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11-30-1981 HUCM1 7 Regular Meeting November 30, 1981 All Commissioners were present, also present were Mgr. Alexander, Ruth Hakel, Counsel Peterson and Mayor -elect DeMeyer. The meeting was called to order at 2:00 p.m. by President Filk. President Filk recognized Mayor -elect Jim DeMeyer who stated that he wished to become acquainted with all facets of City prior to his taking office on January 1, 1982. The minutes and the payables of October were then considered. A motion was made by Commissioner Daggett, seconded by Commissioner Tracy to accept the minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 26, 1981 as presented. Motion was carried. A motion was made by Commissioner Daggett, seconded by Commissioner Tracy to accept the gas and electric divisions payable bills for October, 1981 as presented. Motion was carried. The financial report for October was presented by Ruth Hakel. In the course of the presentation questions were asked and certain areas were discussed in detail. Mgr. Alexander reported on the budget as it stood at the end of three quarters. This report covered both the electric and gas divisions. Generally everything was in line with projections. Mgr. Alexander then reported on the following items: Presented a letter from Associated Consultants concerning waste heat for 3M Company. This is being considered as a joint venture with United Power Association and Hutchinson Utilities. No action was taken. An estimate from Moorhead Machinery for the repair of the superheater, evaporator and economizer amounted to $355,000. A quotation for that repair has been requested from General Electric. No action was taken. Presented a letter from Cooper Energy Services concerning repair of cylinder liners on engine V. After discussion, it was the consensus of the Commission that more negotiations were necessary. Mgr. Alexander and Counsel Peterson were instructed to carry on the negotiations. Presented an updated Interconnection and Interchange Agreement between the City of Hutchinson and United Power Association. It was agreed that more time was needed to study the document and that it would be finalized at a later date. Counsel Peterson informed the Commission that the claim presented by Lynn's Auto Sales relative to paint damage caused by vapor drift from the cooling towers was not covered by insurance. The Commission directed Counsel Peterson to seek a satisfactory settlement of the claim. Mgr. Alexander cited the need of a new pickup to replace a 1968 Chev which needed repair. He presented three quotations as follows: Wigen Chevrolet 1982 - S10 Chev $7,204.11 Trade Swanke Motors 1982 - S15 GMC $6,999.00 Trade Plowman's Motors 1982 - F100 Ford $7,196.00 Trade These quotes followed a given set of specifications. After discussion, the decision was made that Plowman's quote offered the most in that it offered a heavier light duty unit. A motion was made by Commissioner Daggett, seconded by Commissioner Tracy to purchase the F100 1982 Ford pickup offered by Plowman's Motors in the amount of $7,196.00 plus the 1968 Chev pickup. Mgr. Alexander then presented a proposal by Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association Gas Task Force to intervene in any upcoming wholesale rate increases of natural gas being requested by our supplier, Northern Natural Gas of Omaha, Nebraska. The estimated cost would be $4,897. After discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner Tracy, seconded by Commissioner Daggett to pay the assessment of $4,897. Motion was carried. Commissioner Daggett reported that he had been involved in four or five meetings with Mgr. Alexander and staff members concerning staff salaries for 1982. He noted that staff had been treated well in the years 1979, 1980 and 1981 and that they were generally on a par with other utilities. He recommended an across the board increase of 10.5% salary for all staff members including the manager. Mgr. Alexander was asked to curtail as much overtime as possible. On a motion by Commissioner Tracy, seconded by Commissioner Daggett