MINUTES OF THE CONTINUED REGULAR MEETING OF THE
COLUMBIA COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY
December 30, 2014
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL:
Commissioner Mike Talbott called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. in the City of Dayton City Hall Meeting Room at 111 S. 1st St., Dayton, Washington.
Members Present: Mike Talbott, Craig George, Charles Reeves, Darcy Linklater,
Members Excused: Dwight Robanske
Staff Present: Stephanie Guettinger
Citizens Present: Merle Jackson – New County Commissioner
COMMENTS FROM INTERESTED CITIZENS:
None
ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS:
None
DISCLOSURES OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST
None
PUBLIC HEARING:
As required by statute, the public hearing was opened to hear comments on the 2015 Columbia County Public Transportation budgets.
Public Hearing closed at 1:01pm.
Public Present: Merle Jackson
Public Hearing closed at 1:33 pm.
CONSENT AGENDA:
Mayor George moved to approve consent agenda items 1 through 2.
· Item 1 would approve the minutes dated September 30, 2014
· Item number 2 would approve September – November 2014 payables.
September EFT’s and Check #’s 1440 - 1470 totaling $95,822.70
October EFT’s and Check #’s 1470 - 1498 totaling $102,731.68
November EFT’s and Check #’s 1499 - 1525 totaling $101,237.9
Commissioner Reeves seconded the motion. Motion unanimously carried.
OLD BUSINESS:
1. Open Public Meetings Act Training
Discussion was held. Guettinger expressed that WSTIP needs documentation from our board members showing that they have received the Open Public Meetings Act training.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Consideration for approval the 2015 Salary Schedule with a 5% Cost of Living Adjustment
Discussion was held.
Mayor George moved to approve the 2015 Salary Schedule with a 5% Cost of Living Adjustment. Commissioner Reeves seconded. Motion unanimously carried.
2. Consideration for approval Resolution # CCTA 2014-03: In the Matter of Adopting the 2015 CCPT Budget in the amount of $4,341,569.00
Discussion was held.
Mayor George moved to approve Resolution #CCTA 2014-03; In the Matter of adopting the 2015 CCPT Budget in the amount of $4,341,569.00. Commissioner Reeves seconded. Motion unanimously carried.
3. Consideration for approval changing the Operations Manager Job Description /position to 40 hours per week instead of 45 hours per week to be consistent with the other management positions
Discussion was held.
Commissioner Reeves moved to change the Operations Manager Job Description/position to a 40 hour work week position from the45 hour work week position. Mayor Linklater seconded. Motion unanimously carried.
4. Consideration for approval of Resolution # CCTA-2014-04: In the Matter of reestablishing an Advance Travel Account in the amount of $2500.00
Discussion was held.
Commissioner Reeves moved to approve the reestablishment of an Advance Travel Account in the amount of $2,500.00. Mayor George seconded. Motion unanimously carried.
5. Consideration for approval for General Manager to sign new Inter-Local Agreement with WSTIP
Discussion was held.
Mayor George moved to approve General Manager to sign the new Inter-Local Agreement with WSTIP. Mayor Linklater seconded. Motion unanimously carried.
6. Consideration for approval to allow CCPT the authority to pay all employees as soon as possible after the pay periods end and not to exceed the 10th and the 25th of every month
Discussion was held.
Commissioner Reeves moved to allow CCPT the authority to pay all employees as soon as paychecks are ready upon end of pay period and not to exceed the 10th and 25th of every month. Mary Linklater seconded. Motion unanimously carried.
7. Consideration for approval to switch from QCL to Association of Washington Cities for Drug and Alcohol Program/testing.
Discussion was held and General Manager was directed to move forward into checking into this further.
8. Consideration for approval to contract with Association of Washington Cities to manager our L and I claims.
Discussion was held and General Manager was directed to move forward into checking into this further.
9. 2015 Regular Meeting Dates
Discussion was held. The consensus of the board was to move the regular meeting dates for 2015 to the 2nd Thursday of the last day of the quarter at 1:00pm. Meetings will be held in the Dayton City Hall meeting room located at 111 S. 1st St. Dayton, WA 99328.
Meeting dates are as follows:
March 12, 2015
June 11, 2015
September 10, 2015
December 10, 2015
CCPT REPORTS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Guettinger gave the Board updates regarding the status on the search for a new/used bus as well as status on the two busses that were ordered off of the Washington State Contract through a Capital Grant.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was duly declared adjourned at 2:15 p.m.
Submitted By:
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Stephanie Guettinger
Executive Secretary
Transportation Authority Board
Approved:
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Mike Talbott, Chairman
Transportation Authority Board
Minutes-December 30, 2014
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