Office of the Board of Director’s

P.O. Box 626

Benton City, WA 99320

Phone: 509-588-4396

Board of Directors Meeting

June 27, 2016

The Benton Irrigation District’s (BID), Board of Directors (BOD) Monday meeting was held at the District office on Highland Road in Benton City, WA beginning at 8:00AM.

In Attendance: Chairman Robert Buoy, Director Tyler Wilson, Director Dirk Martin, Operations Manager Ed Mitchell, Office Manager Ivy Johnson.

1. June 14, 2016, Board meeting minutes, Director Martin moved to accept the minutes, Director Wilson 2nd. All in favor.

2. Operation/Maintenance Voucher

30-31 $5,843.89

Director Martin moved to accept and pay vouches 30-31, Director Wilson 2nd. All in favor.

3. Administrative Report

·  The has been $1,193,231.00 in 2016 assessments collected so far

·  The Office Manager stated that the District is having issues with the Assessor’s office getting seg/merg reports in a timely manner and it is making it very difficult to keep up with making changes in the assessment database and the GIS. The Assessor’s office is not very easy to communicate with.

4. Maintenance Report

·  Running 30 CFS at the river pump station, it was 36 in 2015

·  They have been flushing lines, vaults, PRV’s and filters

·  The Operations Manager presented a request from Shane Markel to waive his $50.00 turn on fee, it was for a delinquent winterization invoice from 2015 that was missed as delinquent in 2015 and not locked out then; Director Martin stated that since it was partially the District’s fault that the invoice was not addressed in 2015 that they agreed to waive the $50.00 fee, Director Wilson 2nd. All in favor.

·  They have repaired an air-vac leak that M&M contractors did not do correctly during the original construction

·  There was a filter manhole at 1114 11th street that flooded due to the filter studs breaking. There was some flooding damage to a retaining wall that will be turned over to the insurance company

5. Executive Session; in Executive session at 8:30AM for 15 minutes.

R.C.W. 42.30.110 (1)(i) (iii)

Out of Executive Session at 8:45AM. No action taken.

Director Martin moved to adjourn the meeting, Director Wilson 2nd. All in favor.

Meeting adjourned at 8:46AM.

Robert Buoy-Chairman ______

Tyler Wilson-Director ______

Dirk Martin-Director ______

Ivy Johnson-Office Mgr ______