the 1982 staff salary schedule would be increased by 10.5% effective January 1, 1982. Motion was carried. The following are October payables: OCTOBER PAYABLES - ELECTRIC Plant Supply inventory Engine inventory #1 Rent Meter reading Rent Deposit to Bond Payment Account Accident insurance withheld Cup inserts Plant Supply Due to Natural Gas Division - Accounts Receivable Legal retainer Freight Meter reading Life insurance Life insurance Medical insurance Refund on over billing Distribution inventory Engine inventory #1 & #3 Plant Supply inventory Tool Due to Natural Gas Division loan Meter refund & interest Overpayment of bill Crest Associates Inc. PERA withheld & expense Cooper Energy Services Federal Tax withheld American Payment Center Meter refund & interest Pauline Bipes Underground service Martin Briggs Maint. charge Citizens Bank & Trust Employee utility bills withheld Colonial Life Four Seasons Services Account Hutch Mfg. & Sales Natural Gas Division Richard Peterson Quast Transfer Marge Schiro Continental Assurance Co. transformer Continental Assurance Co. New York Life Insurance Riverview of Hutchinson W E S C 0 Thomas Engineering Sales meters H. A. Holden mdse. Russell Coletti or Carolina Tool Natural Gas Division Kevin Larson Greg Noble Dennis Lucas Denise Glessing DeDe Dahlgren Randy Norcutt Rick VonArx David Peipus Richard McCormick State Treasurer Citizens Bank & Trust Petty Cash Juul Contracting I. B. M. Hutch Utility - UB Goodway Tools Company Citizens Bank & Trust Albinson Anderson Chemical Co. Apollo Piping Associated Consultants Black & Decker Border States Electric Burmeister Electric Crane Packing Ditch Witch General Electric Company General Electric Company Graybar Electric Plant Supply inventory Engine inventory #1 Rent Meter reading Rent Deposit to Bond Payment Account Accident insurance withheld Cup inserts Plant Supply Due to Natural Gas Division - Accounts Receivable Legal retainer Freight Meter reading Life insurance Life insurance Medical insurance Refund on over billing Distribution inventory Engine inventory #1 & #3 Plant Supply inventory Tool Due to Natural Gas Division loan Meter refund & interest Overpayment of bill PERA withheld & expense Federal Tax withheld Meter refund & interest Underground service Maint. charge Employee utility bills withheld Tool Deposit to Contribution Account Office supplies Chemical inventory Maint. water system Engineering fees Tool Distribution inventory, transformer Underground service Engine inventory #8 Trencher maint. Engine inventory #8 Distribution inventory, meters Distribution inventory, mdse. //-ri- 354.00 382.95 45.00 290.00 20.00 55,070.84 41.50 33.40 10.50 358,892.59 400.00 34.64 290.00 48.95 203.33 7,543.30 4,870.63 190.35 1,783.51 61.29 2,500.00 150,000.00 1.94 4.54 15.18 2.79 19.09 6.10 23.83 4.03 73.88 3,700.40 4,720.41 467.80 17.10 432.00 875.00 37.67 20,900.00 23.39 2,688.65 804.67 9,487.05 55.94 977.55 114.82 353.34 1.70 83.00 939.64 674.32 -t-z" U. H & C Electric Distribution inventory, mdse. 328.89 I. B. M. Corporation Lease /rental 378.00 Industrial Supply Engine inventory #3 132.21 Kato Tool & Equipment Mdse. 18.06 The Kimball Company Meter expense 14.09 National Engineering Prod Plant Supply 31.67 Parker Hannifin Corp. Engine inventory X68 1,532.25 Petersen Wisdorf Inc. Wire - Loop, distribution inv. 13,246.88 Price Electric Meter room 14.00 Quest Engineering Engine inventory X67, engine 242.95 maint. #7 Redman Travel Meeting expense - Washington, DC - 696.00 Daggett Standard Printing Office supplies 129.05 State Treasurer, Social FICA withheld & expense 6,544.68 Security Contribution Sterling Electric Distribution inventory, mdse. 243.85 plant supply Twin City Testing Engine maint. #7 225.00 Wally's Tire Tire repair 5.00 W E S C 0 Distribution expense 71.60 Williams Steel & Hdwe. Tools 111.20 Hutch Utilities Collection expense 80.51 Burmeister Electric Loop expense 17,288.52 Citizens Bank & Trust Federal Tax withheld 4,977.56 State Treasurer PERA withheld & expense 3,741.88 Commissioner of Revenue State tax withheld 4,068.19 George Perry Misc. expense, distribution 61.26 