Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held June 7, 2005 at 5:00 P.M.
Present: Quirk, Gregoire, Vetter
Absent : Ogden
It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Vetter that the minutes of the previous meeting of May 17, 2005 be approved as read.
Voting Aye: Quirk, Gregoire, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
The following bills and payroll were recommended for approval:
CHECK # VENDOR DESCRIPTION AMOUNT
26948 Commissioner of Revenue Amended amount - additional 168.00
27046 X-cel Energy Void -573.26
27103 Acme Electric Tools & supplies 828.53
27104 American Payment Center Drop boxes 210.00
27105 AWWA Subscription 734.56
27106 Bert’s Truck Equipment Supplies 735.58
27107 Border States Electric Inventory; supplies 14,726.64
27108 Dan Boyce Expenses 443.76
27109 Brady Martz & Assoc Professional fees 3,700.00
27110 Burmeister Electric Co Inventory 9,354.96
27111 CellularOne Communications 187.90
27112 Century Electric Supplies 319.39
27113 City of EGF Transfer; rent 91,627.32
27114 Commercial Printing Supplies 138.45
27115 Community Bank/RRV Apr ACH charges 45.89
27116 Culver Company Advertising & promotional 803.11
27117 Custom Aire Inc Contracted services 384.00
27118 Dakota Supply Group Inventory; supplies 3,534.86
27119 Digi-Key Supplies 39.11
27120 Diversified Inspections Maintenance 1,420.00
27121 Paul Erickson Supplies 28.48
27122 Exponent Advertising; publishing 1,487.28
27123 Fargo Water Equipment Supplies 867.98
27124 Floan Sanders Professional fees 17,317.00
27125 GF Thur-O-Clean Contracted services 395.38
27126 Gaffaney’s Supplies 404.29
27127 Gopher State One Call Apr locates 230.85
27128 GF Fire Equip Co Maintenance; supplies 71.63
27129 GF Welding Maintenance 203.32
27130 Graymont Western Canada Wtr treat chemicals 2,923.19
27131 H2O Inc Supplies 18.77
27132 Hansen Ford Maintenance 44.46
27133 Hawkins Inc Wtr treat chemicals; supplies 637.50
27134 Holweger Excavating Professional fees 4,677.23
27135 Home of Economy Supplies 38.41
27136 Interstate Companies Inc Repair 1,724.66
27137 Locators & Supplies Supplies; flame retard clothing 1,409.49
27138 Lunseth Plumbing & Heating Repairs 110.84
27139 M & W Services Inc May 14-31 meter reads 2,117.95
27140 Madison Nat’l Life Ins Life insurance 254.75
27141 MN Dept Commerce Alternate energy charge 91.08
27142 MN Dept Public Safety Permits & fees 175.00
27143 MN Dept Health (MDH) Apr - Jun MDH fees 3,334.00
27144 NW Serv CO-OP Wells Fargo Health insurance 13,343.00
27145 Overhead Door Company Repairs 102.00
27146 Power Equipment Shop Supplies 102.86
27147 Randy Rapacz Expenses 26.56
27148 Resco Tools & equipment 540.26
27149 Spiegel & McDiarmid Professional fees 4,185.00
27150 Ferrellgas Fuel 20.00
27151 T’N’T Outfitters Flame retard clothing 514.96
27152 Thatcher Co of Montana Wtr treat chemicals 1,692.60
27153 Tony Dorn Inc Service agreements 221.42
27154 US Postal Service Postage 5,000.00
27155 Water & Light Utilities 11,696.04
27156 Wesco Inventory 1,139.72
27157 X-cel Energy Gas utilities 76.40
27158 X-cel Energy Digger dinner 537.26
Payroll Total cost 73,282.19
$279,872.61
It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Gregoire that the bills and payroll be allowed as recommended and the Secretary issue checks for the same.
Voting Aye: Quirk, Gregoire, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Vetter to move the junction box for the customer at 1503 11th Ave SE from the front of his yard to the back if the customer agrees to pay $1,000.00 towards the cost of the relocation.
Voting Aye: Quirk, Gregoire
Voting Nay: Vetter
It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Gregoire to accept the resignation of Brian Johnson effective May 31, 2005.
Voting Aye: Quirk, Gregoire, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Vetter to request that the Civil Service open up the Water Plant Operator position for internal applications for a period of ten days based on the Union contract. If no internal applications are received within the posting period, the Water & Light Commission requests that the position be advertised to the public.
Voting Aye: Quirk, Gregoire, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Gregoire to accept the proposal of Fox Lawson & Associates LLC for a job evaluation study in the amount of $20,000.00 provided the City also accepts it and shares in the cost based on the ratio of city classifications to the total of all City and Water & Light classifications to be evaluated.
Voting Aye: Quirk, Gregoire, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Vetter that the meeting be adjourned to June 21, 2005 at 5:00 P.M.
Voting Aye: Quirk, Gregoire, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
Bonnie Abel
Sec'y