Amador County – The Amador Water Agency will discuss budgets this week, talking about La Mel Heights District 3 Today (June 29th), and setting aside Wednesday and Thursday for the agency’s general budget. The personnel committee meets 8 a.m. Wednesday in closed session to negotiate General Manager Gene Mancebo’s contract. The full board meets at 9 a.m. Wednesday to discuss the “approval to fully implement the water rate increase for the Amador Water System previously adopted by resolution.” The meeting includes review and possible approval of the 2010-2011 budget and capital improvement program. The agenda includes a resolution that would authorize “the payment of certain necessary expenses until approval” of the budget. The board has the same agenda on Thursday (July 1st), and it could continue work on all of the items. The board also holds a special meeting 7 p.m. today (June 29th) at Lockwood Fire Station Number 2 to discuss the La Mel Heights Water System. The public meeting with La Mel Heights customers was planned to “discuss operational and financial options and answer questions on information provided previously.” The AWA will discuss alternatives to get the budget balanced at the small improvement district, whose members stopped a rate increase last October with a proposition 218 protest. The increases would have been 8 percent the first year, and 15 percent each of the next 2 years after that. The agency will discuss 5 options for the La Mel system, as prepared by staff. In the report, Mancebo said: “Staff’s primary recommendation has been… consolidation of La Mel and the Amador Water System,” because as “part of a larger system, property owners would enjoy financial stability as costs are spread over a much larger customer base.” The options include a “minimal rate increase (5 percent per year for 3 years) coupled with drastic operational budget cuts.” But La Mel begins repaying an internal loan this year, with annual payments of $9,620, which Mancebo said “represents nearly 20 percent of their operating revenue.” Staff prepared analyses of that option, which included deferring loan payments to the 4th year of a financial plan already approved by the AWA board for La Mel. Mancebo said “bare bones operation might balance the budget,” but emergencies could lead to special assessments to pay for repairs. Other options for La Mel include forming its own legal entity to manage and operate the system; annexation to Volcano, Fiddletown or another community service district; or abandonment by the AWA. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.-
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Amador County – The Amador Water Agency will discuss budgets this week, talking about La Mel Heights District 3 Today (June 29th), and setting aside Wednesday and Thursday for the agency’s general budget. The personnel committee meets 8 a.m. Wednesday in closed session to negotiate General Manager Gene Mancebo’s contract. The full board meets at 9 a.m. Wednesday to discuss the “approval to fully implement the water rate increase for the Amador Water System previously adopted by resolution.” The meeting includes review and possible approval of the 2010-2011 budget and capital improvement program. The agenda includes a resolution that would authorize “the payment of certain necessary expenses until approval” of the budget. The board has the same agenda on Thursday (July 1st), and it could continue work on all of the items. The board also holds a special meeting 7 p.m. today (June 29th) at Lockwood Fire Station Number 2 to discuss the La Mel Heights Water System. The public meeting with La Mel Heights customers was planned to “discuss operational and financial options and answer questions on information provided previously.” The AWA will discuss alternatives to get the budget balanced at the small improvement district, whose members stopped a rate increase last October with a proposition 218 protest. The increases would have been 8 percent the first year, and 15 percent each of the next 2 years after that. The agency will discuss 5 options for the La Mel system, as prepared by staff. In the report, Mancebo said: “Staff’s primary recommendation has been… consolidation of La Mel and the Amador Water System,” because as “part of a larger system, property owners would enjoy financial stability as costs are spread over a much larger customer base.” The options include a “minimal rate increase (5 percent per year for 3 years) coupled with drastic operational budget cuts.” But La Mel begins repaying an internal loan this year, with annual payments of $9,620, which Mancebo said “represents nearly 20 percent of their operating revenue.” Staff prepared analyses of that option, which included deferring loan payments to the 4th year of a financial plan already approved by the AWA board for La Mel. Mancebo said “bare bones operation might balance the budget,” but emergencies could lead to special assessments to pay for repairs. Other options for La Mel include forming its own legal entity to manage and operate the system; annexation to Volcano, Fiddletown or another community service district; or abandonment by the AWA. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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