Meeting Minutes of February 10, 2004
Chairman Daniel Cook called the meeting to order at 7:00pm. A roll call was taken and present were: Chairman Daniel Cook, Vice Chairman Joseph Burrow, Secretary/Treasurer Karen Dunn, Trustees Debbie Wheetley, James Keller, Greg Dunn, Mike Starling, and Water Supply Operator Ron Lada.
There were no visitors in attendance.
First addressed on the agenda was the review of the minutes of the January 2004 meeting. A motion was made by Mr. Dunn to accept the minutes. Seconded by Vice Chairman Burrow and with 5 yes and 0 no votes, the minutes were approved.
No visitor or customer requests were submitted for presentation at this time.
December 2003 Financials were unavailable for review due to finalization of the calendar year and preparation of documents to be submitted to the Audit Accountant. Anticipate monthly financial reports to resume in March of 2004.
There were no discussions related to old business; and no further information available regarding the Tower Repair/Paint Projector the Alto Pass Feasibility Survey.
No new business was presented for discussion
There was no South Highway Water District related business to dicuss.
The Secretary/Treasurer Report was presented by Karen Dunn along with the Accounts Payable Report detailing bills for payment in February. There was some discussion related to water loss resulting in escalating water purchases subsequent bill to the South Highway Water District. Invoices from Dean Bush Construction were reviewed and one in particular questioned for its accuracy. Ron Lada to contact Dean Bush for clarification. The Board arrived at an agreement that payment to Asaturian Eaton and Associates would be postponed until March 2004 and the invoice in question to Dean Bush in the amount of $520.40 would also be withheld until corrected. It was also noted and discussed that additional funds were required to cover recent water line repairs. A motion was made by Mr. Starling to transfer funds in the amount of $2,870.00 from the Reserve Account to the Operations/Maintenance Account and to pay the bills as presented excluding the two indicated above. Seconded by Vice Chairman Burrow and with 5 yes and 0 no votes, the motion was approved
The Water Supply Operator Report was presented by Ron Lada. Discussion continued related to the recent water main break in downtown Makanda; followed by the review of invoices submitted by Dean Bush Construction related the recent and previous repairs. Water Loss in excess of 30% was also discussed.
No additional comments or questions were presented at this time.
There being no further business, a motion was made for adjournment. A voice count was taken and with 5 yes and 0 no votes, the meeting was adjourned.