Meeting Minutes of January 10, 2017
Chairman Robert Hughey called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. A roll call was taken and present were: Chairman Robert Hughey, Vice Chairman Robert Jacobini, Water Supply Operator Ron Lada, District Secretary Karen Dunn; and Trustees Jenny Anderson, Jospeh Burrow, Grace Brewer and Clay Kolar. Absent was Treasurer Mike Williamsen.
Professionals in attendance were Mr. Mike Twomey and Mr. Joe Boyke. Visitors in attendance were Mrs. Lucille Burrow.
The Board reviewed the minutes of the December 13, 2016, regular meeting. A motion was made by Ms. Anderson to accept the minutes as presented. Seconded by Mr. Burrow and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the minutes were approved.
At this time, Chairman Hughey gave the floor to Joe Boyke. Mr. Boyke opened by presenting maps to Board Members and for the District Office detailing the new water main connecting to Carbondale. He continued by address other aspects of the project including clean up and warranties, indicating in closing that the project was deemed to be complete.
A brief discussion related to DCEO Grants and services of the Greater Egypt Regional Planning Commission, Mr. Boyke turned the conversation to the recent discover of errors in the SHWD water billing calculations. He further explained his coordinated efforts with South Highway to rectify the problem. Mr. Mike Twomey added hat based on outcome of the recalculations, negotiations may be required with South Highway.
No other visitor or customer requests were available for discussion.
There were no communications for January 2017 for presentation.
No new business was presented for discussion at this time.
Issues related to the new water main connection to Carbondale were addressed previously in the meeting with the topic considered to be closed.
The subject of water billing errors related to the South Highway Water District was discussed previously in the meeting with the no further information to be presented or discussed.
Financial for November 2016 were presented and reviewed with brief discussion.
The Edward Jones Investment Report for December 2017 was presented with no related discussion.
The Secretary/Treasurer Report and the Accounts Payable Report for January 2017 was presented. After related discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Burrow to accept the reports as presented and pay the bills; seconded by Ms. Anderson and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the motion was approved.
The Water Supply Operator Report was presented by Ron Lada with no discrepancies. Brief discussion followed related to water loss, telemetry, and new meter installations.
No additional public comments or questions were presented.
There was no move for an executive session.
There being no further business, a motion was made by Mr. Burrow to adjourn; seconded by Ms. Anderson and with (5) yes votes and (0) no votes, the meeting closed.