Meeting Minutes of May 21, 2013
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, Water Supply Operator Ron Lada, District Secretary Karen Dunn; and Trustees Jenny Anderson, Grace Brewer, Robert Hughey, and Charles Travelstead. Absent was: Secretary/Treasurer Mike Williamsen.
Mr. Brian Ziegler and Mr. Sheldon Dale of Clarida and Ziegler Engineering were in attendance. The meeting opened with an introduction of the Engineers. Discussion followed related to the back-up generators and acquiring quotes. Water Supply Operator Ron Lada indicated that the pump station was already wired and set up for a generator. It was also noted that the Secretary/Treasurer Mike Williamsen may have contacts at Caterpillar regarding used generators. Also discussed was the use of capacitors to reduce electric usage and remote reading devices with related hardware.
The Board reviewed the minutes of the April 2013 regular meeting. A motion was made by Ms. Anderson to accept the minutes as presented and seconded by Vice Chairman Jacobini with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the minutes were approved.
At this time, no items were addressed related to other visitor or customer requests.
No new items of communication were presented at this time.
Under the order of new business, the Board addressed appointments as required under District Ordinance 2.02. A motion was made by Mrs. Brewer to re-elect Joseph Burrow to the position of Chairman and Robert Jacobini to the position of Vice Chairman; seconded by Mr. Hughey and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the motion carried. A motion was made by Vice Chairman Jacobini to re-elect Mike Williamsen to the position of Secretary/Treasurer; seconded by Ms. Anderson and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the motion carried.
Next discussed was the appointment of legal and engineering representation for the District. A motion was made by Vice Chairman Jacobini to appoint the engineering firm of Clarida & Ziegler and the law office of Barrett, Twomey, Broom, Hughes, and Hoke to represent this District. Seconded by Mr. Hughey and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the motion carried.
At this time, the Water Supply Operator and the District Secretary were excused from the meeting room as the Board discussed employee contracts. A motion was made by Vice Chairman Jacobini to accept the employee contracts for the Water Supply Operator, District Secretary and Meter Reader positions as presented; to retain the current employees in those positions; and to apply a 1% increase to the hourly rates of the Water Supply Operator and District Secretary, only. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hughey and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the motion carried.
Under the order of old business, items related to engineering were discussed previously in conversation with visiting Engineers.
Further brief discussion continued related to water loss and the replacement of possibly defective water meters; as well as retrofitting the current Master Meter to include components for digital reading capabilities. Vice Chairman Jacobini and Mr. Hughey agreed to accept the task of researching quotes for the upgrade.
The topic of the Magnuson Water Line Extension was not addressed nor was new information related to a connection to Carbondale was discussed at this time.
A notification of rate increase from the South Highway Water District was presented to the Board members for review and discussion. This topic will be further addressed after such time that complete audit information has been received from this supplier.
Financials for March 2013 were presented for review with no related discussion.
The Edward Jones Investment Report for April 2013 was presented for review at this time.
The Secretary/Treasurer Report and the Accounts Payable Report for May 2013 was presented by the District Secretary in the absence of the Secretary/Treasurer. A motion was made by Mr. Hughey to accept the report as presented and to pay the bills. Seconded by Mr. Travelstead with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the motion carried.
The Water Supply Operator Report was presented by Ron Lada with no discrepancies.
No additional public comments or questions were presented at this time.
There was no move for an additional executive session.
There being no further business, a motion was made to adjourn and seconded with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the meeting adjourned.