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March 19, 2019 Board of Director's Meeting Minutes

The meeting was called to order at 7:06pm. In attendance were Board Members Tim Pendleton, Barry Braman, Ruby Cosby, Garry Everson and Anna Riquelme. No shareholders were in attendance.


The minutes of the February 2019 Board Meeting were reviewed by the board. Ruby made a motion to accept the minutes as written, and the motion was seconded by Barry. The motion passed by a vote of 5-0-0.


The February 2019 Financial Report was reviewed and discussed by the board. Ruby moved to accept the Financial Report. Garry seconded the motion. The motion passed by a vote of 5-0-0.


Old Business:

A. Tim will speak with Ron and Rodger regarding the need for hiring additional water treatment operators, and how many hours we would need for them to work.

B.MKN is the company selected to install grant meter replacements. The meeting scheduled to meet with them is April 2, 2019.

C.The MIOX pump was installed by William Curry on March 17, 2019. He did not leave it operating. He will be out of town until March 28, 2019, at which time he will start it up with our technicians.

D.The annual shareholders meeting will be scheduled as soon as the financial statements are received from our accountant. The paperwork has been submitted to him, and he is working on our documents.


New Business:

A.Maintenance and Repair List was discussed. The watermaster will be given status of our actions as they are taken to be in compliance with the scheduled dates for installation of the new meters on our pumps.

B.We are looking for licensed electricians able to upgrade our electrical system. Barry will contact local mutual water companies for recommendations.

C.Non-metered Lots annual assessments were discussed. Discussed were the shareholders concerns about the high rate of increase. After discussion, it was decided to leave the current rates as established.


Executive Session: There were no items for Executive Session.


As there were no further items to be discussed, Ruby moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Barry. The motion passed by a vote of 5-0-0. The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 pm.

Just a reminder that the Averydale website, amwclancaster.org, will provide you with all kinds of information such as: how to: start, stop service or change account details. Upcoming events, how to report a leak, board meeting minutes, payments, water rates, conversion chart, conservation tips, community and water news, etc.

PLEASE NOTE: All Averydale employees have employee badges with photos to identify themselves.

If someone approaches you stating they are from the water company, please, ask them to show you their employee badge.

If you ever have any questions, please call the office at 661-946-2256.


Averydale employees will NEVER ask you to pay your bill out in the field.


All payments are to be made at the office by check, cash, money order or debit/credit card.


It is our goal to provide clean water and the best service to our customers while keeping you informed of all the new laws and changes coming from the governing agencies that we, as a company, must adhere to.


We always encourage any questions you may have about any of these processes.

The board would like to remind every shareholder that if you have an issue or question pertaining to AMWC, please call the office, bring your concerns to the office in writing, or attend a board meeting in person

(with 24 hrs written notice per AB240).


AMWC’s Board Meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the office and are open for “eligible persons” to attend upon written request that must be received in the office (via mail, email or personal delivery), at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting per AB240 (Section 2.14305.2(b)).

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