11-24-1980 HUCMRegular Meeting
parts necessary
November 24, 1980
repair unit #8 are in and should
All Commissioners were present, also present were Mgr. Alexander,
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Ruth Hakel, Counsel Peterson, "Butch" Wentworth. and Ivan Larson.
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The meeting was called to order by President Filk at 2:00 p.m.
The minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 27, 1980 were
presented. A motion was made by Commissioner Daggett, seconded
by Commissioner Tracy to accept the minutes as presented in
their printed form. The motion carried.
The minutes of the Special Meeting of November 14, 1980 were
presented. A motion was made by Commissioner Daggett, seconded
by Commissioner Tracy to accept the minutes as presented in
their printed form. The motion carried. It was noted that
the purchase procedure used in the purchase of a 1980 Chevrolet
station wagon was approved by legal counsel.
A motion was made by Commissioner Tracy, seconded by Commissioner
Daggett that the bills be allowed as presented. The motion
carried.
Mgr. Alexander outlined a plan to utilize the existing 25 KV
transformer located at #2 plant site. Butch Wentworth presented
a map of Hutchinson showing the portion of the loop line that has
been completed and the portion to be completed. He also explained
a plan and the need for additional work to include the 25 KV
transformer. In brief it would allow power to flow either
way in case of a problem. The plan would necessitate building
a switchgear building at the #2 plant site.
After discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner Tracy,
seconded by Commissioner Daggett to proceed with the continuation
of the loop line project. The motion carried.
On a motion by Commissioner Tracy, seconded by Commissioner
Daggett Mgr. Alexander was instructed to have Associated
Consultants draw up specifications and call for bids for the
extended loop line project. Bid opening to be set for
December 29, 1980 at 2:00 p.m. The motion carried.
Mgr. Alexander reported on the following:
1. Northern Natural Gas will raise their rates overall by
$96,000,000 and since this is a compromise amount the
Minnesota Task Force will cease to contest the increase.
2. The
parts necessary
to
repair unit #8 are in and should
be
installed in two
to
three weeks.
3. All coils from generator unit #2 are in at the Westinghouse
workshop for rewinding. They will be spin tested and balanced
after assembly.
4. The Minnesota Mining & Mfg. co- generation project is moving
along with installation of a 2.6 megawatt unit expected to
be completed by January 1, 1982. All plans and specifications
for related equipment are to be reviewed by Hutchinson Utilities.
5. Discussed energy conservation at great length. The Commission
instructed Mgr. Alexander to work with staff in preparing an
Energy Conservation Program that could be implemented by the
Hutchinson Utilities as a permanent one.
6. Pointed out that General Liability Insurance coverage for the
electric division is $300,000. Recommended that the amount be
set higher. After discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner
Daggett, seconded by Commissioner Tracy to raise the General
Liability Insurance coverage to $1,500,000 effective immediately
subject to legal counsel opinion on coverage limits. The
motion carried.
The following bills were allowed:
NATURAL GAS DIVISION
Northern Natural Gas Co.
Natural gas expense
5.91
First National Bank
Transf. to Main. acct.
25,000.00
R. E. Young
Compensation
18.18
` Citizens Bank & Trust
Federal Tax Withheld
968.63
State Treasurer
PERA Withheld & Expense
675.93
Orville Kuiken
Mileage - St. Paul meeting
29.10
Circle -Hutch Utility Board
Natural gas purchased - Sept.
302,065.90
American Meter Division
Meter inventory
170.46
Hutchinson Utilities
Due to Electric Division
7,071.38
World Travel
Air travel - Omaha - Orville
164.00
Apollo Piping Supply, Inc.
Fittings inventory
15.91
Citizens Bank & Trust
Federal Tax Withheld
896.56
State Treasurer
PERA Withheld & Expense
650.22
First National Bank
Deposit to Contribution acct.
20,900.00
Apollo Piping Supply, Inc.
Fittings inventory
62.36
John Lehman
Refund for service
150.00
Hutchinson Utilities
Electric portion of investment
73,750.00
First National Bank
Investment
23,000.00
Orville Kuiken
Meeting - Midwest Gas Assn.
93.15
American Meter Division
Meter inventory
557.88
American Welding Supplies
Supplies
35.15
Apollo Piping Supply, Inc.
