Meeting Minutes of September 19, 1995
Chairman Richard Jumps called the meeting to order at 7:00pm. A roll call was taken and present were: Chairman Richard Jumps, Vice Chairman Stanley Hollister, Mr. Maurice Betts, Donna Williams, and Mr. Herbert Donow. Also present were employees Ron Lada and Karen Townsend. Absent from the meeting was Mrs. Sue Dilley.
The first order of business was to review the minutes of August for corrections. Karen Townsend mentioned that everyone needed to be in attendance at the October 10 Board Meeting to prepare the 1996 Budget. Paul Schmidt from Kemper CPA Group plans to attend the October meeting. A motion was made by Mr. Betts and seconded by Mrs. Williams. With a roll call of 5 yes and 0 no votes, the minutes were approved.
Correspondence was present by Chairman Jumps from the Kemper CPA Group and the July 1995 Financials were reviewed and discussed by the Trustees.
Related to old business, Chairman Jumps presented a letter to send to John Ryan relating to his extremely past due balance on his account for meter installation and water use over the past 8 months. The letter was answered Mr. Ryan’s questions, supplied ordinances as requested, and indicated that payment be made to avoid a cut off. Karen Townsend to follow up with Janet Proctor about charging attorney fees related to this matter directly to Ryan.
Other old business was the acceptance and dedication of the Donow Line Extension by the BPWD. An agreement was presented and explained by Mr. Donow and signed by Chairman Jumps upon acceptance by the Board. A motion was made by Mr. Betts to accept the Donow Line Extension as presented, seconded by Mrs. Williams, and made with a roll call, excluding Mr. Donow, of 4 yes and 0 no votes, the motion was approved. Karen Townsend to check with legal counsel about recording the agreement.
There was one customer complaint, reported by Mr. Betts, from Greg Glasford regarding mud in his driveway. Mr. Betts explained that Danny Williams plans to put in a culvert before bad weather.
There was brief discussion about the new mailbox request by the Makanda Postmaster for deliver of mail address to 124 Wiley Road. Concern was expressed by Mr. Betts related to important material left in the mailbox. It was requested that Karen Townsend keep a record of the mail received. It was also suggested that BPWD send a note of thanks to Mike Williams for including the District mailbox on his stand.
The Secretary/Treasurer Report was presented by Karen Townsend for review. Mr. Hollister suggested that gallons related to water loss be included on future reports. Mr. Donow suggested that a differentiation to be made between gallons lost due to leaks and gallons lost due to flushing, etc.
The Financial Report was presented indicating bills for payment. After being reviewed by the Board Members, a motion was made by Mr. Betts to pay the bills, seconded by Vice Chairman Hollister and a roll call was taken. With 5 yes and 0 no votes, the motion was approved.
Ron Lada presented the Water Supply Operator Report with no major problems or discrepancies. The topic of the Beginning WSO course offered by John A Logan for Jeff Peterman. Karen Townsend to check into information related to dates and registration.
There being no further business, a motion was made to adjourn by Mr. Betts and seconded by Mr. Donow. A voice vote was taken; with 5 yes and 0 no votes, the meeting adjourned at 8:15pm.