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Western States Water Council . Executive Committee Minutes San Antonio, Texas October 20,2005 . W ASIDNGTON Stephen Bernath WYOMING Pat Tyrrell STAFF D. Craig Bell Tony Willardson Shaun McGrath Cheryl Redding GUESTS None WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Chairman Hal Simpson welcomed Committee members, as well as those attending on behalf of others. Introductions were made around the table. The Executive Committee meeting was held in the Patio Room at the Menger Hotel. . APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the meeting held in Seattle, Washington on July 14, 2005 were moved for approval. A second was offered and the minutes were unanimously approved. REPORT ON BUDGET AND FINANCES Jack Stults noted that Tab D of the briefing book contains the budget information. The year was closed out in good shape - revenues exceeded budget. We are under budget primarily due to the reduction in staff. This has raised a question regarding the possibility of hiring additional staff. The budget reserves are at 50 % of the annual budget, which is in keeping with the established policy. At the last meeting, the Executive Committee agreed to keep the dues level until fiscal year 2008. Given the fact that we have a situation that is fairly stable and somewhat predictable, it may provide us an opportunity to look at the staffing level. We will look at that and then decide whether we should recommend any change in the future. With respect to the current budget, things are going well. Currently, membership dues have been paid by all but two states. Our understanding is that those two states are in the process of providing the proper paper work through their budgeting processes. There is no jeopardy with respect to whether those states will be paying dues. A question was raised as to whether additional revenues would be needed in order to hire additional staff. The response was that the level of funding would need to be increased. . 2