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<br />Highlights Continued
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<br />The District Ho.ml dirpcted Sl.lf( to invt'!'tigatt' the ie<lsibility of h.lVing the Distrirl assunw the
<br />(n\M chores for the water divl'rsion ,md storage fealures. The study should be ("ornpll'te the (.111 of 2001
<br />.1Ild will help dl'tl'rmine wlll'lhl'r or no! till' District c.1I1 do a cost-efipcliv(' job of Projerl OKM. ()Vl'r Ihe
<br />last sever.ll ye.us, the Distrin has heen critical of the Burl'.lU oj Rer!.1Il1.1tio!l's t'xpensive O&M (osts .1I1d
<br />lhe iKcul11ulation of a h,lCklog of rep.lirs.
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<br />Also in 2000, as a p.nt of the focus 011 Projl'ct O~'\:M, till' Districl agn..'l'd to est.lhli"h .In O~\M
<br />reserve .lCcount Ihat would he uSl'd 10 help pay for extr.lordin.uy r('p.lir itl'rns; this .KCOllllt will he
<br />iunded by collecting Cl sm.lll surch<lrge on the s.lle .md storage oj w,lI('r. These surch.uges 1.1ke effect in
<br />2002.
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<br />Margie Miller Joins lhe District St.lff - The Distrirf interviewed !'ev('r,ll
<br />qualifipd c~lIldid,ltes for its (olllpliallce/Administr.lliv(' Clerk position. Aiter that
<br />p(()Cl'SS W.1S compll'tl" thl' Dislrict's Cenl'r.11 Man<lgl'r hif('d Margie Miller 10 fill the
<br />post. M.ugie h,1(1 since reloCi11t'd from Denver whert;> she workt.'d for a group of
<br />physici.lIls .11 the Universily Hospit.ll in Denver. M.ugie is responsible for Ilh1intaining
<br />l/W Distrirl's records and web l>.lge, .1S well as the d<ly-to d,lY cll'rical work ill the
<br />Distri<-l. She is illso r('~p()n5ihle for Recl,lm.llion Reforlll Art Compli.lncl'.
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<br />M.trJ.:it'Milh.r
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<br />Adrllllli~lr,lli\'l' ClI"!..
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<br />2000 Rud~l'l - As 2000 unfolded, the Hudg(,t as dpproved for 2000 had 10 he
<br />revised. Due to .1 ory year, ProjPct Wolter sdles and \'\linter \V..1ter storage exceeded
<br />our projl'c1ions, ,lilt! consl'quently our p.1YIllt;>n! to the Hure.llJ of Recl.lllldlion l'Xll'l'ded the hudj..WI.
<br />Also, Iht' liming of pdymellls 011 the nl'\\' building nece~sildtt'd a budgl'l (:hange.
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<br />Another big ch.mg<.' to thl' hudgt.t WelS <1 modification to tll(' h.Hldling of I'l'SerVl'S for th<.' Salety of
<br />Dams rt'p,lirs. Sinn> lhe r('p.lirs C.II11(' in way under hudgt'l, the Bo,ud decided to h,we 11ll' \V.tter
<br />Aclivity Enl<.'rprise repay the M8.1 portion oj the expenses over a fwriod of 10 yeilrs. TIll' orw Illillion
<br />dollar reserVl' was thl'll kept in Ihe Enterprise 10 help wilh the .Hlticipilll'd eXpl'IlSeS retul'd to 11ll' future
<br />enlargl'llll'nl of Pueblo Dam.
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<br />Therefore, afler posling the .1pprupri.lle notices, the Bo.ud of Direclors .lpprovpd .1 ({'vispd hudget
<br />iar 2000.
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<br />For the 2000 budgl't-yl'.H the District Bo,ml of Dirl'ctors .lpprovl'd t\\'o sep.uate mill Il'vil's 10
<br />owet ils' rpp,lyml'nt ohligations to the Burp.1u of Recl,llll.-ltion dnd 10 op('r.1I(' lhl' District. TIll' contracl.
<br />rl'p.1ynll'ntmilllevy \\'.15 sel .11 .783 mills .md gener.1ted $],807,OJO. Thl' Opl'r.lIing mill It'vy WilS !'l't .It
<br />.039 ,md gent'r<lled $] U9,O.17.
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<br />Tot,ll r('venues ior lhe Dislrict .1mOlJ/lted fo SU,452,S35 while expenditures lot<lled $U,IIH,HhO
<br />rl'!'ultillg in .m oper.lting surplus of SJJJ,h75. Of the!'e tOldls Sh,22h,2J5 Wl're lransier p.1Yllll'nls pdid 10
<br />the Burl'au of Rpr!.lnh1tion for Project repaynll'llt, Founl,lin Valley Authority ((JIlduit rpp.lynlt'nl ,md
<br />Wolfer silles.
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<br />A major .KcOInplishllll'nllhis l),1st ye.lf \VdS Ihe sale of lhe property 011 f hvy 50 and the building
<br />oi Ihe nl'\V office, complete wilh l.:1ndsc<lping. After consid('ring lhl' ~alt' 01 the old oaice ,md l.md, lhe
<br />nl'l rost for Ihe flew office ilnd land W,lS only $ J()(),OOO.
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