MINUTES OF DEERHAVEN WCID MEETING
Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 9 A.M. Real Estate Office, 101 Deerhaven Drive, Horseshoe Bay, Llano County, Texas
A special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Deerhaven Water Control and Improvement District was held on the 22th day of August, 2015 at 9:00 A.M., at the Real Estate Office, 101 Deerhaven Drive, Horseshoe Bay, Llano County, Texas. Notices of the time, place and the subject of the meeting, and the actions to be taken at the meeting, were posted at the places and for the time required by the laws of the State of Texas.
IN ATTENDANCE:
James Maughan
Tim Dykes
Milton Dietert
Jeff Rudenstein
Ralph Hendricks Mary Armagost – Acting Secretary
Also in attendance was Tom Armagost, General Manager.
1. Director Maughan called the meeting to order at 9:05 A.M. with a quorum of Directors present, as indicated above.
2. The first order of business was to approve the minutes from the June 27, 2015 Board meeting and the minutes from the July 17, 2015 Board meeting.
A motion was made by Director Rudenstein and seconded by Director Dietert to approve both minutes. The motion carried unanimously.
3. The next order of business was to approve bills and invoices.
Tom informed the Board that there were two bills from Attorney Tony Corbett, one from June for $160, and one for July in the amount of $860.
A motion was made by Director Director Dietert and seconded by Director Rudenstein to approve payment of these bills. The motion carried unanimously.
4. The next order of business was to ratify the agreement with Tim Web, Inspector.
The Board discussed the duties that this position would entail, hours needed to be spent on the job, possibly 40 hours per week.
A motion was made by Director Rudenstein and seconded by Director Hendricks to ratify this agreement. The motion carried unanimously.
5. Discuss, approve Letter Agreement for 2015 tax collection fee. Tom informed the Board that the fee would be going up $20 to $960.
A motion was made by Director Dykes and seconded by Director Dietert to approve the Letter Agreement for 2015 tax collection fee. The motion carried unanimously.
6. Discuss/approve proposed budget FY 2015-2016.
A motion was made by Director Rudenstein and seconded by Director Dietert to approve the proposed budget as presented. The motion carried unanimously.
7. Discuss and propose tax rate for 2015. Set date for tax hearing, authorize publication of hearing notice.
Discussion followed regarding this matter and a motion was made by Director Dietert and seconded by Director Hendricks to not increase either the M&O tax and debt service tax, keeping the tax rate at .229 cents per $100 valuation, setting the date for the tax hearing to be held on September 12, 2015 and authorize publication in The Llano News. The motion carried unanimously.
8. Discuss expanding the water line upgrade project. There was a lengthy discussion regarding this item, however until the current project is further along no action was taken.
9. Adjourn:
There being no further business to come before the Board a motion was made by Director Hendricks and seconded by Director Dietert to adjourn.
The motion carried unanimously.
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Jeff Rudenstein, Secretary