Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held September 2, 2003 at 5:00 P.M.

Present: Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Beauchamp

Absent : None

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Gregoire that the minutes of the previous meeting of August 21, 2003 be approved as read.

Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

The following bills and payroll were recommended for approval:

Aerial Contractors Inc             Professional fees                    $ 46,710.00

American Payment Center            Sep-Nov drop box                      140.00

Border States Electric             Inventory; supplies                   1,349.05

Dan Boyce                          Expenses                              149.87

BNSF                               Permits & fees                        20.00

C&L Pest Control                   Contracted services                   292.88

Carquest Auto Parts                Supplies                              177.16

City of EGF                        Transfer; rent; bonds                 93,487.19

Computer Renaissance               Supplies                              15.00

Dakota Supply Group                Supplies                              579.89

Diamond Cleaning Supply            Supplies                              482.88

Digi-Key                           Supplies                              455.97

Eagle Electric                     Maintenance                           377.20

Ernst Trenching                    Professional fees                     3,202.15

Fert-L-Lawn                        Contracted services                   1,215.17

F-M Forklift                       Maintenance                           66.35

GF Grocery                         Supplies                              95.18

GF Winnelson Co                    Parts & supplies                      32.47

Graymont Western Canada            Wtr treat chemicals                   1,850.11

Hawkins Inc                        Wtr chemicals; maint                  3,739.70

Interstate Companies Inc           Repairs                               468.84

LMCIT Ins Trust                    Insurance                             22,642.05

Lystads                            Supplies                              133.89

M & W Services Inc                 Aug 15-28 meter reads                 1,730.20

Madison Nat’l Life Ins              Life insurance                        270.05

MMTG                               Dues & subscriptions                  1,463.11

Nelson Business Forms              Supplies                              1,694.17

Northern Water Works               Inventory                             1,698.68

NW/ECSU                            Health insurance                      11,186.27

Power Equipment Shop               Tools; supplies                       461.61

PS Doors                           Repairs & mtce                        70.35

Resco                              Supplies                              2,366.55

Rhino Contracting Inc              Repairs & mtce                        1,710.00

Rydells                            Maintenance                           314.00

Soberaski Inc                      Professional fees                     5,086.75

Strata Corporation                 Professional fees                     64,585.05

Surplus Center Inc                 Tools                                 54.14

Verizon Wireless                   Communications                        131.23

Vessco Inc                         Supplies                              306.45

X-cel Energy                       Gas utilities                         13.30

Payroll                            Total cost                            55,549.09

                                                                         $ 326,374.00

It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Quirk that the bills and payroll be allowed as recommended and the Secretary issue checks for the same.

Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Gregoire to update the job descriptions for the Utility Secretary-DSC/Water Plant and the Utility Senior Secretary.

Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Gregoire to surplus fifty wood poles and put them up for sale.

Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Gregoire that the meeting be adjourned to a special budget meeting on September 9 at 7:00 P.M. and then to the next regular meeting on September 18, 2003 at 5:00 P.M.

Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Beauchamp

Voting Nay: None

                                                     Bonnie Abel

                                                     Sec'y