MINUTES
OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
April
16, 2008
The
regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Northwest Mosquito Abatement
District was held Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 7:30 pm.
There
being a presence of a quorum, Daniel R. Ansani, Vice President called the
meeting to order.
Trustees
present: Daniel R. Ansani, Vice
President and Assistant Secretary; Richard A. David, Secretary and Assistant
Treasurer; William Schneck, Treasurer; Karen V. Mills, Vice President and
Assistant Secretary/Treasurer.
Trustees
absent: Arnold D. Kincaid, President.
Also
present: Donald Veverka, Attorney;
Michael Szyska, Director.
The
minutes of the March 19, 2008 and April 2, 2008 meeting were read. William
Schneck made a motion to accept the minutes as read and Karen V. Mills seconded
the motion.
The
Secretary called the roll and all ayes had been cast for approval of the motion
and thereby declared the motion carried.
The
Treasurer's Report for March 2008 was presented and all checks were approved for
payment. Richard A. David made a motion
to accept the report as read and Karen V. Mills seconded the motion.
The
Secretary called the roll and all ayes had been cast for approval of the motion
and thereby declared the motion carried.
A
motion was made by William Schneck and seconded by Karen V. Mills to pass the
following Ordinance:
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the
Northwest Mosquito Abatement District has depleted the financial resources in
certain funds (as hereinafter designated); and
WHEREAS, due
to financial commitments, additional monies are needed in the depleted
funds; and
WHEREAS, the
District has sufficient financial resources available in certain other separate
funds (as hereinafter designated) to meet the financial needs of the depleted
funds; and
WHEREAS, in
accordance with 65 ILCS 5/8-2-7, the District is desirous of transferring
monies from certain funds to the depleted funds.
NOW,
THEREFORE, be it Resolved, in accordance with 65 ILCS 5/8-2-7. as follows:
Two Hundred
Dollars ($200.00) is transferred from Account 5104-5105 to Account 6214;
Three
Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) is transferred from Account 5104-5105 to Account 6216;
One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00) is transferred from Account 5104-5105 to Account 6217;
Two Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) is transferred from Account 5104-5105 to
Account 6223;
Four Thousand
Dollars ($4,000.00) is transferred from Account 5104-5105 to Account 8411.
Twelve
Thousand Dollars ($12,000.00) is transferred from Account 5104-5105 to Account
8503.
Mr.
Veverka mentioned that Ethics Statements must be filed by May 1st.
Mr.
Szyska mentioned that Mark Baker and Tom Anderson have found a lot of larva and
the flooding along the river has made it impossible to check the tunnels for
mosquitoes for the CDC.
Mr.
Szyska mentioned that the Altosid pellets have been received and the Agnique
granules have been ordered. The Agnique
will be tested as a larvicide replacement for oil.
Mr.
Szyska mentioned that over half of the seasonal employees have been hired and
some have started.
Mr.
Szyska has received the insurance quote from Risk Management and is waiting for
the quote from Gallagher. Mr. Szyska is
to contact the Board when he receives the quote since the current policies end
May 1st.
Mr.
Szyska mentioned that he has not received the engagement letter from McClure,
Inserra and Co.
Mr.
William Schneck made a motion to adopt the Tax Levy Ordinance for the period of
May 1, 2008 through and including April 30, 2009 as presented by the District’s
Attorneys, Veverka Rosen & Haugh.
Richard A. David seconded the motion.
TAX LEVY ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE for the levy of taxes for the
corporate purposes of the NORTHWEST MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT for the year
May 1, 2008 to April 30, 2009.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Trustees of
the NORTHWEST MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT.
SECTION 1:
By a Budget and Appropriation Ordinance passed by the Board of Trustees
of the NORTHWEST MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT on the 2nd day of
April, 2008, the sum of Three Million Thirty Nine Thousand Three Hundred Forty
Four Dollars and 00/100 ($3,039,344.00) was appropriated for the corporate
purposes of said District, for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2009, as
hereinafter specified:
I.
Personal Services
Salary of Director $
107,940.00
Salary of Field Employees $1,010,000.00
Salary
of Entomologist $ 60,320.00
Salary
of Office Manager $ 82,579.00
Employer's Share of Employees' Retir.
Fund(FICA) $ 94,000.00
Employer's Share of Employer's Retir.
