Illinois Water Environment Association
Executive Committee Minutes 12/05/2003

The Scheduled Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Illinois Water Environment Association was called to order by President Mary Johnson at 9:30 a.m. December 5, 2003 at the Clock Tower Resort and Conference Center in Rockford, Illinois.

Present at the Meeting were Mary Johnson, John Drake, Larry Ziemba, Lou Kollias, Chuck Corley, Greg Brunst, Toby Duckett, Herb Anderson, Dennis Priewe, Harris Chien, John Lamb, Linda Smith Vargo, Ted Denning, Kathy Cooper, Sam McNeilly, Dave Zenz, and Mark Halm.


MINUTES/APPROVAL

  1. Greg Brunst moved and Lou Kollias seconded approval of the 09/12/2003 Executive Committee Meeting.  The Motion was approved.


BUDGET/FINANCIAL ISSUES

  1. Dennis Priewe presented a written Treasurer’s Report. He also reported on the following:
    1. Tax form submittal
    2. Response to request for tax exempt status
    3. Bank Lock Box for conference registrations
    4. Establishing Sylvanus Jackson Scholarship as an endowment
    5. Certificates of Deposit
    6. Printing and postage costs
  2. Chuck Corley moved and John Drake seconded that President Mary Johnson execute the proper documents and send the check to create the IWEA Sylvanus Jackson Memorial Scholarship Fund at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.


OLD BUSINESS

  1. Lou Kollias reported on the WEF TMDL Conference in Chicago, November 16-18, 2003.
  2. Linda Smith-Vargo discussed the 2004 Conference Brochure.
  3. Mary Johnson discussed proposed changes in the Constitution & Bylaws.
  4. Herb Anderson discussed the 2004 Annual Conference.
  5. Mark Halm discussed Professional Development Hours and CEU’s for the Annual Conference.
  6. John Drake and Larry Ziemba discussed the proposed 2006 IWEA/ISAWWA Conference.
  7. Toby Duckett moved and Greg Brunst seconded that the Executive Committee
    approve the concept of the IWEA/ISAWWA Joint Conference in 2006.
  8. Mary appointed John Drake, Toby Duckett, Lou Kollias, Larry Ziemba, and Herb Anderson to a Committee to work with ISAWWA in working out the details.
  9. Chuck Corley discussed new Association Banners.


NEW BUSINESS

  1. Mary discussed a Policy Handbook.
  2. Mary Johnson discussed a Standard Response Letter for Advertising Requests.
  3. Mary Johnson discussed the Illinois Water Alliance Meeting. Joint Seminars with ISAWWA were discussed.
  4. Greg Brunst moved and Herb Anderson seconded that IWEA partner with ISAWWA in their Annual Water and Security Seminar and Information Management and Technology Conference. The motion was approved.
  5. Larry Ziemba discussed the Wetlands Protection Act.
  6. Mark Halm discussed the new Young Professionals Committee.

 

COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORTS

  1. Harris Chien presented an Archives Committee Report. Larry Ziemba moved and Lou Kollias seconded that the Archives be relocated from the Yorkville-Bristol Sanitary District to the Rock River Water Reclamation District. The motion was approved.
  2. Mary Johnson presented the Written Awards Committee Report for Pat Schatz.
    Greg Brunst moved and Lou Kollias seconded that the following Award Nominees be forwarded to the Federation for approval.  The motion was approved.

    William D. Hatfield Award:  Robert Brummond
    Aurther Sidney Bedell Award:  Larry Ziemba
    Laboratory Analysts Excellence Award: John Gemoules
    George S. Burke Award:  City of Moline, South Slope Plant

  3. Dave Zenz presented a written Biosolids Committee Report.
  4. Greg Brunst presented a written Collection Systems Committee Report.
  5. John Lamb gave a Laboratory Committee Report.
  6. Linda Smith-Vargo presented a Marketing Committee Report.
  7. Chuck Corley presented a Newsletter Committee Report for Eliana Brown.
  8. Amanda Withers submitted a written Program Committee Report.
  9. Sam McNeilly presented a 10 Day Water Environment Curriculum Committee Report.
  10. Larry Ziemba presented a Watershed Committee Report for Steve Johns. He discussed a possible January Seminar.
  11. Chuck Corley presented a Local Arrangements Committee Report.


EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORTS

  1. Larry Ziemba presented a 1st Vice President Report. He discussed the Stockholm Junior Water Prize. He also discussed a USEPA Educational Grant Program.
  2. Greg Brunst presented a Directors Report.
  3. Chuck Corley presented a Past presidents Report.


ADJOURNMENT

Greg Brunst moved and Larry Ziemba moved adjournment at 2:27 p.m.

The motion was approved.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Herbert J. Anderson, Jr.
Secretary