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Mr. Anson >> here. >> Uh, Mr. Schmidt. >> Miss Francois >> here. >> Okay. >> And Chairman Perugi. and chairman Farugi.

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>> Yes. >> Okay. I'll add the others as they join the meeting. >> Okay. Please stand up for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America

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and to the >> for its one nation under God in indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. My statement

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in accordance with the provisions of chapter 231 New Jersey public laws of 1975. The open public meeting act educate notice to this meeting has been

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provided by the giving of notice to the corer news posting the agenda in the public lobby of the building 48 hours prior to this meeting. Delivery of this notice to

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the Franklin Township clerk at least 48 hours prior to this meeting and mailing notice to those persons properly requesting to the to be mailed notification of meetings at least 48

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hours prior to this meeting. Motion to open uh meeting for the public comments. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Second. >> Is anybody from the public? >> No sir.

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>> Seeing no one from the public, I move to close the public session. >> I'll second that. Do we have a first for closing? >> All in favor? Okay. Closing the motion. >> Okay. Who's the first? >> Uh I

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>> Okay. And second. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Motion is closed. Approval of the meetings. Previous meeting is in regards to the meetings.

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Is there any changes in the meeting? Motion to open. Working session regular board meeting 5th, 2026. Motion to open. >> Motion to approve. >> Second that.

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>> Second. All in favor? >> I I >> I. >> No. Absent. Abstent. Motion to carry.

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Executive summary. A professional report. >> Thank you, Chairman. Please go ahead. >> Okay. Uh under legal um our month consisted of the typical legal support uh public bids

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um private developments, meetings, resolutions, PL employee handbook, the PSNG easement agreement and uh and general support uh under the solar electric vehicle uh

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project. There's nothing to report other than they did send me recently a proposed development plan which has not been reviewed yet for our finance platform upgrade and migration. I'll let

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Dr. Roach give a quick summary of her update of that project. >> Okay. Uh as far as the um finance platform uh we are having our year end review with Edmonds uh tomorrow on the 3 and then we have also coordinated uh for

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our new foreman uh Alex Groso to have his Edmonds training on Friday in the morning at 9:00 and all of the penalties have been reversed from the uh community when they went out and that was done as of yesterday. So, we are good with

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utility billing and with finance. >> Thank you, Dr. Roach. >> You're welcome. >> Uh the High Bay garage, uh we do still need to place the order for the manhole part of the drainage system that's going to be placed with the company called Atlantic. When that is

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um that when that order does get placed, it'll be about two three week uh to get the item delivered. Last month, the board asked for us to send uh the planting plan, which I did

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forward it to all the board members. And uh Howard, can you confirm if you sent the planting plan to the DRCC? >> Uh if you're if you've approved it, I will. Yeah, I didn't I didn't send it yet.

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>> Okay, very good. Okay. Yeah, the Brooklyn Avenue area sewer rehabilitation project is going by uh as expected. We're at about an 89% uh of this service lateral construction

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is complete. The SIP work began on May 22nd and that that work is complete. We do have 35 laterals remaining and we I am projecting that this project be completed in August of 2026.

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the Western Canal Road pump station. Joe, >> can I can I go back to the highway garage? You want one for just a quick second? >> Sure. >> I I looked at the report. Uh it said uh we have a few more months left, four or

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five months I believe, and we are over uh budget, 107% on the expenses. Do we have an idea how much more we'll have to spend on that to bring it to completion? >> That's a good question, uh, Councilman.

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So, uh, this was this was kind of already reported, uh, because the work took much longer than expected because of the conditions of the road, the pipes, and so forth.