Fund(IMRF) $ 76,400.00
II. Contractual Services
Insurance: Business Auto $ 70,000.00
Insurance: General Liability & Pollution
Liability $ 71,500.00
Insurance: Umbrella Liability $ 18,000.00
Insurance: Workmen's Compensation $ 43,000.00
Insurance: Property $
13,890.00
Insurance: Bonding $ 000.00
Insurance: Directors' and Officers' Liability $
16,000.00
Insurance: Hospitalization $ 120,000.00
Insurance:
Unemployment $
16,000.00
Materials
& Service: Motor Vehicles $ 22,000.00
Materials & Service: Field Equipment $ 8,233.00
Materials & Service: Building &
Grounds $ 33,920.00
Materials & Service: Shop Equipment $ 3,000.00
Materials & Service: Radio $ 2,668.00
Maintenance $ 5,000.00
Light $ 16,665.00
Heat $ 19,604.00
Telephone $ 24,255.00
Water $ 700.00
Legal
Fees and Expenses $
60,000.00
Legal Administration $
11,157.00
Auditing
and Accounting $ 9,500.00
Dues and
Subscriptions $ 5,300.00
Computer Software $ 6,000.00
TOTAL $ 596,392.00
III. Travel $ 6,825.00
IV. Commodities
Insecticides $ 652,050.00
Oils $ 0.00
Motor
Vehicle Fuel $ 55,000.00
Drafting Supplies $ 0.00
Office Supplies $ 6,945.00
Postage & Cartage $ 2,575.00
Shop
Supplies $ 15,600.00
Lab
Supplies $ 22,000.00
Drainage $ 1,000.00
Uniforms $ 5,407.00
Safety Equipment $ 7,000.00
TOTAL $ 767,577.00
V. Equipment
Motor Vehicles, Field Equipment $ 6,090.00
Lab
Equipment Purchase $ 4,000.00
Office Equipment Purchase $ 2,625.00
Shop
Equipment Purchase $ 8,610.00
Radio Equipment Purchase $ 3,066.00
Computer Hardware $ 8,400.00
VI. Contingencies $ 14,000.00
VII. Education
Educational Meetings $
14,522.00
Research and Development $ 2,000.00
Literature Purchase $ 1,322.00
TOTAL $ 17,844.00
VIII.
Capital Improvement Fund
1.
Roof repair for Elk Grove Village facility
2. Window replacements
3. Bay door replacements
4. Acquisition of three trucks
5. Sprinkler system for the facilities in
Wheeling and Bartlett
6. Five
(5) ULV sprayers.
7.
Photocopier
TOTAL $ 147,676.00
Personal
Services $1,431,239.00
Contractual
Services $ 596,392.00
Travel $ 6,825.00
Commodities $ 767,577.00
Equipment $ 32,791.00
Contingencies $ 14,000.00
Education $ 17,844.00
Capital
Improvement Fund $ 147,676.00
Loss
and Cost of Collection $ 25,000.00
SECTION 2: Of
the total amount of Three Million Thirty Nine Thousand Three Hundred Forty Four
Dollars and 00/100 ($3,039,344.00) so appropriated, the NORTHWEST MOSQUITO
ABATEMENT DISTRICT requires to be raised by taxation the sum of Two Million Four
Hundred Forty Eight Thousand One Hundred Fifty Nine Dollars and 14/100
($2,448,159.14) for the following corporate purposes:
APPROPRIATED EXPENDITURES
I.
Personal Services
Salary of Director $
107,940.00
Salary of Field Employees $1,010,000.00
Salary
of Entomologist $ 60,320.00
Salary
of Office Manager $ 82,579.00
Employer's Share of Employees' Retir.
Fund(FICA) $ 94,000.00
Employer's Share of Employer's Retir.
