Meeting Minutes of December 9, 1997
Chairman Richard Jumps called the meeting to order at 7:00pm. A roll call was taken and present were: Chairman Richard Jumps, Vice Chairman Herbert Donow, Mrs. Donna Williams, and Mr. Alan McCaslin. Also present were employees Ron Lada and Karen Townsend.
The visitor attending the meeting was Mr. William Orthwein, District customer and Trustee applicant.
The meeting began with the review of the minutes from the November 1997 meeting. A motion was made by Vice Chairman Donow to accept the minutes as presented. Seconded by Mrs. Donna Williams, and with 4 yes and 0 no votes, the minutes were approved.
The customer request discussed was that of Carolyn Paige to discontinue service to two of her meters. The Cut Off Agreements were discussed and approved by the Board and signed by the Chairman.
Communications presented were the financials prepared by the Kemper CPA Group for November 1997. Brief discussion followed.
The 1998 Budget draft was presented by Karen Townsend. After review and discussion, adjustments were made to the original proposal. After corrections, Vice Chairman Donow motioned to adopt the amended 1998 Budget as presented. Mrs. Williams seconded and with 4 yes and 0 no votes, the motion carried. Ms. Townsend to distribute the final Budget as required.
Also discussed were the interested applicants who responded to the recent mailing. Mr. Orthwein’s completed application from earlier in the meeting will be forwarded to the Jackson County Clerk’s Office and letters mailed to the other interested parties requesting further information.
New business discussion began with the need of a new service contract on the existing copy machine. A proposal was presented which was submitted by Add & Type Company from Marion. It was found to be acceptable and a motion was made by Vice Chairman Donow to accept the proposal. Seconded by Mr. McCaslin, and with 4 yes and 0 no votes, the motion was approved.
Next on the agenda was Employee Christmas Bonuses as has been a practice in the past. Consideration was given to the amounts of each bonus and it was decided that both Mr. Lada and Ms. Townsend would receive bonuses in the amount of $150.00 and Mr. Lacy would receive $50.00 The motion was stated above as made by Vice Chairman Donow, seconded by Mr. McCaslin, and with 4 yes and 0 no votes, was approved.
The Secretary/Treasurer Report was presented by Karen Townsend along with the Accounts Payable Report detailing bills for payment in December. Motion was made by Vice Chairman Donow to accept the Secretary Report and pay the bills; seconded by Ms. Williams, and with 4 yes and 0 no votes, the motion carried.
The Water Supply Operator Report was presented by Ron Lada noting that all tests were completed with no related problems. Also mentioned was the water break/leak located on Ronald Naverson’s property and subsequent water loss.
No additional public comments or questions were addressed at this time.
No ordinances were reviewed at this time. Ideas for updates to be discussed between Chairman Jumps and Vice Chairman Donow for presentation at a future meeting.
There being no further business, the motion was made for adjournment. A voice vote was taken and with 4 yes and 0 no votes, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00pm