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Um, that's why it took longer. Now, we're not necessarily paying the contractor longer, but we have additional expenses. The biggest additional expense is going to be with CME because that's more manh hours uh that

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they're out there inspecting. We're we're anticipating about 190 to $200,000 above what we projected. And remember, these projects are all projected costs. There's always unforeseen. Some projects

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were under, some were over. This one we're over because it really should have been completed in February. Instead, it's being completed six months later. So, um it's going to be about 200,000. Now, one thing I did to

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minimize uh those extra expenses, I eliminated all the police work, which would have um had I not done that, that would have been another $200 or $300,000 additional that we would have been over

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budget. Um I hope that answers your question, Councilman. >> What is the date of completion in the contract? the rate of completion uh well kind of

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depends on uh which section they're doing you know the manhole the main line and so forth but uh let me ask will Krosk give you a little bit more detail on that because every everything has a rate per day and some things were slowed

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down and some things were not. Yeah, I that so that's exactly I mean in terms of the rate for the Brookline project um some days it's two laterals get addressed, other days one or even no laterals get addressed and they're doing prep work. I would say on average they

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they've been averaging about uh one per day. Um about 20 per month. Um, however, there's been some months recently where it's been less than that, but over the project, it's been about 20 per month has been the the average rate.

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>> So, you said you're uh saving probably at least a couple hundred,000 by um not having the police there. Um, if you don't need to have the police there for that, are there other things that are the same kind of situation where we're having police that we're spending a lot

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of money on that maybe we don't necessarily need them there? >> That is true, Commissioner. It's very true. Um, I minimized to a small degree the police on the Marcy Street project and we did a a very quick two or three

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week project on South Mabbush that we also had no police but we have to I mean there is a town um ordinance in place though I it's arguable that we are not subject to that but we also do have

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legitimate safety issues for traffic uh for our vendor and and our staff. So, if you ask anyone who works with me, I'm always looking to reduce the police where possible because it it costs about

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$1,000 a day per cop. That that adds up um fast. >> I can only say $1,000 a day. Wow. Yeah, because uh by the time you're done

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paying the cop and the admin fee. Yeah, it's like $110 an hour and they're out there, you know, eight, nine hours depending. Some days they're out there six hours, some days they're out there more.

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So I average it about $1,000 a day. that that's if they have the cop available. >> If you don't have a a police officer available um and there is a safety situation, what do you do?

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>> Uh well well the contractor, our engineer and our staff, all of them independently have authority to um stop the project. But however, um

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I'll remind you that our staff are trained in uh road and traffic safety. >> It should be in the contract for the flagman. >> The flagman the flagman control the traffic

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>> and historically it is in the contract. But I made a a tactical decision to take it out of this contract so I can control it. And when I control it, um, I can control the savings. If it was in the

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contract, then the contractor would control my road safety expenses. And and so let me just say I probably saved three $400,000 already on this project

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by me controlling it. So hopefully hopefully that'll be uh documented in my personnel file on a permanent basis. Anyway, traffic safety is going well. We we have it when we need it and when and where we need it.

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>> Okay. >> Thanks, John. >> You're welcome. >> Uh Western Canal Pump Station Flood Rehabilitation uh New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection submitted some comments and

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questions. I forwarded them that to the engineer. the engineer has already begun uh responding back to them. So, uh there it's almost a correspondence conversation back and forth, but it looks like it's moving forward. Um the

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agreement uh chairman, the agreement is ready to sign. So, Dr. Roach is going to coordinate with you for your signature. I was unable to sign it without the authority of the board. So, we'll wait for you to come in and sign it. >> Yesterday, I was there. Dr. Ro called me

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and I was right away I was around the building and uh I think the your name was on the on the papers >> right exactly so uh we we corrected that page and the um the notary public page so it's it's ready for you

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>> okay I will do I will do >> so the uh attorney uh did order and begin the title work to be completed on this seizement agreement and we are ready um the board had I believe the board already authorized uh the check to

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be processed but after the title work is done and the signatures are fixed um the check will be ready and we can uh conclude this final purchase of the easement agreement. So that's that's going nicely. Commerce

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Drive pump station which is right across the street that's going very well. PSCG gas agreement has been executed and we are waiting for an install date from PSNG uh to install the new gas service

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connection. The pre-cast building uh the wet well structures were all set in place in May. Canopy was constructed. I see the crane has been mounted and installed. Uh right now they're doing a lot of the

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electrical interior work which is in progress along with the duct work uh which is being fabricated and installed. Uh one note with Shirley Avenue uh two notes. One we literally sign we mailed

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uh a contract to the owner back in June of 25. Here it is. and it was returned undeliverable to sender. Don't ask me why. The address is about five blocks from here.

