October 10, 2017 Meeting Minutes
Chairman Robert Hughey called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. A roll call was taken and present were: Chairman Robert Hughey, Vice Chairman Robert Jacobini, District Secretary Karen Dunn; and Trustees Jenny Anderson, Grace Brewer, and Joseph Burrow. Absent were Treasurer Mike Williamsen, Water Supply Operator Ron Lada, and Trustee Pat Brierton.
Professionals in attendance were Mr. Mike Twomey and Mr. Joe Boyke. Visitors in attendance were Mrs. Lucille Burrow and Mr. Greg Dunn, District customers.
The Board reviewed the minutes of September 12, 2017, regular meeting. A motion was made by Ms. Anderson to accept the minutes as presented. Seconded by Mr. Burrow and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the minutes were approved.
Customer requests opened with the presentation of an Agreement to Cut Off Water Services for Meter 5-6360 as requested by the customer. After brief discussion, the document was signed by Chairman Hughey.
Related to District communications for October, a letter from the Jackson County Board Office confirming the appointment of Pat Brierton to the Buncombe Public Water District Board of Trustees was presented and briefly discussed with no action required.
No new business was presented for discussion at this time.
Under the order of old business, information related to a proposed water main replacement on Post Office Hill was presented by Mr. Joe Boyke related to bids for the project. Also discussed were Mr. Boyke’s recommendations to cut costs. Discussion followed rated to a bypass during installation, erosion and terrain, concrete supports, etc. No action was taken at this time.
No new information was presented for discussion related to district expansion; and progress of a District website was briefly discussed with no action taken at this time.
No information related to the Carbondale Water District was presented.
Financials for August 2017 were presented and reviewed with brief discussion.
The Secretary/Treasurer Report and the Accounts Payable Report for October 2017 was presented by the District Secretary. After related discussion, a motion was made by Ms. Anderson to transfer funds in the amount of $8,735.65 from the Repair/Improvement Account to the Operation/Maintenance Account to fund the additional expenditures as discussed, which was seconded by Mr. Burrow and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the motion carried. A motion was then made by Mr. Burrow to accept the reports as presented and pay the bills; seconded by Mrs. Brewer and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the motion was approved.
The Water Supply Operator Report was reviewed by the Board in the absence of the Water Supply Operator with no discrepancies. Discussion followed related to the status of new meter installations.
No additional public comments 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 Mr. Burrow to adjourn; seconded by Mrs. Brewer and with (5) yes and (0) no votes, the meeting closed.