Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held January 17, 2006 at 5:00 P.M.

Present:  Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter

Absent :  Ogden

 

It was moved by Commissioner  Quirk second by Commissioner  Vetter that the minutes of the previous meetings of  January 3 and 6, 2006 be approved as read.

Voting Aye:  Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

The following bills and payroll were recommended for approval:

CHECK  NO

VENDOR

DESCRIPTION

AMOUNT

27934

David Sletten

Overpay final bill

35.72

27935

Ameripride Linen/Apparel

Contracted services

248.34

27936

APPA

Dues & subscriptions

4,150.38

27937

AWWA

Miscellaneous

33.25

27938

Border States Electric

Safety clothing

14.86

27939

Dan Boyce

Expenses

534.72

27940

Business Essentials

Supplies

54.08

27941

Cal Pacific Carbon

Wtr treat chemicals

13,200.00

27942

City of EGF

Transfer

270,345.77

27943

Cole Papers

Supplies

428.94

27944

Commissioner of Revenue

Sales; use; grbg surchrg

36,538.00

27945

Community Bank/RRV

Miscellaneous

10.57

27946

Dakota Supply Group

Supplies

37.08

27947

Eagle Electric

Contracted services

8,539.40

27948

East Grand Station

E-85 fuel

76.75

27949

Exponent

Advertising; publishing

560.89

27950

Fastenal Company

Supplies

9.88

27951

Fed Ex

Freight

24.60

27952

Gaffaney’s

Supplies

263.99

27953

Galstad Jensen & McCann

Dec legal fees

580.00

27954

Gopher State One Call

Dec locates

33.75

27955

GF Herald

Advertising

192.00

27956

GF Utility Billing

Water tests

250.00

27957

H2O Inc

Supplies

75.56

27958

Hardware Hank

Supplies

543.63

27959

Hawkins Inc

Wtr treat chemicals

2,028.50

27960

Home of Economy

Supplies

135.32

27961

Hugo’s #5

Supplies

3.95

27962

Leighton Broadcasting

Advertising

440.00

27963

Lumber Mart

Supplies

80.49

27964

M & W Services Inc

Jan 1-12 meter reads

1,784.20

27965

Midcontinent Comm Adv Sales

Advertising

560.00

27966

MMPA

Energy/demand

337,575.45

27967

MMUA

Training; dues; misc

18,458.68

27968

MN AWWA

Training & school

35.00

27969

Motor Vehicle Deputy

Tax & license

391.50

27970

Ornamental Iron

Contracted services

175.00

27971

Praxair Distribution

Supplies

46.86

27972

Pristine Hydrochemical

Wtr treat chemicals

17,918.75

27973

Qwest

Communications

1,116.20

27974

PowerPlan OIB

Supplies

214.40

27975

RDO Equipment Co

Equipment

1,411.12

27976

Radix Corporation

Maintenance

136.50

27977

Rydells

Maintenance

25.38

27978

Solomon Corporation

Repairs

425.00

27979

Sun Dot Communications

Communications

139.28

27980

TDS Metrocom

Communications

35.71

27981

Tesoro

Fuels & lubricants

18.11

27982

Thatcher Co of Montana

Wtr treat chemicals

1,692.60

27983

TKE Corporation

Service agreements

310.60

27984

Tony Dorn

Service agreements

170.29

27985

Verizon Wireless

Communications

519.79

27986

Basin Electric

Current

116,188.26

27987

Water & Light

Utilities

953.18

27988

X-cel Energy

Gas utilities

1,166.37

27989

X-cel Energy

Facilities/distribution

5,125.81

27990

Zee Service Co

Medical supplies

149.75

 

 

Payroll

55,077.01

 

TOTAL

 

$901,291.22

 

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

Voting Aye:  Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Quirk to approve the 2005 accounts for charge off.

Voting Aye:  Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Vetter second by Commissioner Quirk to authorize the adjustment for the Support Technician in the amount of $684.00 per year retroactive to December 31, 2005 pending finalization of the pay equity compliance report.

Voting Aye:  Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Vetter to ratify the City Council’s amended resolution regarding the implementation of the new payroll system.

Voting Aye:  Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Gregoire that the meeting be adjourned to February 7, 2006 at 5:00 P.M.

Voting Aye:  Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter

Voting Nay:  None

 

 

                                                                                                            Bonnie Abel

                                                                                                            Sec'y