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Oh, I have to contact him. Uh also second note as I paused that project for financial reasons. Um I'm looking to uh reinstitute that project somewhere in the foreseeable

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future. I just want to make sure my budget and my cash flow on hand are healthy. Um, but I'm getting close to the end of this pause period and we'll begin uh working that project again. So,

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that concludes all the projects which are all in the green, all going uh forward as expected. If uh chairman and board members, if there are no other questions, I could go into the executive director's report. >> I have a question. all the projects

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which you mentioned I need the date of commencement start and date of completion could you please >> yes sir >> yeah to all the commissioners so everybody should know that how long this job will go and uh where we stand so

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that's why I need the date of completion and uh copy to all the commissioners so everybody should know about that >> okay um when we say begin the uh the begin date uh

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you kind of have to define begin because uh just so I have clarity uh because there's there's different preparatory stages to a project from concept discussion

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um to um scoping it out with the engineer to the bid date um to commencement of work. Um may maybe I should just do uh the date

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we accepted a bid. Would that be a good uh begin date? Uh Joe um I'm asking because delay of the job cost authority. We are paying for the delaying the job.

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So that's what we need to know that what is the date of completion and what is the reason of delay. >> Okay. Uh well uh thank you for that focus. The only all projects uh

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exception of two ended be before or uh at the expected end date. Uh we had Marcy Street that got extended uh due to a number of things and uh Brookline are the only two projects that

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came anywhere as close to that. And um and the and Brooklyn was delayed because of the rate at which they were able to do the laterals. >> Okay. Joe, can I meet you sometime

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during this week about all these projects and >> absolutely and maybe to help the conversation uh we can invite CME um >> absolutely >> okay thank you be happy to be there >> I look forward to it

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>> thank you very much if any commissioner want to join most welcome please >> yeah I look forward to Uh, okay. Um, chairman, would you like me to go into my executive director report? >> Sure, please. Please. >> Okay.

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Um, for revenue as of May 31st, we received in checks that were deposited 1,997,61859 for that month. That is an average amount. and year-to- date collected is

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17,449,335.15 which is exactly well near exactly what we anticipated last year that we would um collect. Uh I will note May 31st is the end of our fiscal cycle. So that's why I'm making that comment that we were we were in uh within a quarter percent

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of revenue that was projected. Uh however in the month of May penalties amassed $32,4452 that is an extremely high amount for penalties. I will be investigating it

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and looking for opportunities uh to avoid those high revenues within the penalty. So there might be something systematic that is causing those penalties and I I I don't know why. Uh so I just noticed

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it today that I will investigate. Under expenses, as of April 30th, expenditures for the month of April, $941,888. Expenses year to date as of April 30th were 11,111,690.40. As of that date, we were 91% through the

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fiscal calendar and only spent 74% of our budget, which is really good. For cash, as of a as of April 30th, again, as of April 30th, unrestricted

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cash, we have 2,1,45510. In the category restricted, we have 16,845,282.90. In the category of designated, we have 6,941,18154, giving us a total cash net position of $25,787,91954.

