Minutes of January 12, 2021
1. Chairman Robert Hughey called the ZOOM meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. A roll call was taken and Board Members present were: Chairman Robert Hughey and Trustees Grace Brewer, Pat Brierton, Joseph Burrow, Kim Cole, and John Dickson. Also present were: District Secretary Karen Dunn and Water Supply Operator Ron Lada. Treasurer Mike Williamsen was temporarily in attendance and Trustee Paul Heern was not in attendance.
2. The professional at the meeting was Mr. Mike Twomey and no visitors participated.
3. The Board reviewed the minutes of the December 8, 2020, regular meeting. A motion was made by Ms. Brierton to accept the minutes as presented; seconded by Mr. Burrow and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the minutes were approved.
4. No visitor or customer requests were presented at this time.
5. No items of communication were available for presentation.
6. No new business was addressed at this time.
7. In the order of old business, the Board reviewed an email from Mr. Joe Boyke containing updated information related to the IEPA Project–specifically the bid opening. Brief discussion followed with no action taken at that time.
Conversation followed related to the new leak detector meter installations—one at the corner of New 51 at Presley Travel and the other at Lower Eastern Star Trail and Church Street. Updates were provided by the Water Supply Operator.
8. No new information related to the Carbondale Water District was presented for discussion.
9. Financials for November 2020 were presented and reviewed with brief discussion.
10. The District Secretary/Treasurer’s Report and the Accounts Payable Report for January 2021 were presented by the District Secretary and was followed with conversation. A motion was made by Mr. Burrow to accept the reports as presented and pay the bills. The motion was seconded by Ms. Brierton and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the motion carried.
11.      The Water Supply Operator’s Report was reviewed with no discrepancies. Discussion followed related to antenna performance and also a recent substantial customer water leak. No action was required at this time.
12. Related to public comments, Ms. Cole inquired if any customers had contacted the District Office regarding the recent rate fee addition to the water billing. Per the District Secretary, there had been no inquiries or comments to date. Chairman Hughey recommended that an assembly of Board Member volunteers gather to research alternative insurance companies in the following months to assure District insurance needs are being met at affordable rates.
13. There was no move for an executive session.
14. There being no further business, a motion was made by Mr. Burrow to adjourn, which was seconded by Ms. Cole and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the meeting closed.