Meeting Minutes of April 8, 2014
Chairman Joseph Burrow called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. A roll call was taken and present were: Chairman Joseph Burrow, Vice Chairman Robert Jacobini, Water Supply Operator Ron Lada, and Trustees Jenny Anderson, Grace Brewer, Jay Ross, and Bob Hughey. Absent was Secretary/Treasurer Mike Williamsen, District Secretary Karen Dunn, and Trustee Jill Adams.
Mr. Mike Twomey, Attorney with the Law Office of Barrett, Twomey, Broom, Hughes, and Hoke was in attendance.
The Board reviewed the minutes of the March 2014 regular meeting. A motion was made by Vice Chairman Jacobini to accept the minutes as presented; seconded by Mr. Ross, and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the minutes were approved.
No visitor or customer requests were available for discussion at this time.
No communications for April were presented at this time.
Under the order of new business, no new items were presented.
Under the order of old business, no prior business was discussed.
Related to the topic of contract renegotiations with the South Highway Water District, discussion pursued related to an alternate water source connection to Cobden as outlined in the connection cost estimate and comparison prepared by Joe Boyke, Clarida & Ziegler Engineering. No action was taken at this time. Discussion next turned to South Highway’s method of calculating water charged to Buncombe, as well as their practices related to depreciation of capital expenditures. Concern was expressed related to water main infrastructure, followed by discussion related to leak control. It was noted that Vice Chairman Jacobini and Mr. Hughey plan to attend the May meeting of the SHWD Board. Discussion followed.
Financials for February 2014 were presented for review.
The Edward Jones Investment Report for March 2014 was reviewed.
The Seecretary/Treasurer Report and the Accounts Payable for April 2014 were reviewed by the Board in the absence of the District Secretary and the Secretary/Treasurer. After discussion, a motion was made by Mrs. Brewer to approve the transfer of $15,752.40 from Repairs Savings to Operation/Maintenance Checking to pay Midwest Meter Inc., for handheld unit and related software and hardware. Seconded by Mr. Hughey, and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the motion was approved. Discussion followed. Following, a motion was made by Mrs. Brewer to accept the reports as presented and to pay the bills. Seconded by Vice Chairman Jacobini, and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the motion carried.
The Water Supply Operator Report was presented by the Water Supply Operator with no discrepancies.
No additional public comments or questions were presented at this time.
There was no move for an executive session.
There being no further business, a motion was made by Mrs. Brewer to adjourn; seconded by Mr. Ross, and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the meeting adjourned.