Meeting Minutes of April 11, 1989
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by Chairman Walter Brieschke. The roll was called. Present were Mr. William Hardenbergh, Miss Phoebe Cox, Mrs. Fran Voss, Mr. Vern Cornell, and Mr. Walter Brieschke. Mr. Richard Parrish and Mr. Douglas Mayer were absent. Employees present were Mrs. Becky Roberts. Mr. Walter Butler was absent.
Minutes of the March 14, 1989 meeting were approved as submitted with the word certified inserted in paragraph #16 before the word mail.
Customer Requests: There were no customer requests this month.
The Secretary/Treasurer Report was read and accepted.
The Financial Report was read and accepted.
Payment of Bills: The bills were presented in the amount of $5,339.33. 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, Mrs. Voss – yes, Miss Cox – yes, Mr. Brieschke – y es. Motion passed.
Water Supply Operator Report: Mr. Butler was not present at the meeting but his report was submitted. Harco inspected the cathodic protection unit and adjusted all settings. Pressure station #3 is still on hold, waiting to hear from Jones Plumbing and abatement of rain.
Status of Mr. Danny Williams damage to Pump Station: A letter was sent to Mr. Williams to set a date for Mr. Butler to redo culvert at the Pump Station, but Mr. Butler was unable to do the work on the date that was set up due to rain causing delays. Meanwhile, Mr. Parrish has talked with Dr. Virgil Beadle, Jr., and he is to see what he can do through his newly elected position. We have not heard from our attorney on the points 1) Road bore or cut – legal opinion. 2) No parking requirement of TWP on service vehicles on their right of way. 3) Lack of legal agreement for BPWD to operate within Township right of way.
Audit Status: Mr. Hardenbergh made a motion to accept the audit as submitted and Mrs. Voss seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Mr. Hardenbergh – yes, Mr. Cornell – yes, Mrs. Voss – yes, Miss Cox – yes, Mr. Brieschke – yes. Motion passed.
SHWD Dispute: Mr. Brieschke met with Ms. Carol Eaton last Sunday and Mr. Brieschke give Ms. Eaton a copy of the summary of SHWD Dispute since 1972.
GTE North: Mr. Marvin Cannon is in charge of the work being done by GTE upgrading telephone service on North 51 all the way into Makanda, and McGuire Road and Poplar Camp Road. Mr. Cannon is to receive our maps and call if our water lines need to be marked.
An updated list of Trustees was handed out to the Board for their reference.
Mr. Cornell made a motion to compensate Mrs. Roberts at the rate of $10.00 a day for doing the daily duties of the WSO at the Pump Station and Water Tower in the WSO absence and Mr. Hardenbergh seconded. Roll call vote: Mr. Hardenbergh – yes, Mr. Cornell – yes, Mrs. Voss – yes, Miss Cox – yes, Mr. Brieschke – yes. Motion passed. Employee vacation time will be discussed at next month’s meeting.
Purchase of Radios: Mr. Brieschke submitted a price of about $155.75 for 2 radios and suggested that the Board purchase 4 radios for emergency breaks, etc. Mr. Hardenbergh made a motion to purchase 3 radios and Mr. Brieschke seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Mr. Hardenbergh – yes, Mr. Cornell – no, Mrs. Voss – no, Miss Cox – no, Mr. Brieschke – yes. Motion did not pass. Mr. Cornell made a motion to purchase 2 radios for $155.75, 1 base and 1 regular, plus antennas and adapter for base, and Mr. Hardenbergh seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Mr. Hardenbergh – yes, Mr. Cornell – yes, Mrs. Voss – yes, Miss Cox – yes, Mr. Brieschke – yes. Motion passed.
Mrs. Roberts called John A. Logan College for information on WSO Classes offered. Mrs. Sue Lipe, Coordinator, said that it would be next spring 1990 or later before the next class would begin. Offered were as follows: 1st part Water Works Class, 13 sessions 6-9:50pm, $10.00 – books, $54.00 tuition. 2nd part intermediate 13 sessions – 6-9:50 pm, $30-40.00 – books, $54.00 tuition. All 3 parts will be required to receive license. Total cost for books and tuition are approximately $252.00.
The monthly meeting adjourned by motion of Mrs. Voss and seconded by Mr. Cornell. Voice vote – all yes. Meeting adjourned at 8:02 pm.