Meeting Minutes of December 14, 1999
Chairman Richard Jumps called the meeting to order at 8:15pm. A roll call was taken and present were: Chairman Richard Jumps, Vice Chairman Herbert Donow, Mr. Mike Starling, and Mr. Daniel Cook. Also present were employees Ron Lada and Karen Dunn.
There were no visitors in attendance at the December Meeting
The meeting continued with review of the minutes from the September 1999 meeting as there were no quorums for October nor November meetings. A motion was made by Vice Chairman Donow to accept the minutes as presented. Seconded by Mr. Starling, and with 4 yes and 0 no votes, the minutes were approved.
No other visitor or customer requests were addressed at this time.
Correspondence presented for review were the financials prepared by the Kemper CPA Group for October 1999. Brief modifications were discussed to be implemented in future reports.
The first item of new business on the agenda was the Schedule of Regular Trustees’ Meeting for 2000 to be reviewed for submission with the 2000 Annual Budget. A motion was made by Mr. Starling to accept the Meeting Schedule as presented; seconded by Mr. Cook, and with 4 yes and 0 no votes, was approved.
Next discussion was the 2000 Operating Budget. After review by the Trustees and minor adjustments, a motion was made by Vice Chairman Donow to accept the budget. The motion was seconded by Mr. Starling and with 4 yes and 0 no votes, the motion was carried.
The old business topic for discussion was the problem related to Trustee vacancies. As it has been difficult to fill the current vacancies; two from Jackson County and one from Union County, a recommendation was made by Vice Chairman Donow to file a request to reduce the required number of Trustees on the District board from seven to five. Some discussion followed and it was decided to review the situation at the next monthly meeting. Mr. Lada suggested contacting Ms. Debbie Wheetley for a Jackson County position as she has expressed interest. Mr. Cook agreed that Ms. Wheetley was an excellent candidate.
No South Highway Water District related business was discussed at this time.
The Secretary/Treasurer Report was presented by Karen Dunn along with the Accounts Payable Report detailing payment in December. A suggestion was made to move funds from the First National Bank Legal Refund account to the First Bank CD which is up for renewal in February. A motion was made by Vice Chairman Donow to accept the Secretary Report as presented and pay the bills; seconded by Mr. Starling, and with 4 yes and 0 no votes, the motion carried.
The Water Supply Operator Report was presented by Ron Lada indicating no major problems or discrepancies.
There were no additional public comments or questions; however, at this time, it was suggested by Chairman Jumps that both Mr. Lada and Ms. Townsend be awarded a Christmas bonus in the amount of $175.00 each. Vice Chairman Donow made motion as suggested by Chairman Jumps; seconded by Mr. Starling, and with 4 yes and 0 no votes the motion carried.
No ordinances were reviewed at this time.
There being no further business, the motion was made for adjournment. A voice vote was taken and with 4 yes and 0 no votes, the meeting adjourned at 9:30pm.