Meeting Minutes of December 20, 1993
The meeting was called to order at 7:01pm by Chairman Richard Jumps. The roll was called. Present were Mr. Marice Betts, Mr. Stanley Hollister, Chairman Richard Jumps, Mrs. Donna Williams, and Mrs. Frances Youngbllod. Also present were employees Ron Lada and Karol Abrams.
No minutes were presented for approval due to a mouse infestation of the office printers and other machinery in the office. The minutes will be presented at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees.
Communications for December 1993: Mr. Jumps presented a letter from Kemper CPA Group verifying the Board’s contract for the annual audit. A discussion occurred concerning this and the Board agreed to extend the contract to Kemper CPA Group. Chairman Jumps presented a letter from the JULIE corporation concerning township selections. After a brief discussion the Board instructed Ms. Abrams to reply to the letter with the standard townships that BPWD is concerned with. Chairman Jumps presented a proposal bid from Brown and Colombo Electric Company to relocate the water tower gauges into the District office because of severe condensation in the tower. After discussion, the contact price of $3,480.00 was accepted. Trustee Betts stated that the money could be taken out of the reserve account. Trustee Betts explained that equipment was failing from water and that the contract price was small compared to replacing damaged equipment. Trustee Betts made the motion that the contract from Brown and Colombo be accepted as written and the money be moved from the reserve fund to the opening fund to make the payment. Mr. Hollister seconded the motion. A roll call vote followed: Mr. Betts – yes, Mr. Hollister – yes, Mr. Jumps – yes, Mrs. Williams – yes, Mrs. Youngblood – yes. There being 5 yes and 0 no votes, the motion carried.
South Highway Water District Dispute: Ms. Abrams reported that there was no word yet from the judge concerning the settlement and that Sheila Simon had advised the Board to continue paying the Water Bills, but to remember that a credit would be du if the dispute was settled in BPWD’s favor. Sheila Simon also made the request that the Board direct her on her responsibilities to handle the press on the settlement. She has been receiving calls and she does not want to comment unless the Board approves her to do so. The Board directed Ms. Abrams to inform Ms. Simon that after the settlement was reached, she could respond in the manner she felt would best legally represent BPWD.
High Water Usage: Ms. Abrams stated that some customers had a very high water usage, even for the six week billing period. Mr. Betts directed Ms. Abrams and Mr. Lada to run 2:00 in the morning check of these meters to see if they were running during the night, if there was a leak or other reason for the high usage.
IDOT complaint: Mr. Betts and Ms. Abrams discussed an incident that occurred during meter reading. Mr. Betts stated that he called IDOT concerning the problem and that he felt that Board should be aware of the situation.
Chairman Jumps informed the Board that he had sent a letter to the Union County Clerk advising them that Mr. Burton had moved out of the Water District as was no longer eligible to be a Trustee. Some discussion occurred concerning this.
Secretary/Treasurer Report was presented and accepted.
Payment of the Bills: The bills were presented for payment. Trustees Betts made the motion that the bills be paid as presented. Trustee Williams seconded the motion. A roll call vote: Mr. Betts – yes, Mr. Hollister – yes, Mr. Jumps – yes, Mrs. Williams – yes, Mrs. Youngblood – yes.
Water Supply Operator Report: Mr. Lada and Ms. Abrams presented the Water Supply Operator report. Mr. Lada stated that he and Ms. Abrams had flushed hydrants and inspected the District.
There being no further business to come before the Board of Trustees, Ms. Hutcheson made a motion to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Williams. A voice vote was taken: All aye. The meeting adjourned at 8:41 pm.