Want to Understand Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside’s Financial History? Read SAM’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

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VIDEO. From the Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) meeting on Monday, December 11th, 2023 at 7:00pm, as a hybrid meeting.

 

 

Staff Report

Receive and File the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for SAM for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023

 

SAM annually conducts an independent audit of financial transactions and issues the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR). The ACFR Report has been prepared in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for State and Local governments.

 

The purpose of the ACFR is to provide accountability for both the financial and operational information that is useful to the board, member agencies and the public.

 

The Authority’s external financial auditors, Nigro & Nigro, completed the audit work and submitted a Letter of Audit Findings (included in the ACFR). Overall, the auditors provided an unqualified opinion of the Authority’s financial reports. Paul Kaymark from Nigro & Nigro will provide the Board with an overview of the audit process and outcome. The report was accepted by the Finance Committee Meeting on November 16, 2023.

 


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Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) Meetings ~ 2nd & 4th Mondays @ 7:00pm

 

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SAM Agendas and Zoom Links

SAM Meeting Videos via Pacific Coast TV

Regular Board Meetings are on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month at 7:00pm.

 

Contact Us

Our regular office hours are 7:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. The Authority can be reached 24-hours a day at:

(650) 726-0124

 

Our Mailing Address is:

Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside
1000 Cabrillo Hwy N.
Half Moon Bay,  CA  94019

(650) 726-7833 (fax)

 

Regular Board Meetings are on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month at 7:00pm.

From time to time a meeting date may be changed, cancelled or relocated. Check the posted agenda for any changes to the normal schedule (click on links below).

The Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) provides wastewater treatment services and contract collection maintenance services for a population of approximately 27,000 in the following areas:

  • City of Half Moon Bay
  • El Granada
  • Miramar
  • Montara
  • Moss Beach
  • Princeton by the Sea

 


 

SAM Directors

SAM is a joint powers authority (JPA) created by its three member agencies: City of Half Moon Bay (City), Granada Community Services District (GCSD), and the Montara Water and Sanitary District (MWSD).

 

The JPA is a separate, independent, public agency created by the member agencies to perform functions and share powers common to the member agencies. Those powers are outlined in a joint exercise of powers agreement (Agreement). The Agreement creating SAM can be found on the Documents page.

 

Each Agreement identifies how the independent agency will be governed. In the case of SAM, each member agency appoints two members from its governing board to represent it on the SAM Board of Directors, for a total of six directors.

 

The Agreement also establishes the weight of each director’s vote. The vote by each representatives from the City is given the weight of two votes. The vote by each representative from GCSD and MWSD is given the weight of one vote. The total number of possible votes is eight. A quorum is a minimum of five votes and resolutions require at least six votes to pass.

 

Barbara Dye

Vice-ChairRepresenting the Granada Community Services District

Deborah Ruddock

Secretary/TreasurerRepresenting the City of Half Moon Bay

Peter Dekker

Director, Representing the Montara Water & Sanitary District

Matthew Clark

DirectorRepresenting the Granada Community Services District

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