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within our discussion items. Uh budget address, our financial consultant has completed the cash analysis, uh which includes revenue and expenses and capital. I will be meeting with her either later this week or early next

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week to go over the details of which um and come up with a final plan. The next step after that is I put all the budget documents together with our auditor. Uh I will note that

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initially our financial consulting is suggesting a budget that would give us an annual net income of 466,000 which would actually be down $1.2 2 million comparatively to the year

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past. I want to make that note because having a le smaller annual net income means my cash accumulation for future projects will be delayed. Last thing I'm going to say about that

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budget and it's just in draft form. That's with assuming a 2.9% rate increase which is under the 3 to 5% minimum she suggested for the last year, this year, and for the next five years.

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So once I have a budget and uh rate increase that I'm comfortable with, I'll sit with the chairman and the board oneonone to go over the options just like we did in the years past. under under audit 2026 fiscal year end

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and audit fieldwork will begin in July or August and that'll also be managed by Dr. Roach. under IT and computers. We placed an order for a laptop today for our foreman

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and we do need to place an order for four iPads to replace the field crew iPads which I've sent an email to SHI so we can purchase the iPads under state contract. All projects are in the green category

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as I previously mentioned. uh associated with but different from the budget and audit is our connection free. Our auditor has just issued a report to me this week for our connection fee audit

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and has determined that the maximum fee we're allowed would be $4,337 which is a 10% increase in allowance over last year. Um, now the connection fee that does

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impact our budget because, you know, we're around the 300,000 anticipated revenue each year on connection fees. But just because we can raise the connection fee doesn't mean necessarily the board wants to. So that'll be part

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of my budgetary decision making. Under internal engineering, we had zero new connections for the month of May. We have 77 connections yearto date. We were anticipating 93.8 which we did not

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get. And for the month of May we did receive six applications for the um technical review committee. One was completed and five remains in progress with our engineer

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under staffing strength and discussions. Uh first uh let me remind everybody that our man our operations manager Scott no as we discussed last month he has retired and we wish him well and as well

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our foreman has uh decided to resign and he separated from us last Friday. We gave them both a lunchon before they left. It was very nice and we wish them both well. I also want to everyone to uh

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welcome and congratulate our newest promoted foreman, Alex Groso. And he's on the meeting with us. Alex was promoted to foreman

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and he's already doing a great job all two days of his tenure. >> Congratulations, Alex. >> Congratulations. Congratulations. >> Congratulations. >> Thank you. >> Um,

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regarding the manager position, we received about 30 résumés and uh we will begin going through them this week and try to minimize the time it takes to make a decision. Uh, but

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we're going to jump on it. At the same time, we also advertised a bookkeeper position where we received 18 resumes. So, uh we have lots of reasons we're going to be very busy in the office um with just personnel issues,

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but uh we're enjoying it and it's going to all go good. Okay. Um so, I'm going to slow down here. I'm under the category of commercial opportunities. Uh, I was very happy when Councilman Rahm and Barrison, as I reported last

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week, brought to my attention that some commercial entities in town are using an enormous amount of water. He thought a million gallons per year was an enormous and that's actually considered

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a small water customer. Based upon the direction that Councilman embarrass gave me, I had um a water usage report sent to me for anyone using a million or more gallons

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and that report demonstrated about 100 150 commercial entities in town. However, the top 10 were very interesting because some of them were using almost 30 million gallons of

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water. So, I sat with CME. We uh well, I sent that document to our billing. I wanted to know what billing model they were on. Were they on flat rate? Were they on assessed EDUs? Or

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were they metered? And if they were metered, were they sampling? We have already identified accounts that we're going to be charging more for. And now the water usage report, the

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commercial water usage report, uh, I will be getting every three months from the water department and CME will be analyzing that every month and is now a permanent discussion item and a permanent element of their report to

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report to me. Uh, Councilman Barrison, did you want to say anything? >> Yeah, I think you know um I wanted to seize see the data comparative data. Uh in other words,

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how many edus these uh commercial accounts were uh designed to uh use um and the bill that that they are paying uh how much they paying for that and

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how many more edus that they are using based on the water usage. So I think you would get to that by looking at no other clients, other customers that are using

