September 15, 2010

September 15, 2010 Board Minutes

GREATER LAPEER TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Board Members:                     Faith Stanfield, Dan Engelman, John Kosiara, Cheryl Rhein-O’Neill

Ray Hayes, A. Wayne Bennett, Dawn Walker excused at 5:00PM

Absent:                                    Harry Green, excused

Others:                                    John Olterman M.F.I. Inc., Carol Wegher, Brad Fry, Beverly Dupuis

Meeting was called to order at 4:00 PM by Chairman Kosiara of the offices of Greater Lapeer

Transportation Authority.

MINUTES

Motion by Walker, second by Stanfield to approve the minutes of the August 11, 2010 meeting as submitted.  Motion approved unanimously.

CORRESPONDENCE

City of Lapeer, John Lyons has been appointed to the GLTA Board of Directors, replacing Faith Stanfield as of October 1, 2010

GLTA, letter dated August 26, 2010 to John Olterman, M.F.I. Inc.

MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR

Discussion regarding the fence installation.  Motion by Engelman, second by Walker to rescind the contract with M.F.I. and hire an electrical contractor to finish with the motor installation.   Roll call vote.  Stanfield – yes, Bennett – no, Hayes – no, Rhein-O’Neill – no, Walker – yes, Engelman – yes, Kosiara – no.  Motion defeated.   Work will continue by M.F.I. to complete the project ASAP, with the $100 per day liquidated damages fee.

FINANCE DIRECTOR

Balance Sheet and Income/Expense Summary were reviewed.

Motion by Bennett, second by Hayes to renew the First of Michigan CD as follows: $150,000 at Oxford Bank for a period of 13 months at 1.10%, and $100,000 at First of Michigan Bank for a period of 12 months at .75%.  Motion approved unanimously.

Motion by Rhein-O’Neill, second by Engelman to fund the Facility Maintenance Renovation account by 5% of the retained earnings as of September 30, 2010.  Motion approved unanimously.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Passenger statistics were reviewed.

Wegher and Dupuis attended the MPTA/MDOT Annual Meeting in August.

RFP’s for the training room remodel will be sent out again as GLTA did not receive any bids by the September 15, 2010 due date.

Motion by Rhein-O’Neill, second by Stanfield to approve .71 per hour for all hourly employees and 5% for all salaried.  Roll call vote.  Stanfield – yes, Bennett – no, Hayes – no, Rhein-O’Neill – yes, Engelman – no, Kosiara – yes.  Motion defeated.  Motion by Rhein-O’Neill, second by Engelman to approve .50 per hour for all hourly and 3% for all salaried.  Roll call vote.

Stanfield – yes, Bennett – no, Hayes – yes, Rhein-O’Neill – yes, Engelman – yes, Kosiara – yes.

Motion approved.

Discussion on the new positions of Operations Supervisor/Trainer and Dispatcher tabled until the next meeting.

BILL LISTING

Motion by Bennett, second by Stanfield to approve the bill listing as submitted.  Roll call vote.  Motion approved unanimously.

OTHER

GLTA Board of Directors thanks Faith Stanfield for her contribution to the authority.

Meeting adjourned at 5:30PM.

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Beverly Dupuis Recording Secretary                          Cheryl Rhein-O’Neill Secretary