Fittings inventory
30.25
Commissioner of Revenue
State tax withheld
656.55
Colonial Life & Accident Ins.
Accident insurance
12.00
Dresser Measurement Division
Fittings inventory
101.75
First National Bank of Hutch Deposit to Passbook - 4,251.70
Incremental Pricing
First State Federal Savings Deposit - Contract for Deed 500.00
payment
Hutchinson Farm Service
Hutchinson Utilities
Hutchinson Util Empl. Fund
Hutchinson Util. - U.B.
Hutchinson Wholesale Supplies
I B E W Local 949
Kjos Our Own Hardware
Orville Kuiken
McLeod Cooperative Power Assn.
Minvalco Inc.
Plaza OK Hardware
Public Utilities
Sorenson Farm Supply
World Travel
American Meter Division
Dresser Measurement Division
Minvalco Inc.
Martin Narr
R G Read & Company
State of MN -Dept. of Personnel
Main. services
Employee utility bills w/h
Gasoline
Interdepartmental labor
Employee fund
Utility bills
Truck Maint.
Dues
Supplies
Omaha
Electric usage - Border Station
Fittings inventory
Misc. fittings
Fittings main ext.
Power Operated Equip.
Air travel
Charts - meters
Meter inventory
Fittings inventory
Main - grounds
Regulator inventory
FICA Withheld Expense
MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC PLANT
Dorothy Jean Dobratz
Hutchinson Utilities
Standard Oil
Hutchinson Utilities
Citizens Bank & Trust
Citizens Ban
Citizens Bank & Trust
Citizens Bank & Trust
National Fire Protection Assn.
Northland Electric Supply
Joan Fisch
Mary Albrecht
Dixon Dahlgren
Sharri Dickey
Eugene C. Aune
Gordon Arneberg
Carolyn Stude
Rich Richards
Hilarious Garding Jr.
David Peterson
Citizens Bank & Trust
State Treasurer
City of Hutchinson
Hutchinson Utilities
H. A. Holden, Inc.
Wally's Tire Shop
W E S C 0
Northland Electric Supply
I.B.M.
Sterling Electric Company
A. L. Crump & Company, Inc.
Rolling Oaks, Inc.
8.75
2,670.02
21.00
186.50
98.43
66.00
1.74
108.15
23.00
26.42
37.19
29.85
23.30
296.00
334.61
1,625.00
65.73
70.00
150.42
859.94
Over - payment - refund
172.31
Investment
12,100.00
Lube oil
5,491.83
Refund - overpayment
362.01
Investment - Bond Payment &
100,000.00
Reserve
Dep. to Restricted Fund
999.25
Dep. to Restricted Fund
1,630.52
Nat'l. Code Handbook
16.50
#7 Gauge board
376.70
Meter refund & interest
27.85
1.17
12.11
15.84
25.74
16.57
17.85
6.09
7.80
15.21
Federal tax withheld
4,198.05
PERA Withheld & Expense
3,369.90
Water bills
148.48
Utility bills - postage
535.71
Inventory
173.56
Tire repair
32.50
Distribution inventory
25.08
X67 Gauge Board
138.24
Rental
390.00
Heating element
8.10
Inventory - unit #8
94.12
Refund - overpayment
271.05
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Hutchinson Co -op
Supplies
40.50
Fire Extinguisher Sales -Sere
Maint.
53.30
Coast -To -Coast
Supplies
17.13
Ditch Witch of MN
Maint.
97.15
Transport Clearings
Freight
20.46
Electronic Center, Inc.
Maint. & telephone
15.28
Duro -Test Corporation
Plant supplies
140.91
H. P. Quade
MMUA meeting (9- 15 -80)
48.10
Richard Larson
Concrete - st. lighting
280.77
Apollo Piping Supply, Inc.
Inventory
56.15
Citizens Bank & Trust
Dep. to Restricted Funds
27,141.11
Citizens Bank & Trust
Dep. to Restricted Funds
56,118.84
Citizens Bank & Trust
Federal tax withheld
4,517.57
State Treasurer
PERA withheld & expense
3,431.74
Citizens Bank & Trust
Dep. to Restricted Funds
56,446.57
Citizens Bank & Trust
Dep. to Restricted Funds
26,991.73
Apollo Piping Supply, Inc.
