Minutes of November 10, 2020
1. Chairman Robert Hughey called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. at the B.C. Ross Community Center in Makanda. A roll call was taken and present were: Chairman Robert Hughey; District Secretary Karen Dunn; and Trustees Grace Brewer, Pat Brierton, Joseph Burrow, Kim Cole, and John Dickson. Absent were Treasurer Mike Williamsen, Trustee Paul Heern, and Water Supply Operator Ron Lada.
2. Professionals and visitors in attendance at the meeting were Mr. Mike Twomey and Ms. Lucille Burrow.
3. The Board reviewed the minutes of the October 13, 2020, regular meeting. It was noted that Mr. Twomey, in a follow-up email, approved the Engineering Agreement executed at the October meeting as described in the Minutes. A motion was made by Ms. Brewer to accept the minutes as presented; seconded by Ms. Brierton and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the minutes were approved.
4. No visitor or customer requests were presented at this time.
5. No items of communication were available for presentation.
6. Under the order of new business, the ICRMT Insurance Proposal for December 1, 2020, through November 30, 2021, was discussed. A motion was made by Mr. Burrow to approval the ICRMT insurance document as presented; seconded by Mr. Dickson and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the motion was approved, and the document was signed by the Chairman.
Next presented was the 2021 Operating Budget, which included a 5% increase to customer water rates. The budget was reviewed and discussed with no recommended modifications. A motion was made by Mr. Dickson to approve the 2021 Operating Budget as presented; seconded by Ms. Brierton and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the motion carried. A motion then was made by Ms. Brewer to increase customer water rates by 5% effective January 1, 2021. The motion was seconded by Mr. Burrow and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the 5% rate increase was approved.
7. No new information related to old business was available for discussion at this time.
8.        No new information related to the Carbondale Water District was presented for discussion.
9.        Financials for September 2020 were presented and reviewed with brief discussion.
10. The District Secretary/Treasurer’s Report and the Accounts Payable Report for November 2020 were presented and followed by conversation. A motion was made by Ms. Brierton to transfer $6,688.30 from the Repairs/Improvement account to the Operations/Maintenance Account to fund costs for the second leak detection meter installation. The motion was seconded by Mr. Burrow and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the transfer was approved. Another motion followed from Mr. Burrow to accept the reports as presented and to pay the bills. The motion was seconded by Ms. Brewer and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the motion carried.
11. The Water Supply Operator’s Report was reviewed with no discrepancies. Brief discussion followed with no action taken at this time.
12. No additional public comments or questions were presented.
13. There was no move for an executive session.
14. There being no further business, a motion was made by Mr. Burrow to adjourn, which was seconded by Ms. Cole and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the meeting closed.