Meeting Minutes of February 10, 2015
Chairman Joseph Burrow called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. A roll call was taken and present were: Chairman Joseph Burrow, 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 Ross, and Jay Ruble.
The professional in attendance was Mr. Mike Twomey. Attorney.
The Board reviewed the minutes of the January 2015 regular meeting. A motion was made by Mr. Hughey to accept the minutes as presented; seconded by Ms. Anderson and with (6) yes and (0) no votes, the minutes were approved.
At the time, Chairman Burrow turned the floor to Mr. Twomey who opened discussion related to status of the new water line connection to Carbondale. Topics discussed were engineering plans, preliminary contracts, and land records for easements. Also discussed was financing for the project.
A communication from the Jackson County Board related to their proposed Legislative Appointment Handbook was presented, reviewed, and discussed with suggested amendments.
Statements of Economic Interest forms were presented to Jackson County Board appointed Trustees for completion and signatures, which were then returned to the District Secretary for submission.
Further discussion related to the water line connection to Carbondale ensued regarding the necessity of calling a special meeting prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees in order to address property easements.
There was brief conversation related to contract renegotiations with the South Highway Water District.
Financials for December 2014 were reviewed with brief discussion.
The Edward Jones Investment Report for January 2015 was unavailable for presentation.
The Secretary/Treasurer Report and the Accounts Payable Report for February 2015 were presented by the Secretary/Treasurer. After discussion, a motion was made by Ms. Anderson to accept the reports as presented and pay the bills. Seconded by Mr. Ros and with (6) yes and (0) no votes, the motion was approved.
The Water Supply Operator Report was presented by Ron Lada with no discrepancies. Discussion followed related to water loss. Also discussed was the status of new meter installations.
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 Mr. Ruble to adjourn; seconded by Mrs. Brewer and with a voice count of (6) yes and (0) no votes, the meeting adjourned.