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<br />ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES <br />REGULAR MEETING OF THE <br />UTILITIES COMMISSION <br /> <br />October 11, 2004 <br /> <br />OCr <br />I) <br /><'QO~ <br /> <br />Members Present: Jerry TakJe, President; James Tralle, Vice Chair; John Dietz, Trustee <br />Staff Present: Bryan Adams, General Manager; Glenn Sundeen, Line Superintendent; David <br />Berg, Water Superintendent; Patricia Hemza, Office Manager <br /> <br />I. Call meetinl! to order October 11. 2004 <br />President Jerry Takle called the October II, 2004, meeting to order. <br /> <br />2. Consider Utilities Al!enda <br />James Tralle moved to approve the October 11,2004, Utilities Agenda. John Dietz seconded <br />the motion. Motion carried 3-0. <br /> <br />3. Consider Consent Al!enda <br />James Tralle moved to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: <br /> <br />September Check Register <br />September 21, 2004 Minutes <br />Financials <br /> <br />John Dietz seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. <br /> <br />5.1 Staff Up-dates <br />Glenn Sundeen reported on the status of the current electrical projects and the 12 new <br />services installed since the last meeting. He also reported on the two outages and the response to <br />them. <br />David Berg said there were six more security systems sold. Well #8 is now on line and Well <br />#2 will be shut down to install the telemetry system. <br />Patricia Hemza relayed to the commissioners that the new billing system is going well and <br />will satisfY our needs. There were over 200 applicants for the office job opening, and staff is <br />currently interviewing. <br />Bryan Adams shared a letter of appreciation from a senior citizen organization on an electric <br />safety presentation that Mike Thiry gave. Discussion ensued regarding the importance of <br />customer relations. <br /> <br />5.2 Review Proposed 2005 CIP Budl!et <br />The 2005 conservation improvement programs (CIP) were discussed. The state statute <br />requires I Y2% of the electric gross revenues for the year 2004 be spent on the CIP program in <br />2005. The anticipated amount for the 2005 CIP program is approximately $200,180. GRE will <br />be reimbursing an estimated $35,000 which leaves $165,180 that would be funded through rates. <br />Discussion followed regarding expenditures and goals. This will be revisited at the next meeting. <br />No further action necessary. <br />