Meeting Minutes of July 12, 1983
The meeting was called to order at 7:09 pm by Chairman Walter Brieschke.
Roll call: Present was Miss Phoebe Cox, Mr. William Hardenbergh, Mr. Richard Parrish, and Mr. Walter Brieschke. Mr. James Simpson and Mr. Douglas Mayer were not present. Employees present were Mr. John Nannie and Mrs. Kim Forby.
The minutes of the June meeting were approved.
Evergreen Cemetery: Status of the Cemetery tap was discussed.
The Secretary/Treasurer report was submitted by Mrs. Forby.
The Financial report was accepted.
Presentation of the bills: The bills presented in the amount of $5,101.16. Mr. Hardenbergh made a motion to pay them and Mr. Parrish seconded. Roll call vote: Miss Cox – yes, Mr. Hardenbergh – yes, Mr. Parrish – yes, Mr. Brieschke – yes. Motion carried.
Construction bills: Miss Cox made a motion to pay Final Change Order #3 for $300.00 to Mr. Warran Hull of Excavating Services of Carbondale. Mr. Hardenbergh seconded. Roll call vote: Miss Cox – yes, Mr. Hardenbergh – yes, Mr. Parrish – yes, Mr. Brieschke – yes. Motion passed. Mr. Hardenbergh made a motion to pay Final Payment #4 for $5,386.46, also to Excavating Services, contingent upon satisfactory final inspection by the Chairman. Miss Cox seconded. Roll call vote: Miss Cox – yes, Mr. Hardenbergh – yes, Mr. Parrish – yes, Mr. Brieschke – yes. Motion carried.
The Water Supply Operator report was submitted by Mr. Nannie.
Panting of the Water Tank: Mr. Brieschke read a letter from JT Blankenship, Engineers, stating that the interior of the water tank need immediate attention and that exterior needs to be painted tis year or next. Mr. Parrish made a motion to defer the painting of the exterior of the tank to 1984. Mr. Hardenbergh seconded. All in favor voice vote.
The District water tank was originally constructed by the Chicago Bridge and Iron Co around 1950 at the International Paper Co. in Ft. Ticonderoga, N.Y. It was sold to Security Tank Co. of Evansville, Indiana in 1974 who sold it to BPWD.
Cathodic Protection: Wallace & Tiernan of Pennwalt Corp. have submitted a proposal on a system of cathodic protection for $2,756.00 (without a new rectifier) and maintenance agreement for $245.00 per year or $550.00 per year with parts. Harco Corp. submitted a proposal to repair the existing system for $2,420.00 or to replace the present system with a fully automatic rectifier and ice-free system for $5,450.00. This system is designed to last 20 years and the maintenance agreement is not to exceed $250.00 per year, the first year being free.
Proposed Ordinance #9 was submitted by the District lawyer. Mr. Hardenbergh motioned to adopt the Ordinance #9 as submitted and Mr. Parrish seconded. Roll call vote: Miss Cox – yes, Mr. Hardenbergh – yes, Mr. Parrish – yes, Mr. Brieschke – yes. Motion carried.
Mr. Parrish submitted four possibilities for investment of District funds at a higher rate of interest.
- Interest bearing checking account which must maintain $2,500.00 minimum balance.
- 91 Day Certificate for a minimum of $2,500.00.
- 7 to 31 Day Deposits of at least $2,500.00.
- 182 Day Certificate
All accounts are federally insured and have a fluctuating interest rate.
Mr. Hardenbergh motioned to adjourn and Mr. Parrish seconded. All in favor voice vote. Meeting adjourned at 8:28 pm.