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exactly the same equivalent EDUs of water and then you back into that uh per UDU cost or per gallon of water uh equates to, you know, $1 in sewer bill or something like that. So we need to

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convert those amounts into um uh the potential uh build billing amounts. So we so we can see the impact of this uh abuse uh knowingly or knowingly these uh

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commercial clients have been putting this through. Um so the the I think you know I don't know how to solve this but many towns use um sewer sewer bills based on the water

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usage. We don't um so we need to come up with either we build or either we install um flow meters in all these all these customers or come up with a formula to uh bill uh

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based on the water usage. Right now uh all the other rate payers are subsidizing these heavy commercial uh sewer uh water uses. So, which is not fair, >> right? Uh, very well put, uh,

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Councilman. So, the good news is we have all those systems already in place. >> Good. Good. >> The additional better news is thanks to the new rules, rates, and regulations that we put into place in the last couple years, we actually have an

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additional option. We could build them just based upon their water bill. But it gets but the an analysis needs to be done. For example, we have one location I won't

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mention which account. We were assessing them um 42 edus for sewer and that was working and it was accurate. But they notified us through an

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application of a use change. At that time, the sewage authority took no action to change what we were charging them. That was long before I got here. Long before probably two or three executive directors ago.

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What we didn't know is when they told us they were going to be a data center, it never clicked because data centers were new. We chose to do nothing. So, we can't go back.

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But now that we're we're doing this new auditing, inspecting, reassessing program going forward, we can accurately charge them. However, one data center said, "But we have an

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evaporation system. So, we're taking in water. We're using it to cool down and but then the water gets evaporated." Fine. Our rules, rates, and regs tell us we can force them to meter

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and and if we feel like it, force them to meter and sample their their outgoing sewer. So, we're doing it. We're going to do all of it. But to go back a back bill will be a little tricky. But

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listen, I'm I'm here to get it in as much tax dollars as I possibly can that's fair and legal for our community. And we're going to do just that. Luckily, we have everything in place to do everything we want to do. >> Like, we don't even need to modify our

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own rules and rates and regs. Joe. Um, couple of questions and, uh, show my ignorance. One, I don't know what edu is. Um, two, is the, what you

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mentioned, data centers. I was going to ask, do the 10 that are using 30 million or more, are they the same type of business? And I'm wondering, uh, you know, are they all data centers or are they the same type of business? Three, I'm just blown away

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and again this is my naivity or ignorance or something that businesses well we as residents are charged for how much water we use but businesses are not. >> No, no, no. That's that's not true. Water is not the issue. Water building

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is not the issue. The sewer building is the issue. We >> I understand, but I thought I heard I thought I heard Joe say that um businesses are charged differently for their water use than residents are

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>> now charged based upon their water usage. >> So >> is it is it the same way that residents are? >> No. So re again residents pay for their water and then

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they residents pay a flat rate for sewer. But when it comes down to businesses, um, businesses if they don't want us to assess them at a flat rate based upon their usage of

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the building and they don't want to meter or if they're if they're not being cooperative with us, we have the option to charge them uh, EDUs based upon their water usage.

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And what are EDUs? Uh >> um let me translate edu. Thank you. >> An average amount of gallons per household of sewer. >> Equivalent dwelling unit is is the uh

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the acronym, but that's exactly right. That's what it is in in reality. >> So the D sets an EDU at X number of gallons of sewage per household. And then we, you know, then we use that

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equation for businesses as well. So might be one business, but they're using maybe 38 times what a normal household will use and that's how we charge them. But if we're unsure of it or they're arguing

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with us, then we we will just say, "All right, then you have to meter your sewage, and if you don't want to do that, then we're going to charge you based upon your water." >> Okay. >> So, this is all good news. It's a learning moment for me because I wasn't

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even thinking in terms of this. And we're we're going after it aggressively. Uh I see. All right. Um going down. Uh for our standard

