Meeting Minutes of August 12, 2026
The regular meeting of Buncombe Public Water District was called to order on August 12, 2026 at 6:10 p.m. at the District’s office located at 79 Wiley Lane, Makanda, Illinois.
Call to Order
Trustees Present: Hughey; Brewer; Dickson; Lamb
Trustees Absent: Fiorino; Howell
Also Present: Tim Pohlman; Alex Heidbreder; Sage Lintner; Michael R. Twomey.
Chairman Hughey conducted the meeting.
MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING HELD July 8, 2026 made by Trustee Dickson and seconded by Trustee Brewer. On voice vote, motion passed with all Trustees voting aye.
Visitor, Customer, and Public Comments
NONE.
Old Business
A. Tim Pohlman. Tim is set to be approved by the Jackson County Board as the replacement Trustee at the September 3rd meeting.
New Business
A. 118th State Representative & IRWA Public Meeting Request:
Chairman Hughey received a request from the 118th State Representative and the Illinois Rural Water Association for a public meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the situation with American Water Company.
Extensive board discussion held. It was determined that the state representative and a representative from the Illinois Rural Water Association should be invited to the September board meeting.
City of Carbondale Water Supply
A. Sage reported to the board that a new aeration filter has been installed by the City of Carbondale which should help with their EPA Notice Violations thereby helping our district with EPA Violations.
Monthly Staff and Board Group Reports
A. Office Manager Lintner Report:
Office Manager Lintner presented a written report to the Board and placed of record with the minutes.
B. WSO Heidbreder Report:
Sage presented a written report to the Board and placed of record with the minutes
C. Work Group 1 Ordinances:
Nothing presented.
D. Work Group 2 District Improvement:
Nothing presented. Next meeting will be held in September 11th @ 11:00 am at the district office.
E. ROINC Report:
A written report was presented to the Board and placed of record with the minutes.
MOTION TO APPROVE MONTHLY STAFF AND BOARD GROUP REPORTS as made by Trustee Brewer and seconded by Trustee Lamb. On voice vote, motion passed with all Trustees voting aye.
Monthly Treasurer/Accounting/Financial Reports
A. Spreadsheet of Bills to be Paid and Treasurer Report:
Sage presented a list of bills to be paid before August 2026. One amendment is made as WD Automation/Terrence Walsh has submitted a bill for $2,498.00, this is reduced by $1,500.00 and board approves $998.00 to be paid.
B. Amy Financial Report:
June 2026 is the only report presented.
C. 125% Report:
None.
D. Change in Account Balances:
A written report was presented to the Board and placed of record.
E. Profit/Loss Versus Actual:
A written report was presented to the Board and placed of record.
F. Investments:
A written report was presented to the Board and placed of record. As of August 12, 2026, the District had $282,890.84 in investments at the rate of 4.2% over the next 12 months.
MOTION TO APPROVE THE MONTHLY TREASURER, ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL REPORTS was made by Trustee Lamb and seconded by Trustee Brewer. On roll call vote, motion passed with all Trustees voting aye.
Payment of Bills
A. A schedule of all bills was presented to the Board for review. MOTION TO PAY ALL BILLS, AS AMENDED made by Trustee Brewer and Seconded by Trustee Lamb. On rollcall vote, motion passed with all Trustees voting aye.
Additional Trustee Comments or Questions
A. None.
Executive Session
A. None.
Motion for Adjournment
MOTION TO ADJOURN MEETING made by Trustee Lamb and seconded by Trustee Brewer. On voice vote, motion passed with all Trustees voting aye.
Meeting adjourned at 7:11 p.m.