Inventory
15.81
Murphy Freight Lines
Freight
20.46
Jeanette Wylie
Meter refund & interest
28.53
Joe Vostinar
21.20
Sue Tupa
21.20
Susan Stafford
21.30
David C. Smith
42.40
Christine Schiro
42.40
Ken Rothstein
21.30
Peter Rasmussen
42.40
John Paulsen
21.20
Jon Otteson
12.10
Vance Oliphant
42.60
Mobile Homes Minnesota
42.40
Merlin Martenson
42.60
Eugene Jaenisch
42.60
Mark Hazlewood
42.40
Dennis M. Filand
21.30
Marjorie Davies
21.20
Dale Cayler
42.60
Richard Buschel
42.60
Wade Bryan
42.60
Roger Betker
14.48
Dennis Berndt
42.60
Border States Elect. Supply
Distribution inv. mdse.
589.37
City of Hutchinson
Refund - overpayment
115.69
Citizens Bank & Trust
Investment
10,500.00
State of MN
FICA withheld & expense
985.86
Citizens Bank & Trust
Investment
73,750.00
White Mobilift of MN, Inc.
Rental - fork lift
600.00
A & B Electric
Main. unit #3
24.20
Air Hydraulic Systems, Inc.
Main. unit #3 & #4
36.93
Albrecht Oil Company
Gasoline
130.33
Allen Office Products, Inc.
Office supplies
303.89
American Linen Supply Co.
Laundry
55.14
American Payment Centers Inc.
Payment Rental
36.00
American Public Power Assn.
Dues
1,872.49
American Welding Supplies Inc.
Supply
84.75
Anderson Chemical Company
Chemicals
7,135.87
Pauline Bipes
Meter reader
265.00
Apollo Piping Supply Inc.
Inventory
534.00
Blue Cross & Blue Shield
Border States Elect Supply
Mrs. Fred Briggs
Bruss Upholstering
Burmeister Electric Company
Business Products Inc.
Central Petroleum Company
Citizens Bank & Trust
Citizens BAnk & Trust
Citizens Bank & Trust
Commissioner of Revenue
Commissioner of Revenue
Colonial Life & Accident
Cooper Energy Services
Crane Packing Company
Crow River Press
Ditch Witch of MN
Dos tal & Oleson Oil Company
Electronic Center, Inc.
Fabricare Cleaners of Hutch
Family Rexall Drug
Farm & Home Distributing
Flaherty Equipment Corp.
Floor Care Supply Company
John Henry Foster Company
Gamble Store
General Electric Supply Co.
General Trading Company
Graham Mfg. Company, Inc.
Graybar Electric Company Inc.
H & C Electric Supply
Hansen Gravel & Fill
Heikes Hardware Hank
Home Bakery
Hutchinson Iron & Metal
The Hutchinson Leader
Hutchinson Mfg. & Sales
Hutchinson Oil Company
Hutchinson Plumbing & Heating
Hutchinson Telephone Company
Hutchinson Util. Employee Fund
Hutch Util. - petty cash
Hutch Util. - utility bills
Power Plant Usage
Gas & Electric (Center)
Gas - Unit #3
A.
#7
X68
Employee Utility Bills W/H
Interdepartmental Labor
Hutchinson Wholesale Supplies
I B E W Local 949
Ingersoll -Rand Company
Ink Spots, Inc.
Insurance
Distribution Inventory
Rent
Truck rep.
Distribution Inventory
Service charge - Savin (Sept)
Motor oil
Printing charges
Dep. to Restricted Funds
Dep. to Restricted Funds
Sales tax
Withholding state tax
Accident insurance
Inventory - unit #1
Main. - unit #8
Office Supplies
Main - Power operated equip.
Solvent
#7 gauge board
Cleaning
Office Supplies
Plant supplies
Main. Power Plant equip.-
Supplies
Engine inventory
Supplies
Distribution inventory
Tools, etc.
Inventory - unit #8
Distribution inventory
Dist. inventory - transformer
Grounds
Supply
Rolls
Truck main
adv. - bid
Fair grounds
Lube oil
Heating element
Telephone
Employee Fund
Meter refunds, postage, etc.