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resolutions tonight, uh we have all standard resolutions except for general fund and north tracking. For additional resolutions, there's only one. There's one resolution that's authorizing the agreement with BGIA for our riskmanagement consulting services and I

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don't I don't remember anything that would need executive session. Do do you, Brian? >> No. No, I don't believe there's any need for executive session, Joe. >> Okay. All right. Um, chairman, that would conclude my executive director

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reports. >> Okay. Thank you very much, Joe. The approval of the resolution will be done by the consent consent agenda. All the items listed below are considered to be routine nature thereby requiring one

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motion and one second for all items. If any member wishes to remove an item from the consent agenda, please advise the chair right now. At this time, which resolutions need to be handled separately and they will addressed and

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voted on separately? We have five resolutions. Resolution number one, it is a payroll account 0602 2026.

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This 180 48.66 66 operation expense account 06022026 this is number two 319,235.29 renewal and replacement 0602

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2026 this is number three resolution uh dollar number is 4 413,317.08 08 escrow account 062 2026 this number four it is 81,779.80

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80. >> There's a motion to open for this resolution. >> I'll make a motion to pass uh to approve those uh resolutions. >> Second. >> Second. >> Second.

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>> All in favor? I >> n absent abstent motion to approve and additional resolutions motion for

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each one if applicable. Motion resolution number five, resolution authorizing the executive of an agreement with Business and Governmental Insurance Agency, Inc. for professional

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risk management consulting services for calendar year 2026. Motion to open executive session if any applicable. >> Oh, we got a vote on this baby. >> Oh, the resolution. Okay. >> Move to accept uh resolution number

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five. >> Totally. Uh all in favor? >> Second. >> We got a second and then there's discussion. >> I have a second. >> All in favor? Uh uh we got some got a

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couple of questions here >> before we go to the vote. Okay. Um first um it says in here that uh this company has offered the authority these

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professional riskmanagement consulting services. I'm not really sure what that means that they have offered it. I don't see a dollar amount in here. So I'm wondering if by offering means they're doing it for free. Um so can uh and if

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it's if there is a dollar amount is there not to exceed a certain amount? >> Um commissioner uh this is the same firm and the same services that the municipality uses and

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my understanding is this. All those services come for free and we use them every year. Dr. Roach, for example, will ask them to research another health in uh health plan, another dental plan,

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another disability, and they do all that uh without charge. They are paid a commission like any other insurance agent does from the carriers.

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So we don't um you know if there's a new product they get their fees basically on the back end my understanding count councilwoman Franuis is that how the town it works too

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>> that's correct that's correct we use them as for their brokerage services and so what they typically do is they go out to market and come up with the best pricing for our health plan in health healthcare insurance and they've been working with us for as many years as I

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can remember. I bought them on when I was the mayor back in 1996 and they've been saving us millions and millions of dollars at the township >> and they're really nice nice people. >> Thank you, Kimberly. Thanks for that explanation.

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>> You're welcome. So this motion is open is okay. Approve. >> Resolution number five. >> All in favor? >> In favor? >> I think you may have to have a roll call

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for this one, right? >> Yes. should have a roll call. >> Okay, we'll do. Mr. Anonson, >> yes. >> Mr. Schmidt, >> yes. >> Miss Francois, >> yes.

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>> Mr. Kelax, >> yes. >> Miss Davenport, >> yes. >> And Chairman Furugi, >> yes. Motion to open executive session applicable.

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>> It's not necessary tonight, Chairman. >> Okay, >> chairman. The only thing I can um recall on here is that we have to go back to committee reports. That was oversighted. >> Okay. Committee reports

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negotiation and personal. >> Anybody from personal? >> Oh, uh, yeah. Chairman. Oh, yeah. Councilman Barrison, did you want to report on negotiations and personnel?

