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08-09-1977 HUCMRegular Meeting August 9, 1977 All Commissioners were present, also Mgr. Alexander, Ruth Hakel, and Howard Madsen and Dennis Potter of Madsen Insurance Agency. J The meeting was called to order at 2:00 p.m. by President Quade. The minutes of the Regular Meeting of July 11, 1977, were read and approved as read. The minutes of the Special Meeting of August 5, 1977, were read and approved as read. Dennis Potter of Madsen Agency presented figures on insurance liability coverage for the Gas Division. After discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner Filk, seconded by Commissioner Tracy and carried to increase our Gas Division liability insurance from $300,000.00 to $1,000,000.00 for an additional premium cost of $8,571.00. Mgr. Alexander reported on the need for purchasing 6 new transition pieces for the G.E. turbine. The Commission approved. Tentative date for an Open House was set for September 14, 1977. A study by Associated Consultants of the gas rates was presented by Mgr. Alexander. No action was taken. A motion was made by Commissioner Filk, seconded by Commissioner Tracy to pay Associated Consultants in the amount of $13,853.69 for services rendered. The motion was carried. After discussion on the statement presented by Oppenheimer et al, Mgr. Alexander was instructed to contact Robert Weinstine concerning settlement. Discussion was held relative to the Hutchinson Utilities contribution to the City of Hutchinson. A motion was made by Commissioner Filk, seconded by Commissioner Tracy and carried to continue with $50,000.00 per quarter. Mgr. Alexander was instructed to inform the City Administrative Assistant of the action. Mgr. Alexander presented a report on the Utility Davis trencher. He was instructed to get bids on a trade. 1 1.3 7 133 Mgr. Alexander discussed having had contact with 3M on their need for peaking propane gas. No action was taken. The following bills were allowed: MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC PLANT Minnesota- Wisconsin Truck Line 6840 13.00 Plaza OK Hardware 6841 225.77 Mary Rayner 6842 13.31 Rodney Friton 6843 10.34 Woody Wagner 6844 4.86 Don Zalusky 6845 37.54 H. Blake Homan 6846 35.94 Karen Schmiesing 6847 15.99 Dale Okland 6848 .34 Dale Pegel 6849 5.44 Greg Haglin 6850 6.17 Wes Timmerman 6851 8.15 City of Hutchinson 6853 25.48 City of Hutchinson 6854 4o.0o Lee Hennessey 6855 7.23 Harold K. Scholz Company 6856 10,655.75 Paul Lemke & Son 6857 9,880.91 Harold K. Scholz Company 6858 4,333.40 Curtiss - Wright Corporation 6859 166,764.35 Kentucky Fried Chicken 6860 174.62 Diesel Systems, Inc. 6861 250.00 Geraldine Johnson 6863 220.00 Raymond Eberhart 6864 220.00 Standard oil 6865 36,815.23 Standard Oil 6866 21,036.52 Minnesota - Wisconsin Truck Line 6867 16.16 Hutchinson Util. - petty cash 6868 210.73 Madsen Insurance Agency 6869 13,314.00 Burlington Northern Inc. 6870 700.00 Madsen Insurance Agency 6871 8,554.00 Returned Checks 9999 305.92 A & B Electric 555 16.00 Allen Office Products, Inc. 556 449.08 American Linen Supply Company 557 31.81 American Welding Supplies Inc. 558 84.85 Anderson Chemical Company 559 493.30 Atkinson Blacktop Service 56o 26.25 Blue Cross & Blue Shield 561 3,405.06 Mrs. Fred Briggs 562 20.00 E. J. Brooks Company 563 64.30 Burmeister Electric Company 564 99.73 Calgon Corporation 565 22.84 Carr Flowers 566 8.00 Case Power & Equipment 567 213.82 Central Contractors Supply 568 135.00 1A Crane Supply Company 574 137.92 A. L. Crump & Co., Inc. Dey Appliance Parts 575 576 32.25 8.06 Diesel Service Company 577 8.12 Dostal & Oleson Oil Company 578 99.00 Electronic Center, Inc. 579 10.20 Family Rexall Drug 580 44.25 Farm & Home Distributing 581 2.25 John Henry Foster Company 583 30.39 G L W Enterprises 584 720.00 G. T. C. Auto Parts 585 163.65 General Electric Company 586 282.00 General Electric Supply Company 587 121.20 Gibson Products 588 22.84 The Gorgen Company 589 12,996.00 W. W. Grainger, Inc. 590 161.27 Graphic Controls Corporation 591 83.35 Graybar Electric Company Inc. 592 1,075.00 H & C Electric Supply 593 912.39 Home Bakery 594 218.67 The Hutchinson Leader 595 68.16 Hutchinson Oil Company 596 5.00 Hutchinson Telephone Company 597 557.06 I B E W Local 949 598 190.00 Ingersoll -Rand Company 599 111.50 Inland Supply Company 600 110.00 Jahnke's Red Owl 601 203.76 Jerry's Tire Company 602 18.75 Junker Sanitation Service 603 14.00 Juul Contracting Company 604 35.28 Krasen Plumbing & Heating 605 44.19 MN Electric Supply Company 606 3.15 Northern States Supply Inc. 607 12.14 Patchin Fertilizer Service 608 88.00 Peterson & Gilmer Law Offices 609 200.00 Radio Shack 611 2.89 Rite - Way Auto Wash 612 592.65 The Satterlee Company 613 41.55 Schlueter Refrigeration 614 15.20 Share Corporation 615 337.44 Simonson Lumber 616 20.94 Sorenson Farm Supply 617 4.70 Sterling Electric Company 620 11,953.26 United Electric Corporation 622 245.36 WESCO 623 2,4S9.70 World Travel 625 820.00 Williams Steel & Hardware 624 57.52 Rufus Alexander 626 102.89 Brown's Floral & Gift 627 6.19 Central Contractors Supply 628 413.28 City of Hutchinson 629 85.68 Complete- Reading Electric Co. 630 48.95 Fabricare Cleaners of Hutch 631 68.94 140 Fire Extinguisher Sales -Sery 633 39.30 Hutchinson Iron & Metal 634 46.80 Hutchinson Utilities 635 447.62 Hutchinson Util. - Petty Cash 636 811.75 Hutchinson Util. - Utility Bills 637 67,471.07 Hutchinson Wholesale Supplies 638 31.49 I. B. M. 639 2,675.00 Leef Bros., Inc. 64o 105.80 Fred Lipke Mobil Oil Company 641 7.95 McGill Printing, Inc. 642 675.04 McLeod County Sanitary Landfill 643 12.00 Maddens Inn & Golf Club 644 861.80 MN Municipal Utilities Assn. 645 358.75 Moorhead Machinery & Boiler 646 3,132.02 Natural Gas Division 647 153,513.21 Chas. Olson & Sons, Inc. 648 86.92 Paper Service Company 649 84.65 Peterson & Gilmer Law Offices 650 60.00 H. P. Quade 651 422.84 River Warren Aggregates, Inc. 652 94.56 Sterling Electric Company 653 48.98 Sterner Lighting, Inc. 654 6.00 Clinton Tracy 655 11.00 Union Oil Company of California 656 16.16 United Power Association 657 95,472.03 WESCO 658 1,863.99 Worthington Service Corp. 659 6,141.94 NATURAL GAS DIVISION R. E. Young 1607 165.00 First National Bank 16o9 16,700.00 First National Bank 1610 40,000.00 Minnesota - Wisconsin Truck Line 1612 16.50 Crane Supply Company 113 78.05 First National Bank 114 4,182.00 I B E W Local 949 115 17.75 Sid Harvey 116 8.96 Texgas Corporation 119 4.29 World Travel 120 164.00 American Meter Division 121 25.41 Circle -Hutch Utility Board 122 120,178.01 Hutchinson Util. - petty cash 123 98.44 Hutchinson Util. - utility bills 124 2,536.82 L. & P. Supply Company 125 3.90 McLeod Cooperative Power Asso 126 16.22 There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at A :30 p.m. Clinton acy, Secret y H. P. Qua e, President