Meeting Minutes of April 14, 2015
Chairman Joesph Burrow called the meeting to order at 7:00p.m. A roll call was taken and present were; Chairman Joseph Burrow, Vice Chairman Robert Jacobini, Water Supply Operator Ron Lada, District Secretary Karen Dunn, and Trustees Jenny Anderson, Grace Brewer, Robert Hughey, Jay Ross, and Jay Ruble. Absent was Secretary/Treasurer Mike Williamsen.
The professional in attendance was Mr. Mike Twomey, Attorney.
The Board reviewed the minutes of the March 10, 2015, regular meeting. A motion was made by Mr. Ruble to accept the minutes as presented; seconded by Vice Chairman Jacobini and with (6) yes and (0) no votes, the minutes were approved. Next presented were the minutes from the Special Meeting of March 20, 2015. A motion was made by Ms. Anderson to accept the minutes of the Special Meeting with the amendment that Mr. Brian Ziegler of Clarida and Ziegler Engineering was also in attendance. Seconded by Mrs. Brewer and with (6) yes and (0) no votes, the minutes were approved.
A letter from Illinois EPA regarding a non-compliance advisory was presented and reviewed by the Board. Brief discussion followed related to the violation, the intended response, and secondary water source connection possibilities.
No communications were available for presentation.
No new business was available for discussion.
Related to the new water line connection to Carbondale, discussion began regarding the status of acquiring easements and continued related to financing and engineering. Documents were reviewed from prospective lending establishments.
There was no new information related to contract renegotiations or billing issues with the South Highway Water District.
Financials for February 2015 were reviewed with brief discussion.
The Edward Jones Investment Report for March 2015 was reviewed with no action taken.
The Secretary/Treasurer Report and the Accounts Payable Report for April 2015 were presented by the District Secretary. After discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Hughey to accept the reports as presented and pay the bills. Seconded by Ms. Anderson and with (6) yes and (0) no votes, the motion was approved.
The Water Supply Operator Report was presented by Ron Lada with no discrepancies. Discussion followed related to the WSO contract.
No additional public comments or questions were presented at this time.
There was no more for an executive session.
There being no further business, a motion was made by Vice Chairman Jacobini to adjourn, seconded by Mr. Ross, and with a voice count of (6) yes and (0) no votes, the meeting closed.