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>> Yeah, sure. Um yeah, so they've met with the union folks again and um they have agreed and we have agreed to uh all all the outstanding issues from the previous uh session. So we have a mo

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we signed with them. So now it just have to be it has to be codified in a formal union contract. Um I believe it's a fair contract and uh there was a give and take from both sides. Um I think uh the

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authority authority should do well with that and I believe the union members are uh quite uh satisfied and um and so we won't have to do this for another four years. We we increase the term from 3 to four years. So, uh,

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you know, the contracts is up a little longer than before. >> And Councilman, I'll also add that, um, I completed rewriting the contract document today. Uh, it took me an extra day because I had to bring in Matt Ori,

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who represents the union. Uh, there was a discrepancy on his Rubik's over mine. uh turned out, you know, so we came to an agreement on it and now I could send that copy to the union rep that

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represents them and uh put that in PDF form, send that to the attorney, have him look at it and uh then that'll be finalized. Then we send it for execution. Oh, uh there's a question. Uh Brian,

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uh what do we do? Uh so I guess when it's ready for execution, then I got to bring it back to next I have to send it to the board members. >> Next meeting. Yep. >> Next month. Okay. So it'll be ready next month. >> Yep. >> How long did it take you guys to

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negotiate a new contract? >> So we actually the union approached us. We actually started earlier >> and there was just delays with schedule and getting everybody there. Uh but Rahm, when do you think our first meeting was? February, >> I think. So I think it took like three

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months. Uh >> three maybe. Maybe maybe four. I think we had overall I think we had four meetings, one a month or something like that. >> Sounds about right. Congratulations.

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That's usually a big deal at the township when we do union negotiations. Takes months and months. >> This union is not like those other unions. They they get it. >> Okay. Here.

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>> They love working here. >> They were they were very fair. It's a funny thing in the middle of the sessions negotiating sessions sessions uh the union one of the union leaders moved out of the union and became

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management. That would be Alex Groso. >> That helps. >> Yeah, Alex, I drink bullet bourbon. FYI, just saying. >> Keep that in mind. anymore, you know. I

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gotta, you know, all new. >> Um, yeah. And also, um, the two new people we hired, one started two weeks ago, one started yesterday. They they look like they're both happy. They look, uh, Alex, you're working with them. They both fit in. Okay.

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>> They've been good. They've been ask They've been asking a lot of questions. They want to learn. They they look very into it right now. >> Good. Good. All right. >> All right. Uh malle uh I'm going move forward. Municipal lison committee.

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Anybody here? >> Yeah. I have nothing to report but I would like to commend Councilman Rahm for coming up with that discovery. the fact that we may be losing leaving hundreds of thousands of dollars on the table and potentially bringing in some additional revenue for and reducing the

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burden potentially on our taxpayers on our rateayers. So this that's good that's wonderful news. Thank you Councilman Rom. >> Thank you Councilwoman. Appreciate it. It's actually huge news because I am anticipating

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uh a change of easily $300,000 a year once we get this going. >> Which is why remember the other opportunity that was presented here was the private collection systems. That's why last year I asked you to authorize

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an additional two positions in operations so I could promote two guys to inspector so we could go into the private property systems inspect them for holes because remember they're getting charged flat rate but if they

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got holes in their system letting groundwater and everything else in we're paying for that. So those two guys will pay for themselves if not you know much more. Mark my words, it's gonna be a great opportunity for revenue or you know or

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reduce costs. >> That's wonderful. >> That's all I have. Mr. Chairman, >> construction. >> Anybody from question? Joe, >> I I have nothing more. I think we can

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you can probably conclude at this point. Safety is not here. Safety. >> Who has safety? Who has safety? >> I believe I might be on the safety uh committee. And if I am, there's nothing to report.

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>> Not no injuries either. No motion to a motion to adjoin motion to ajourn. >> Okay. >> Happy election day everybody. >> All right. Good night. Time to

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>> everyone. 7:23. Good night everyone.