06-25-2025 HUCMMINUTES
Regular Meeting — Hutchinson Utilities Commission
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Call to order — 3:00 p.m.
President Matt Cheney called the meeting to order. Members present: President Matt
Cheney; Secretary Don Martinez; Vice President Troy Pullis; Commissioner Kathy
Silvernale; Commissioner Tom Lambert; GM Jeremy Carter; Attorney Marc Sebora:
1. Conflict of Interest
2. Approve Consent Agenda
a. Approve Minutes
b. Ratify Payment of Bills
Motion by Commissioner Martinez second by Commissioner Pullis to Approve the
Consent Agenda. Motion carried unanimously.
3. Approve Financial Statements
Mr. Martig presented the Financial Statements. Electric Division is similar to last
year. Natural Gas Division is also similar to last year with the exception of
transportation. Transportation has an increase of $70k due to no revenue being
booked for New Ulm in May 2024 in order to begin applying revenue to the correct
month.
GM Carter reviewed the usage on both Electric and Natural Gas which are moving
upwards from previous years. GM Carter also reviewed the Purchase Power, Power
Cost Adjustment, and Rate Stabilization Fund.
Motion by Commissioner Lambert, second by Commissioner Silvernale to Approve
the Financial Statements. Motion carried unanimously.
4. Open Forum
5. Communication
a. City Administrator — Matthew Jaunich — Absent
b. Divisions
i. Dan Lang, Engineering Services Manager —
1. Hutch Sub project update
2. Willmar Line Transmission Project Open House update
3. Running generation
ii. Dave Hunstad, Electric Transmission/Distribution Manager —
1. Construction season
iii. Mike Gabrielson, Production Manager —Absent
iv. Byron Bettenhausen, Natural Gas Manager —
1. Constructions season
2. Flying of the pipeline was completed last week
3. River crossing update
v. Jared Martig, Financial Manager —
1. Met with a software vendor on a Customer Service/Accounting
software package possibly for future use
c. Human Resources — Angie Radke -
i. Catching up on miscellanies tasks
d. Legal — Marc Sebora —
i. Nothing to report
e. General Manager — Jeremy Carter
i. Reviewed business update that was sent out
ii. NextEra Confirmation was sent back
iii. July 4th - offices will be closed
6. Policies
a. Review Policies
i. Section 6 of Exempt Handbook
ii. Section 6 of Non -Exempt Handbook
No changes recommended at this time
b. Approve Changes
i. Accidents and Injuries (Exempt and Non -Exempt)
ii. Unsafe Conditions or Practices (Exempt and Non -Exempt)
iii. Protected Safety Footwear (Exempt and Non -Exempt)
Ms. Radke spoke of the policy changes. All policies listed above were updated to
remove the word Director from the policies, policies are still applicable.
Motion by Commissioner Silvernale, second by Commissioner Lambert to
Approve Policy Changes. Motion carried unanimously,
7. Unfinished Business
8. New Business
a. Approve Req#010270 — Close Interval Survey
Mr. Bettenhausen presented Approval of Req#010270 — Close Interval Survey. A
close interval survey (CIS) is conducted on pipelines to assess the entire
structure's cathodic protection status by recording pipe -to -soil potential profile.
HUC's goal would be to complete 1/5 of the transmission line annually going
forward, which would be 20 miles per year. The CIS will also provide HUC a
baseline for future close interval surveys.
Motion by Commissioner Pullis, second by Commissioner Martinez to Approve
Req#010270 — Close Interval Survey. Motion carried unanimously.
b. Approve Req#010278 Generator #1 Transformer Radiator Repair
Mr. Hunstad presented Approval of Req#010278 Generator #1 Transformer
Radiator Repair. The step-up transformer for Unit#1 has 9 radiators that are
rusting and need to be sandblasted and painted to avoid a potential leak. The
work will take two weeks to complete.
Motion by Commissioner Martinez, second by Commissioner Silvernale to Approve
Req#010278 Generator #1 Transformer. Radiator Repair. Motion carried unanimously.
9. Adjourn
There being no further business, a motion by Commissioner Pullis, second by
Commissioner Lambert to adjourn the meeting at 3:25. Motion carried unanimously.
Don Martinez, Secreta
ATTEST:
Matt Cheney, President
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