Minutes of the regular meeting of the Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota held December 19, 2006 at 5:00 P.M.
Present: Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter
Absent: None
It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Gregoire that the minutes of the previous meeting of December 5, 2006 be approved as read.
Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
The following bills and payroll were recommended for approval:
|
CHECK NO |
VENDOR |
DESCRIPTION |
AMOUNT |
|
29138 |
MMPA |
Energy/demand |
409,757.95 |
|
29139 |
Rayme Prather |
Overpay final bill |
3.53 |
|
29140 |
Acme Electric |
Repairs; supplies |
101.00 |
|
29141 |
Advanced Engineering |
Professional fees |
143.05 |
|
29142 |
Ameripride Linen/Apparel |
Contracted services |
177.70 |
|
29143 |
AMRA |
Dues & subscriptions |
325.00 |
|
29144 |
Border States Electric |
Supplies |
65.98 |
|
29145 |
Dan Boyce |
Expenses |
411.69 |
|
29146 |
City of EGF |
Transfer |
279,191.07 |
|
29147 |
Commissioner of Revenue |
Sales; use; grbg surchrg |
38,602.00 |
|
29148 |
Dakota Supply Group |
Inventory |
3,677.45 |
|
29149 |
Diamond Cleaning Supply |
Supplies |
196.65 |
|
29150 |
East Grand Station |
E-85 fuel |
91.75 |
|
29151 |
Exponent |
Advertising; publishing |
799.36 |
|
29152 |
Floan Sanders |
Professional fees |
4,925.00 |
|
29153 |
GF Thur-O-Clean |
Contracted services |
467.27 |
|
29154 |
Gaffaney’s |
Supplies |
58.97 |
|
29155 |
Galstad Jensen & McCann |
Nov legal fees |
730.00 |
|
29156 |
Gopher State One Call |
Nov locates |
92.80 |
|
29157 |
GF Utility Billing |
Water tests |
250.00 |
|
29158 |
GF Welding |
Supplies |
330.53 |
|
29159 |
H2O Inc |
Supplies |
117.56 |
|
29160 |
Hardware Hank |
Supplies |
291.50 |
|
29161 |
Hawkins Inc |
Wtr treat chemicals; supplies |
6,494.56 |
|
29162 |
High Voltage Testing |
Glove testing |
110.88 |
|
29163 |
Interstate Power Systems |
Repairs |
975.66 |
|
29164 |
Integra Telecom |
Long distance charges |
9.50 |
|
29165 |
John Henry Foster Inc |
Supplies |
70.97 |
|
29166 |
KBM Inc |
Professional fees |
13,617.90 |
|
29167 |
Leighton Broadcasting |
Advertising |
440.00 |
|
29168 |
Lumber Mart |
Supplies |
41.50 |
|
29169 |
Lystads |
Supplies |
611.41 |
|
29170 |
M & W Services Inc |
Dec 1-14 meter reads |
2,049.75 |
|
29171 |
Midcontinent Comm Adv Sales |
Advertising |
672.00 |
|
29172 |
MN Dept Commerce |
Alternate energy charge |
317.30 |
|
29173 |
NERC |
Dues & subscriptions |
100.00 |
|
29174 |
O'Reilly Automotive Inc |
Supplies |
12.16 |
|
29175 |
PKM Electric Co-op Inc |
Permits & fees |
386.45 |
|
29176 |
Pamida |
Supplies |
80.41 |
|
29177 |
Peak Performance |
Maintenance |
348.01 |
|
29178 |
Pitney Bowes Inc |
Supplies |
346.60 |
|
29179 |
Pitney Bowes |
Maintenance contract |
705.00 |
|
29180 |
Postmaster |
Permits & fees |
160.00 |
|
29181 |
Qwest |
Communications |
1,469.31 |
|
29182 |
Qwest |
Conference call |
60.22 |
|
29183 |
PowerPlan OIB |
Repairs |
471.64 |
|
29184 |
Radix Corp/Stearns Financial Serv |
Maintenance |
136.50 |
|
29185 |
Resco |
Inventory; supplies |
88,814.93 |
|
29186 |
Rydells |
Maintenance |
28.24 |
|
29187 |
Service Bureau |
Nov collection fees |
490.19 |
|
29188 |
SimplexGrinnell |
Contracted services |
700.25 |
|
29189 |
Tony Dorn Inc |
Service agreements |
244.35 |
|
29190 |
US Postal Service |
Postage |
5,000.00 |
|
29191 |
Vision Companies |
Professional fees |
11,995.63 |
|
29192 |
Basin Electric Power Co-op |
Current |
112,959.86 |
|
29193 |
Water & Light |
Utilities |
14,714.40 |
|
29194 |
Wesco Receivables |
Supplies |
179.24 |
|
29195 |
X-cel Energy |
Facilities/distribution |
5,192.94 |
|
29196 |
Zavoral & Sons Inc |
Repairs |
1,035.00 |
|
|
|
Payroll |
57,947.05 |
|
|
TOTAL |
|
$1,011,850.57 |
It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Vetter that the bills and payroll be allowed as recommended and the Secretary issue checks for the same.
Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Gregoire to approve the installation of new lighting in the softener/filter room at the Water Treatment Plant by Eagle Electric in the amount of $15,360.00.
Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
Discussion on the Midcontinent contract was tabled.
It was moved by Commissioner Gregoire second by Commissioner Vetter to approve the recommendation that Corey Thompson be appointed to the position of Information Systems Manager effective January 1, 2007 at the set salary for said position and will be eligible for advancement to the next salary step upon successful completion of the six month probation period in the new position.
Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Gregoire to approve the recommendation to the Civil Service to advertise for a Technician I position and update the job descriptions for both the Tech I and Tech 2 positions to include network maintenance and PC repair.
Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
It was moved by Commissioner Quirk second by Commissioner Vetter that the meeting be adjourned to January 2, 2007 at 5:00 P.M.
Voting Aye: Ogden, Gregoire, Quirk, Vetter
Voting Nay: None
Lori Maloney
Deputy Sec’y