1,424.80
3,013.92
443.04
190,365.76
401.50
510.89
195,247.52
820.00
86q _ 5'1
Truck main. etc.
Dues
Main. - unit #8
Printing
5,238.82
881.93
20.00
55.25
993.05
25.00
330.75
52.51
54,525.00
26,284.00
9,600.51
3,741.87
75.00
3,135.40
58.75
62.50
65.92
203.50
68.78
132.60
103.30
87.27
11.20
15.00
137.77
53.95
565.58
231.27
669.32
5,918.70
13,970.80
120.00
2.08
399.15
12.60
39.38
104.65
4,996.50
8.98
845.84
114.00
747.50
197,849.44
272.17
370.97
192.50
23.50
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J. C. Penney Company
Jahnke's Red Owl
Junker Sanitation Service
Kar Products, Inc.
Kato Tool & Equipment Company
Kemske Paper Company
Krasen Plumbing & Heating
Leeds & Northrup
Leef Bros., Inc.
Paul Lemke & Son
McLeod County Sanitary Landfill
McMaster -Carr Supply Company
Minnesota Hallowell
Natural Gas Division
Nickles Machine Corporation
G. F. Nemitz Sons
Northland Electric Supply Co.
Olson Chain & Cable Company
Richard A. Peterson
Plaza OK Hardware
Plowman's Inc.
Power Process Equipment, Inc.
Preferred Paving Inc.
Pro Mark Scaffold, Inc.
Region 6E Community Action
Rockite Silo Inc.
Marge Schiro
Sears, Roebuck & Company
Simonson Lumber
Standard Printing Company
Sterling Electric Company
Swanke Motors Inc.
United Electric Corporation
United Power Association
Welders Supply Company
W E S C 0
Wigen Chevrolet Company
0. Zernickow Company, Inc.
Anderson Chemical Company
Associated Consultants, Inc.
Business Products Inc.
Cooper Energy Services
Felska's Auto Machine Serv.
Floor Care Supply Company
Four Seasons Services, Inc.
Graybar Electric Company Inc
H & C Electric Supply
Harco Corporation
I.B.M.
McMaster -Carr Supply Company
Omega Engineering, Inc.
Paper Service Company
Olson Equipment Company
Uniforms
Coffee
Services rendered
Small tools
Gloves
Office supplies
Supplies
Inventory - unit #9
Laundry
Maint. - unit #3
Dumping
#7 gauge board
Warehouse shelving
Electric to Gas - Sept.
accts. receivable pd. in Oct.
Inventory unit #1
Paint
X67 gauge board
Truck maint.
Legal retainer
Supplies
Truck repair
Main. pumps
Main. driveway
Scaffold
Pay back to Community Action
Loop line
Meter reader
Repair - air conditioner
Supplies
Printing
Distribution Inventory
Truck main.
Distribution inventory
Purchased Power - Sept.
Supplies
Distribution inventory
Truck maint.
Plant supply
Chemicals
Eng. (Plt. #2 interconnection
3M co- generation
Service charge - Savin (Oct.)
Inventory - unit #7
Main. air compressor
Plant supplies
Supplies
Distribution supplies
Distribution inventory
Distribution inventory
Ribbons
Main. - Units #3 & #4
#7 gauge board
Plant supplies
Supplies
36.00
165.03
76.00
147.96
26.66
13.31
79.80
125.78
139.10
130.00
3.00
11.90
92.44
343,170.02
461.28
54.80
84.53
14.08
333.00
53.00
556.07
1,687.61
225.00
106.00
241.96
204.06
265.00
62.08
128.70
97.85
355.58
153.69
37.90
56,158.27
9.24
396.57
3.00
12.00
2,782.20
6,536.65
28.30
37.25
114.40
145.20
33.40
103.77
1,385.06
164.63
475.78
223.98
209.20
216.84
4.56
State of MN FICA Withheld & Expense 5,666.28
Sterling Electric Company Distribution inventory 79.52
Transport Clearings Freight 26.12
Twin City Trane Service Company Heater repair 4.68
Ty's Metal Finishing Inc. Fork lift repair 20.00
W E S C 0 Meter inventory 862.71
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:25 p.m. on
a motion by Commissioner Daggett, seconded by Commissioner Tracy. The
motion carried.
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H. W. Filk, President
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