Meeting Minutes of October 8, 2013
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, District Secretary Karen Dunn; and Trustees Jenny Anderson, Grace Brewer, and Robert Hughey. Absent were Secretary/Treasurer Mike Williamsen and Water Supply Operator Ron Lada.
Mr. Mike Twomey, Attorney with the Law Office of Barrett, Twomey, Broom, Hughes, and Hoke; and Mr. Jay Ross, District Customer and prospective Board Member, were in attendance.
The Board reviewed the minutes of September 10, 2013 regular meeting. A motion was made by Vice Chairman Jacobini to accept he minutes as presented; seconded by Ms. Anderson and with (4) yes and (0) no votes, the minutes were approved.
A customer request was presented from Ms. Bonnie Wright to enter into a Cut Off Agreement for Meter #19800 Hartline Road, Makanda. With no objection from the Board, Chairman Burrow executed the agreement.
An item of communication from the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission for annual membership solicitation was presented and briefly discussed. No action was taken at this time.
No new business was addressed at this time.
Under the order of old business, the status related to the installation of the new digital meters was discussed. A motion was made by Mr. Hughey to 200 additional water meters at a cost of $165.00 each from Midwest Meters; seconded by Vice Chairman Jacobini and with (4) yes and (0) no votes, the purchase was approved.
The status related to the insertion meters as well as a back-up generator was discussed at length. No action was taken at this time.
District relate to their back-up generator. Mr. Hughey indicated he would contact Heartland Pumps related to costs on both diesel and propane generators. Secretary/Treasurer Williamsen will acquire recommendations from the Engineers.
Under the topic of South Highway Water District, topics discussed were Vice Chairman Jacobini’s letter to SHWD Board and their intentions to review rate calculations for BPWD. It was noted that South Highway stated they were unable to begin contract renegotiations at this time.
Financials for August 2013 were presented for review with brief discussion.
The Edward Jones Investment Report for September 2013 was reviewed at this time.
The Secretary/Treasurer Report and the Accounts Payable Report for October 2013 was presented by the District Secretary in the absence of Secretary/Treasurer Williamsen. A motion was made to accept the report as presented and to pay the bills. Seconded by Vice Chairman Jacobini and with (4) yes and (0) no votes, the motion carried.
The Water Supply Operator Report was presented with no discrepancies and reviewed by Board Members in the absence of Ron Lada.
No additional public comments or questions were addressed at this time.
There was no move for an executive session at this time.
There being no further business, a motion was made by Vice Chairman Jacobini to adjourn and seconded by Ms. Anderson and with (4) yes and (0) no votes, the meeting adjourned.