Meeting Minutes of October 14, 2008
Chairman Starling called the meeting to order at 7:00pm. A roll call was taken and present were: Chairman Mike Starling, Vice Chairman Joseph Burrow, Water Supply Operator Ron Lada, Trustees Jenny Jaros, Wally Earll, Steve Williams, and Debbie Wheetley. Absent were Secretary/Treasurer Mike Williamsen and Trustees Tammy Davis. District Secretary Karen Dunn was attending classes at John A Logan College as instructed by the Board. Mrs. Wheetley recorded minutes of the meeting in the absence of the District Secretary.
There were no visitors in attendance.
The meeting started by reviewing the minutes of the September 2008 meeting. A motion was made by Vice Chairman Burrow to accept the minutes. Seconded by Mr. Earll and with 5 yes and 0 no votes, the minutes were approved.
There were no visitor or customers requests presented.
Under the order of Communications for October 2008, the first item presented was a letter from Edward Jones regarding recent developments and the instability of the financial market. The letter was reviewed by the Board with no action taken.
Next presented was correspondence from the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission soliciting annual membership. No action was taken at this time.
The annual maintenance agreement from Corrpro Waterworks for service to the Cathodic Protection System was presented for approval. A motion was made by Mrs. Wheetley to accept the agreement as presented in the amount of $610.00 for 2009 services. Seconded by Mrs. Jaros, and with 5 yes and 0 no votes, the motion carried.
Under the order of old business, no previous topics were readdressed.
No new business was presented for discussion at this time.
At this time, there was discussion related to recent water cost increase from the South Highway Water District. No motions were made at this time.
The financials were reviewed with no further review.
The Secretary/Treasurer Report and Accounts Payable Report were reviewed by members of the Board. A decision was made to VOID the check on the Accounts Payable Report payable to the South Highway Water District in the amount of $9,229.02. A motion was made by Vice Chairman Burrow to accept the Secretary/Treasurer Report as presented and to pay the bills. Seconded by Mr. Earll and with 5 yes and 0 no votes, the motion carried.
The Water Supply Operator Report was presented by Ron Lada with no discrepancies.
No additional public comment 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 Vice Chairman Burrow, seconded by Mr. Earll and with 5 yes and 0 no votes, the meeting adjourned.