken order for 2007 will be for three flocks, just as we had in 2006 (District, Kings River and Kaweah Rock).

Safety Committee report.  Ryan Toney joined the committee as the Technician level member in January.

 

  1. SCI Consulting Group:

John Bliss, Vice President of SCI Consulting Group came to provide expertise related to benefit assessment revenue measures.  SCI, founded in 1982, is the most relied upon consulting group within the Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California. 

 

  1. Revenue/ Expenditure Report:

The Manager reported that the overall picture looks quite good with revenues coming in well beyond what had been anticipated.  Expenditures are holding well as the only line items likely to be challenged being Travel and Janitorial Supplies.  It is estimated that a carryover will occur in our ending balance to go with the additional revenue.

 

  1. AMCA Annual Meeting:

The Manager requested that the Assistant Manager/ Biologist and Biologist be authorized to attend the Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida.  The cost for both to attend is approximately $3,500.  The request was based on the significant savings our expenditures have generated and the benefit to the District in staff enrichment attendance would bring.  It was moved by Bette George, seconded by Harold Dozier and unanimously carried to authorize the travel to the AMCA Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.

 

  1. MVCAC Annual Meeting, Fresno, CA:

The full staff attended the event, allowing Continuing Education credit to be earned satisfying the units needed to complete the current cycle ending June 30th.  This saves us from watching 5.5 hours of materials on DVD.

The Association presented the District Manager with a plaque recognizing service to the Association at the Annual Dinner.

The Manager was named to the newly formed Finance Committee, an offshoot of the ad hoc Finance Committee of which the Manager was a member as well.

The Association adopted the performance based budget format developed by the previously named committee and is working to implement such for the next fiscal year.

 

  1. Adjournment:

The meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m.

 

Board Minutes approved on March 14,2007.

 

 

 

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Michael W. Alburn, Recording Secretary