Meeting Minutes of January 11, 1983
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairman Walter Brieschke.
Present at roll call were: Mr. Mayer, Mr. Jackson, Miss Cox, Mr. Hardenbergh, Mr. Parrish, and Mr. Brieschke. Mr. Simpson arrived at 7:05 p.m. Employees present were Mr. Nannie and Mrs. Forby.
The minutes of the previous meeting were approved.
The Secretary/Treasurer report was read.
The financial report was presented and accepted.
Payment of bills: Mr. Simpson made a motion to pay the bills presented in the amount of $2,970.74. Mr. Parrish seconded. Roll call vote: Mr. Mayer – yes, Mr. Jackson – yes, Miss Cox – yes. Mr. Hardenbergh – yes, Mr. Parrish – yes, Mr. Simpson – yes, Mr. Brieschke – yes. Motion passed.
The Water Supply Operator’s report was submitted by Mr. Nannie.
Insulation blankets: Mr. Mayer made a motion to purchase 25 polyfoam insulation blankets for the water meters from Hendrix Co. for $5.16 each; and to purchase carpet padding for 10 meters. Mr. Parrish seconded. Roll call vote: Mr. Mayer – yes, Mr. Jackson – yes, Miss Cox – yes, Mr. Hardenbergh – yes, Mr. Parrish – yes, Mr. Simpson – yes, Mr. Brieschke – yes. Motion carried.
Cracker’s Neck: No response to letter from Mr. Brieschke to the road commissioner concerning the wash out and possible problem on Cracker’s Neck.
Grant Status Report: Construction is scheduled to begin the week of January 10. Procedure for payment of construction bills: The Contractor bills BPWD or J.T. Blankenship; if it comes to BPWD it is forwarded to Blankenship’s for a signature and then on to FmHA for their signature; then the bill is retuned to the Board, which decides whether to work was done satisfactorily and the charge is acceptable; if so, 90% of the bill is then paid. After completion of the entire job and satisfactory inspection by BPWD the final 10%b of the previous bills will be paid.
District maps: Mr. Parrish made a motion to purchase from Aesaturian and Eaton for $400.00 a complete map of the district approximately 36” square and to offer a copy to the Makanda Township Fire Department for $50.00. seconded by Mr. Mayer. Roll call vote: Mr. Mayer – yes, Mr. Jackson – no, Miss Cox – yes, Mr. Hardenbergh – no, Mr. Parrish – yes, Mr. Simpson – yes, Mr. Brieschke – yes. Motion passed.
Status of Cathodic Protection: Because of the possibility of water in the tower freezing and breaking the anode rods loose, Harco recommended the cleaning of the tank be done in early spring.
Mr. Hardenbergh made a motion to adopt the schedule of meetings for BPWD Board for 1983. Mr. Jackson seconded. All in favor voice vote.
Mr. Brieschke made a motion to go into closed session under the Closed Meeting Provision of IRS 102, pp42, Sec 2(h). Mr. Parrish second. Roll call vote: Mr. Mayer – yes, Mr. Jackson – yes, Miss Cox – yes, Mr. Hardenbergh – yes, Mr. Parrish – yes, Mr. Simpson – yes, Mr. Brieschke – yes. Motion carried. The Board went into executive session at 7:57 p.m.
Executive Session
Mr. Brieschke made a motion to go into open session. Mr. Hardenbergh gave the second. All in favor voice vote. The Board returned to open session at 8:06 p.m.
Mr. Simpson made the motion to adjourn and Mr. Jackson seconded. All in favor voice vote. The meeting was adjourned at 8:09p.m.