Fund(IMRF) $ 76,400.00
II. Contractual Services
Insurance: Business Auto $ 70,000.00
Insurance: General Liability & Pollution
Liability $ 71,500.00
Insurance: Umbrella Liability $ 18,000.00
Insurance: Workmen's Compensation $ 43,000.00
Insurance: Property $
13,890.00
Insurance: Bonding $ 000.00
Insurance: Directors' and Officers' Liability $
16,000.00
Insurance: Hospitalization $ 120,000.00
Insurance:
Unemployment $
16,000.00
Materials
& Service: Motor Vehicles $ 22,000.00
Materials & Service: Field Equipment $ 8,233.00
Materials & Service: Building &
Grounds $ 33,920.00
Materials & Service: Shop Equipment $ 3,000.00
Materials & Service: Radio $ 2,668.00
Maintenance $
5,000.00
Light $ 16,665.00
Heat $ 19,604.00
Telephone $ 24,255.00
Water $ 700.00
Legal
Fees and Expenses $
60,000.00
Legal Administration $
11,157.00
Auditing
and Accounting $ 9,500.00
Dues and
Subscriptions $ 5,300.00
Computer Software $ 6,000.00
TOTAL $ 596,392.00
III. Travel $ 6,825.00
IV. Commodities
Insecticides $ 652,050.00
Oils $ 0.00
Motor
Vehicle Fuel $ 55,000.00
Drafting Supplies $ 0.00
Office Supplies $ 6,945.00
Postage & Cartage $ 2,575.00
Shop
Supplies $ 15,600.00
Lab
Supplies $ 22,000.00
Drainage $ 1,000.00
Uniforms $ 5,407.00
Safety Equipment $ 7,000.00
TOTAL $ 767,577.00
V. Equipment
Motor Vehicles, Field Equipment $ 6,090.00
Lab
Equipment Purchase $ 4,000.00
Office Equipment Purchase $ 2,625.00
Shop
Equipment Purchase $ 8,610.00
Radio Equipment Purchase $ 3,066.00
Computer Hardware $ 8,400.00
VI. Contingencies $ 14,000.00
VII. Education
Educational Meetings $
14,522.00
Research and Development $ 2,000.00
Literature Purchase $ 1,322.00
TOTAL $ 17,844.00
VIII.
Capital Improvement Fund
1.
Roof repair for Elk Grove Village facility
2. Window replacements
3. Bay door replacements
4. Acquisition of three trucks
5. Sprinkler system for the facilities in
Wheeling and Bartlett
6. Five
(5) ULV sprayers.
7.
Photocopier
TOTAL $ 147,676.00
Personal
Services $1,431,239.00
Contractual
Services $ 596,392.00
Travel $ 6,825.00
Commodities $ 767,577.00
Equipment $ 32,791.00
Contingencies $ 14,000.00
Education $ 17,844.00
Capital
Improvement Fund $
147,676.00
MINUS:
AMOUNT OF ESTIMATED RECEIPTS WHICH IS IN EXCESS
OF APPROPRIATIONS INCLUDING CASH TO BE
RECEIVED FROM
STATE OF ILLINOIS PERSONAL PROPERTY
REPLACEMENT TAX -$ 591,184.86
TOTAL NEEDED FROM LEVY $2,448,159.14
SECTION
3: NOW, THEREFORE, thereby and hereby is
levied upon all taxable property within the territorial limits of the NORTHWEST
MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT for the year 2008-2009, for the corporate purposes
of said NORTHWEST MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT, the sum of Two Million Four
Hundred Forty Eight Thousand One Hundred Fifty Nine Dollars and 14/100
($2,448,159.14).
SECTION
4: The Secretary of the NORTHWEST
MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT is directed to file with the County Clerk of Cook
County a certified copy of this Ordinance, and said County Clerk to cause the
same sum of Two Million Four Hundred Forty Eight Thousand One Hundred Fifty
Nine Dollars and 14/100 ($2,448.159.14) to be extended upon and against the
taxable property within the territorial limits of the NORTHWEST MOSQUITO
ABATEMENT DISTRICT, in accordance with the Laws and Statutes of the State of
Illinois.
SECTION
5: This Ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and approval.
Passed
by the Board of Trustees of the NORTHWEST MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT this 16th
day of April 2008.
_________________________________________
Vice-President
of the Board of Trustees of
the
NORTHWEST MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT
_________________________________________
Secretary of the Board of Trustees of
the
NORTHWEST MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT
A
Motion was made to adjourn into Executive Session pursuant to 5 ILCS
120/2(c)(2), and it passed unanimously.
The
Board reconvened the regular meeting.
Karen
V. Mills made a motion to keep confidential all minutes of Executive Sessions
not previously disclosed. The motion was
seconded by William Schneck.
The
Secretary called the roll and all ayes had been cast for approval of the motion
and thereby declared the motion carried.
William
Schneck made a motion to approve the proposed wages of the non-union employees
as discussed in the Executive Session.
Karen V. Mills seconded the motion.
The
Secretary called the roll and all ayes had been cast for approval of the motion
and thereby declared the motion carried.
There
being no further business to come before the Board a motion was made to adjourn
and it passed unanimously.
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Vice President
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Secretary