Southwest Delaware County Municipal (Sewer) Authority

The meeting agenda includes the approval of engineering escrow releases to Stantec for several projects, the authorization of the 2025 audited financial statements, and the reduction of the performance bond for the Star Hill Apartments project. Additionally, the agenda covers the review and approval of the Treasurer's Report, including accounts payable disbursements, and the review of customer adjustments for sewer accounts.

The update includes information on budget and billing rates, explaining a slight rate increase effective with the January 31, 2019 billing cycle due to increased flows and maintenance costs. It also covers invoice changes, including a new format, the reason for customers receiving bills from both CWA/Aqua and SWDCMA, customer messages, and the immediate assessment of late fees after the invoice due date. Website updates are discussed, highlighting the new Customer Portal for online account access, payments, and transaction history. Additional topics include billing procedures, payment options, deduct meters for irrigation, and pool credits for repairs.

The agenda includes motions for approving engineering escrow releases, extending the sewer dedication deadline for Chester Heights Camp Meeting, authorizing agreements for the Toby Farms Developers LLC project, and approving the contract renewal with Wind River Environmental/KBX Golden LLC. It also covers authorizing a reduction in the WSFS Bank construction loan for Rose Hill Developers, LP, and payments to Jurich Inc. and AJM Electric Inc. for sewer repairs and pump station upgrades. Additionally, the agenda includes reviewing customer adjustments for sewer accounts, scheduling the 2025 budget meeting, and reports from the Solicitor, Long Range Planning, and Negotiations Committee, with an Executive Session planned.

The Southwest Delaware County Municipal Authority's amended budget for 2012 includes revenues from sewer rentals, NSF fees, interest on assessments, new connections, waste haulers, pretreatment, penalty charges, collection fees, lien filing fees, rental income from phone towers, certification fees, and interest income. Expenses cover various areas such as plant operations (salaries, overtime, EPA fines, engineering fees, maintenance, supplies, insurance, employee benefits, pension, uniforms, telephone, payroll taxes, lab supplies, and analysis), collections (manhole adjustments, power for pump stations, sewer maintenance, customer reimbursements, rental to railroad, pump station repairs, mileage, and insurance), maintenance (salaries, overtime, supplies, insurance, and employee benefits), and administration (salaries, vacation pay, professional services, power, public relations, finance charges, bank service charges, legal fees, miscellaneous expenses, office equipment, office supplies, postage, accounting fees, collection agency fees, software support, computer expenses, insurance, employee benefits, postage, telephone, travel, advertising, payroll tax expense, dues, and web hosting). Other expenses include capital improvement costs, interest expense on bond refinancing, amortization expense, and depreciation expense.