The following actions were taken at the May 12, 2009 Board meeting.

Oath of Office
Robert P. Reese and Brenda Cherpitel received the oath of office, following their successful election in April.  Mr. James E. Vader received the oath of office on May 1, following his successful election in April.

Nomination of Board Chair and Vice Chair
The Board reorganizes every two years.  Robert P. Reese was selected as Board Chair and Robert Olson was selected to continue as Vice Chair.

Award of Contract
The Board awarded the contract for Project MP-05305, Laboratory Improvements to Feyerherm Construction, Inc., the lowest, qualified, responsible, and responsive bidder for its Base Bid, in the amount of $4,679,000.00

Change Order
The Board approved a Change Order for Project MP-06007, Facility 3 (Phase V-A) Water Treatment Plant, for an increase in the contract amount of $35,594.23 with Grimm Construction Company, Inc.

Identity Theft Prevention Program
The Board adopted a resolution authorizing the creation of an identity theft prevention program.