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Western States Water Council Executive Committee Minutes Washington, D.C. March 26, 2006 . 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 Columbia I Room at the Holiday Inn Capitol. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the meeting held in San Antonio, Texas on October 20,2005 were moved for approval. A second was offered and the minutes were unanimously approved. REPORT ON BUDGET AND FINANCES . A. FY200S-2006 Year-to-Date Status Jack Stults noted that Tab D of the briefing book contains the budget information. He highlighted and reviewed the status of the current year budget, which is very good. In terms of dues revenues and the projected budget, we have received full dues from seventeen states. Dues are exactly as projected. Other revenues are consistent with what had been proposed in the budget. Expenditures are tracking fairly well with respect to operating expenses. There have been savings in the expenses to date this year, primarily because ofthe vacant attorney position. Those activities are being patched together by existing staff on the Council, as well as a contract with Western Governors' Association for assistance to the Water Quality Committee. Last year the Council went from an on-staff bookkeeper/accountant to contracted services, so there has been a fairly significant adjustment of the organization's expenses that are resulting in savings. All in all, the expenses are less than budgeted, and the revenues are a little higher than budgeted. B. Proposed FY2006-2007 Budget and Financial Projections Jack next reviewed the budget for the upcoming fiscal year, FY2006-2007. We are looking at very similar revenue projections. There is a change in that the symposium on Indian water rights settlements will not be held. That symposium is held biennially, and so will not be held in 2007. That drops revenues to a certain extent, but it is balanced out by a drop in expenses. The symposium is a bit of an income generator, but it is not a significant amount over expenses, so the loss of that income is not significant with respect to liability of the organization. . 2