Meeting Minutes of September 8, 2015
Chairman Jay Ross called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. A roll call was taken and present were: Chairman Jay Ross, Vice Chairman Robert Jacobini, Secretary/Treasurer Mike Williamsen, Water Supply Operator Ron Lada, District Secretary Karen Dunn, and Trustees Jenny Anderson, Grace Brewer, Robert Hughey, Jay Ruble, and Joseph Burrow.
The professionals in attendance were Mr. Mike Twomey, Mr. Joe Boyke, Scott Hickam. Chairman Ross opened the meeting by giving the floor to Mr. Hickam. Mr. Hickam distributed 2014 Financial Statements to Board Members and began by reviewing individual segments of the financial audit including assets, liabilities, and new worth. He also addressed rate increases vs. a decrease in usage. He made mention of operating expense increase and higher depreciation cost due to new equipment. Discussion followed related to capital assets, liabilities, and operating expenses. Upon conclusion of the presentation, a motion was made by Vice Chairman Jacobini to approve the 2014 Audit as prepared and presented by Scott Hickam. Seconded by Mr. Ruble, and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the motion carried.
The Board reviewed the minutes of the August 11, 2015, regular meeting . A motion was made by Mr. Ruble to accept the minutes as presented. The motion was seconded by Ms. Anderson and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the minutes were approved.
No other visitor or customer requests were discussed at this time.
No communications for September were presented at this time.
New business related to the Annual Audit was addressed previously.
Topics related to the new water line connection to Carbondale were discussed such as the CN railroad agreement and insurance requirements. After a presentation by Mr. Boyke and related discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Ruble to approve the CN Railroad Agreement and payment of the fee. Seconded by Mr. Hughey and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the motion carried. Also discussed related to the new water line connection was the real estate sales agreement for the new pump station, design of the new pump station, rights-of-way for line location, and outstanding easements. A motion was made by Ms. Anderson to accept the agreement to purchase the site for the new pump station located from the SHWD. Seconded by Ms. Brewer and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the motion carried.
No new topics related to South Highway Water District were addressed at this time.
Financials for July 2015 was presented by Treasurer Williamsen and reviewed with brief discussion.
The Edward Jones Investment Report for August 2015 was unavailable for review.
The Secretary/Treasurer Report and the Accounts Payable Report for September 2015 were presented by the Treasurer. After discussion, a motion was made by Ms. Brewer to accept the reports as presented and pay the bills. Seconded by Mr. Hughey and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the motion was approved.
The Water Supply Operator’s Report was presented by Ron Lada with no discrepancies. A 13% water loss was noted and briefly discussed.
No additional public comments or questions were presented at this time.
There was no move for an executive session.
There being no further business, a motion was made by Mrs. Brewer to adjourn; seconded by Vice Chairman Jacobini and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the meeting closed.