Meeting Minutes of September 13, 1983
The meeting was called to order at 7:04 by Chairman Walter Brieschke.
Roll call: Present were – Douglas Mayer, Phoebe Cox, Vern Cornell, William Hardenbergh, Richard Parrish, and Walter Brieschke. James Simpson was not present. Employees present were John Nannie and Kim Forby.
Customer requests: none
The Secretary/Treasurer and Financial report were submitted.
The bills were presented for payment in the amount of $3,661.81. Mr. Hardenbergh made a motion to pay the bills in the amount presented and Mr. Parrish seconded. Roll call vote: Mr. Mayer – yes, Miss Cox – yes, Mr. Cornell – yes, Mr. Parrish – yes, Mr. Hardenbergh – yes, Mr. Brieschke – yes. Motion carried.
The Water Supply Operator report was submitted.
Master Meter Bill: The District’s attorney, Ms. Hunter, has responded by letter to SHWD attorney.
Painting the water tank: The following was submitted by Mr. Brieschke: “I met with Mr. Bob McCormack to discuss details of bid letting and contract content for painting the inside of the water storage tank. Contact provisions will contain:
- No vendor bid ad
- Must be mailed – no hand delivery of bids
- Tank will be off line 14-15 days (7-8 days of actual work)
- To be done in April of 1984
- Continuous work required
- Liquidated damages – i.e. if not completed in X days contractor pays damage specified
- Contractor required to supply liability insurance
- If head can be maintained contractor will be responsible for such.”
Cathodic Protection: Harco’s bid has been adjusted to $3,500.00 with the first year’s service contract at no charge; following years at $250.00 per year. Wallace and Tiernan bid remains at $2,756.00 with a service contract at $550.00 per year.
Library listing: a copy was submitted to each board member
Budget Committee report: the Attorney’s retainer fee has been reduced to $900.00 per year from $1,200.00. A rough draft will be prepared before the next meeting.
Audit: Mr. Morgan will be contacted for a price proposal on the 1983 audit.
Executive Session: A motion was made to go into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing employee relations and wages (closed meeting procedure; Illinois Open Meetings Act of the Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 102, Par. 41, Sec. 2A) by Mr. Brieschke and seconded by Mr. Parrish. Roll call vote: Mr. Mayer – yes, Miss Cox – yes, Mr. Cornell – yes, Mr. Hardenbergh – yes, Mr. Parrish – yes, Mr. Brieschke – yes. Motion passed. The Board went into Executive Session at 8:32 p.m. and retuned to open session at 9:19pm.
Mr. Hardenbergh made a motion to adjourn and Miss Cox seconded. All in favor voice vote. Meeting adjourned at 9:21 pm.