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Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the

Mt. Lebanon Parking Authority Board

January 3, 2008

Mt. Lebanon Parking Authority Office

788 Washington Road

Mt. Lebanon, PA 15228          

 

 

Present at the meeting were Board Members Bill Friedman, Bill Baldwin, Al Frioni, Richard Ballon, Executive Director Sahar, and Facilities Manager Quealy.

1)  Chairman Friedman called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM.  

 

 

2)      Roll call was taken and the above listed Board Members were present.

 

 

 

3)      Consideration of Minutes of the December 6, 2007.

 

The Minutes of the December 6, 2007 meeting were unanimously approved.

 

 

 

4)      Citizen Comments

 

There were no citizen comments.

 

5)      Discussion of North Garage theft

 

Mr. Baldwin updated the Board on his conversation with Mt. Lebanon Police Chief Thomas Ogden regarding the theft that occurred at the North Garage in September.  Mr. Ogden indicated that the investigative services unit had been downsized and that it would take $6,000.00 in overtime to do a complete investigation.  Mr. Ogden suggested that the Authority purchase surveillance cameras to monitor the cashier booth areas of the garages.

 

 

6)   Consideration of Expense and Payroll Voucher lists of December 11, 2007, and December 26, 2007.

 

The Board unanimously approved the Expense and Payroll Voucher Lists.

 

7)      Fiscal 2007 Audit

 

Rob Lent, partner Maher Duessel, presented to the Board the Fiscal 2007 Audit report.  Mr. Lent explained the results of the audit led to giving the Authority an unqualified opinion that the financial statements fairly present the Authority’s financial position as of June 30, 2007 and 2006.  Mr. Lent explained that several Statements of Auditing Standards have been put in place over the past several years.  These changes dealt with fraud, audit documentation, and internal controls.  Mr. Lent also in indicated the SAS 114 will be applicable for next year. This standard will require the auditors to meet with Board, or Board representatives, prior to commencing the audit.  The Board thanked Mr. Lent for his presentation.

 

Mr. Frioni left the meeting at 7:00 p.m.

 

8)      Other Items

 

 

 

Work is continuing on the Policies and Procedures Manual.  Some items regarding risk assessment will need to be included.

 

The Board reviewed the Authority financial reserve level.

 

Mr. Quealy and Mr. Sahar reported that with the onset of winter the maintenance crew was concentrating on snow/ice removal and keeping parking and pedestrian surfaces safe.

 

Mr. Sahar noted that the Authority participated in the BPA sponsored LEBO Loot program over the holiday period.  It was also noted that the Authority issued courtesy warning tickets instead of parking meter tickets during the holiday season.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

Richard D. Sahar

Executive Director