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November 30,2018 Meeting Minutes Date
At Stewarts Bar and Grill
Board Members Present: Arnoldo Hernandez, Estella Zamora,Jim Porter, Sid Freeman, Van
Beechler, Patricia Benedict, and Adam Garcia
Board Members Absent: Adam Garcia
Staff Members Present: Mike Dittenber, Marisela Pesina, Cecilia Flores,and Rick Legg.
In Order of Business
1. Roll call and call to order:
Arnoldo Hernandez called the meeting to order at 12:01 p.m. He asked if there were any
discussion items that should be included in the agenda. Jim Porter made a motion to accept the
agenda as presented,seconded by Sid Freeman and unanimously approved by the Board at 12:03
p.m.
2. Presentation of the 2017 Annual Audit
Jared Zwygart of Millington Zwygart Accounting delivered the 2017 financials to the Board of
Directors. He indicated that everything in the audit was normal and there were no issues he
needed to address. One of the Board Members asked if the housing authority financials were in
good enough shape to withstand financial separation from the federal government in 2019. Mr.
Zwygart expressed confidence in the staff of the housing authority, but also noted this is
"uncharted territory". Jim Porter made a motion to accept the 2017 financials, seconded by Sid
Freeman and unanimously approved by the Board at 12:28 p.m.
3. New Agenda format
Mike asked the Board to consider an agenda where numerous items could be approved in a
"consent agenda" in an effort to cut down on the amount of time during the meetings. Arnoldo
Hernandez said he was comfortable with trying the new format for the next few months.
4. Review of the September 2018 Board Meeting Minutes:
Because there was not enough Board Members present to have a quorum, the October meeting
was cancelled. Arnoldo asked if everyone had a chance to review the September meeting
minutes. Estella Zamora made a motion to approve the minutes as amended,seconded by Sid
Freeman, and unanimously approved by the board at 12:34 p.m.
5. Review of the September and October 2018 Financials:
Rick Legg provided a brief summary of the September and October financials and indicated
costs during the most recent months were leveling off. Sid Freeman made a motion to accept
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both the September and October financials,seconded by Adam Garcia and unanimously
approved by the Board at 1:00 p.m.
6. Old Business
After some discussion of the Executive Directors Salary,Jim Porter made a motion to increase
the Director's salary by 2%, seconded by Patricia and unanimously approved by the board at
1:11 p.m.
7. New Business
There was a short discussion about the policy manual. Arnoldo Hernandez asked for volunteers
from the Board to form a small committee to review the policy. Sid, Estella,and Van agreed to
meet at 10:00am on December 11th to discuss the policy.
8. Meeting adjourned at 2:10 p.m.
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