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Board Minutes
South Central Iowa Solid Waste Agency
Minutes of the Meeting
February 8, 2006
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Vice-Chairman Mike Beary (Monroe Co) called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. with the following members present: Larry Davis (Lucas Co.), and Sandy Moffett (Poweshiek Co.) Roger Schletzbaum (Marion Co.) was absent.
Also in attendance: Staff Rachel Elgin, Leslie Sedlock, Milo McCombs and Sara Bixby. Guest in attendance: Nels Christians and Ruth Ryan, City of Chariton; Ken Williams Assistant Sanitarian, Marion County.
APPROVE OR AMEND AGENDA
Moved by Davis, seconded by Moffett to approve the February 2006 agenda. Motion carried. Yea's-3 Nay's-0
PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment.
APPROVE MINUTES
Moved by Davis, seconded by Moffett to approve the minutes of January 2006. Motion carried. Yea's-3 Nay's-0
APPROVE FINANCIAL REPORT AND BILLS
Moved by Davis, seconded by Moffett to approve the financial report, bills and supplemental list of bills. Motion carried. Yea's-3 Nay's-0
E-WASTE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
Request for proposals for electronic waste recovery was mailed to several possible processors February 1st. Proposals are due February 24th and it is Bixby's intention to bring a recommendation on a service provider to the Board in March.
RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS AND POLICY
Board members were asked if there should be a requirement that Agency employees reside within the four counties. There seemed to be a consensus that Agency employees should reside within the four counties. Bixby will bring a draft policy to the March board meeting.
DRAFT PROCEDURES FOR VIEWING AGENCY RECORDS
The board reviewed the draft procedures for viewing agency records.
Moved by Davis, seconded by Moffett to send the draft (procedures for viewing agency records) to an attorney for review. Motion carried. Yea's-3 Nay's-0
LANDFILL FOREMAN REPORT-MILO MCCOMBS
McCombs reported staff is working early on getting some spring work started and bringing in compost to prep for seeding.
TRANSFER STATION-JEFF DEWITTE
DeWitte was not able to attend the board meeting. Trailer 225 was sent to Jim Hawk Truck trailers, Altoona, for floor and wall repairs and repainting during the last full week of January.
EPS REPORT-RACHEL ELGIN
Elgin reported on furthering the recycling outreach; she has booked the Timothy Wenk "Magic of Recycling" program. The program will target Kindergarten through 4th grade students at 13 area schools. On January 19th, Elgin attended the Regional Collection Center's HHW Roundtable discussion at the Metro Waste Authority.
BUSINESS MANAGER-LESLIE SEDLOCK
Sedlock is planning to travel to the Transfer Station February 9th to give sexual harassment training. Landfill employees will be given sexual harassment training and review the employee handbook February 15th. Other training is scheduled February 22nd at the Landfill.
DIRECTORS REPORT-SARA BIXBY
Foth & Van Dyke has been working to determine how much airspace remains in cells A1 and A2 that must be closed by or before October 1, 2007. Bixby is working with the Department of Corrections (Newton) to arrange litter picking crews. The landfill closed at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24th, due to sustained winds over 40 miles per hour. Bixby will travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico February 14th to participate in SWANA's mid-winter Executive Committee meetings on February 15th and 16th.
ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Davis, seconded by Moffett to adjourn the February 2006 board meeting at 9:50 a.m. Motion carried. Yea's-3 Nay's-0
