Meeting Minutes of April 12, 1988
The meeting was called to order at 7:04 pm by Chairman Walter Brieschke. The roll was called. Present were Mr. William Hardenbergh, Miss Phoebe Cox, Mr. Vern Cornell, Mr. Douglas Mayer, and Mr. Walter Brieschke. Mrs. Fran Voss and Mr. Richard Parrish were absent. Employees present were Mrs. Becky Roberts and Mr. Walter Butler.
Minutes of March 8, 1988, meeting were approved with the corrections of Par #1 line 5 “was absent” changed to “were absent”. Par #4 line 9, Mrs. Hill changed to Mrs. Hiller. Par #13 line 5 “there building” to “their building”. Par #20 line 2 “They had a section on leak detection which is costly to have a company perform a leak survey,” changed to “They had a section on leak detection, which shows it to be costly to have a company perform a leak survey.”
Customer requests: There was no customer request this month. However, tap #111 was sealed on April 12, 1988 at the customer request per approved procedure.
The Secretary/Treasurer report was read and accepted.
The Financial Report was read and accepted. Mr. Hardenbergh made a motion to change the length of investment of Depreciation Account 2 Certificate to a 2 ½ year term, and the Reserve Account 2 Certificate to a 1 ½ year term. Both mature during April. Mr. Cornell seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Mr. Hardenbergh – yes, Mr. Cornell – yes, Miss Cox – yes, Mr. Mayer – yes, Mr. Brieschke – yes. Motion passed.
Payment of Bills: The bills were presented in the amount of $9,723.01. Mr. Hardenbergh made a motion to pay the bills as submitted and Mr. Cornell seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Mr. Hardenbergh – yes, Mr. Cornell – yes, Miss Cox – yes, Mr. Mayer – yes, Mr. Brieschke – yes. Motion passed.
Water Supply Operator Report: Mr. Butler reported that on March 24, 1988 lightening struck the water tower and building and did extensive damage. The pumps are being manually turned on and off. The Electricians are still working on the controls. A replacement mercury switch has not yet been located. After the electrical damage is repaired, the radio may need repaired. Mr. Butler also presented pressure test results for a portion of the district. They were all high in the 80-100 psi range, indicating the need for a possible new pressure regulating station with an estimate from Jones Plumbing of $5,000.00 for two stations. Mr. Butler has taken his WSO test but has not received the results.
SHWD Dispute: A letter was received from SHWD on March 14, 1988, with letters from City of Carbondale to SHWD on 2/17/88, from SHWD to City of Carbondale on 2/19/88 from City of Carbondale to SHWD on 2/24/88, and from SHWD to City of Carbondale on 3/11/88, with SHWD disputing Carbondale’s rate increase as un-equitable for charging on rate to SIU and another to SHWD. The only thing received from SHWD about the new rates are they will let us know when they reach a decision from the City of Carbondale.
Water Rate Increase: Mr. Brieschke handed out reports for the rate increase for review and discussion. A direct, cent for cent, across the board increase for all increased expenses was proposed rather than a “rounded off’ rate, in order to demonstrate the Trustees attempt to hold increases as low as economically possible. This will be discussed at next month’s meeting.
Audit Status: The Audit was picked up at 5:30 pm April 12, 1988, and was distributed for review. One point the auditor made was that Depreciation Account #2 Certificate was not confirmed by Home Federal Savings Loan. Mrs. Roberts later asked Home Federal about this and it was confirmed. The mistake had been taken place in Home Federal Saving record keeping.
New Schedule of Meetings: A new schedule of meetings were drawn up because of our new meeting place at the WST Building instead of Presley Tours. Mr. Hardenbergh made a motion to accept the revised schedule and Miss Cox seconded the motion. All in favor voice vote.
Lead Notice; The Lead Notice for BPWD was published in the Southern Illinoisan on April 12, 1988, and will be published again on May 12, 1988, and on June 12, 1988. The monthly meeting adjourned by motion of Mr. Mayer and seconded by Mr. Hardenbergh. Voice vote all yes. Meeting adjourned at 7:47 pm