Burmeister Electric Loop 2,926.50 E. Daggett Meeting expense - Washington, DC 337.12 Graybar Electric Distribution inventory 165.04 Graybar Electric Engine maint. #8 161.16 MN Mun. Utilities Assn. Registration 40.00 Tippecanoe Press Office supplies 268.71 Uber Glove Company Gloves 158.28 Barco Bearing Company Maint. engine X68 167.90 Vincent Brass & Aluminum Maint. engine #8 106.94 City of Hutchinson Boiler inspection 44.00 Sterling Electric Bldg. maint., plant supply, mdse. 629.26 W E S C 0 Distribution inventory 223.99 Price Electric Mdse. 30.24 K -Mac Air Freight Freight 10.00 Border States Electric Distribution inventory 381.52 Family Rexall Drug Office supplies 65.32 Zee Medical Services First aid supplies 52.35 H & C Electric Mdse., Distribution inventory, 728.58 misc. Airborne Freight Corp. Freight 49.11 Cooper Energy Services Engine inventory #1 & X67 2,613.40 Harold K. Scholz Loop 29,700.00 United Way United Way withheld 33.00 Robert Bitzer Meter refund & interest 45.00 Allen DeWaard 42.40 Charles Forss 42.60 Mary Lou Fuchs 21.30 1 1 Robert Gutormson Debbie Kieper Brian Kiezer Robert Kilgore Al Kl amme r Rich Langholz Vernon Larson Linda Miller Mark Mulenbury Ken Ness Julie Sabacky W E S C 0 Rutz Plumbing Tom Bipes H & C Electric Industrial Supply Graybar Electric General Electric Co. Fluid Mechanics A. L. Crump & Company Border States Electric Albrecht Oil Company Allen Office Products American Linen Supply American Welding Supplies Amoco Oil Company Anderson Waalen Interiors Big Bear Inc. Burmeister Electric Central MN Communications Commissioner of Revenue Culligan Water Condition Ed Davis Business Machines Dostal & Oleson Oil Electronic Center Fabricare Cleaners Farm & Home Distributing Farmers Elevator Assn. Four Seasons Services G. T. C. Auto Parts General Electric Supply General Trading Company Guy Speaker Heikes Hardware Hank Home Bakery Hutch Co -op Hutch Telephone Hutch Util Employee Fund Hutch Utilities Meter refund & interest Meter expense Meter room Meter refund & interest Distribution inventory Engine inventory #3 Distribution inventory Engine inventory #8 Engine inventory #1, 2 & Engine inventory #8 Distribution inventory, inventory Gasoline Office supplies Laundry Plant supply Gas Wally's office, misc. Plant supply Meters, meter maint. Radio repair Sales tax Plant supply Office supplies Plant supply, maint. #8 Lab equip - meter test Laundry Line maint., trencher ma Plant supply Cup inserts Plant supply, truck main Lab equipment - meter to Plant supply, mdse. truc Plant supply Misc. - Plant Rolls Misc. Distribution Telephone Employee fund withheld 7 transformer in t . t. st k maint. Natural Gas usage 145,386.54 Plant & Utility Center usage 1,113.87 Interdepartmental Labor 971.40 Hutch Wholesale Plant supply, mdse., truck maint. engine maint. #7 12.98 21.30 42.60 42.60 42.60 21.30 42.60 42.40 42.60 21.20 42.60 314.22 4,565.47 42.40 26.75 130.91 3,129.14 1,909.00 2,426.22 33.09 4,592.89 64.35 70.57 69.59 33.20 21.90 127.54 6.00 1,396.74 11.00 13,461.64 40.50 44.25 250.50 129.43 230.50 27.83 2.00 66.80 35.91 133.09 423.62 182.12 8.66 368.25 20.00 1,352.34 114.00 147,471.81 274.00 1 A- I B E W Local 949 Ink Spots Inc. Jahnke's Red Owl Junker Sanitation Juul Contracting Krasen Plumbing Leef Bros. Jerabek Machine Shop Mankato Business Products W.P. & R.S. Mars Company Mueller Sales Corp. Petty Cash Plaza OK Hardware Purex Corporation Quade's Rutz Plumbing Schmeling Oil Scientific Columbus Inc. Simonson Lumber Sorenson Farm Supply Sterling Electric T & R Service United Power Assn. Wagner Cycle Welders Supply Company Zep Mfg. Company Petty Cash Krasen Plumbing & Heating General Electric Supply Miller, Miller & Mac Union dues withheld Office supplies Coffee Refuse Service Building maint. Engine maint. #1, 7 & 8 Laundry Lab equip - meter test Office supplies Misc. supplies Maint. water system Meter refund & interest, Misc. Plant supply, meter exp Engine maint. #8 Engine maint #1, bldg. Building maint. Plant supply Lab equip - meter test Wally's office Wally's office, misc. e Engine maint. #8, bldg. Transformer maint. Purchased power Trencher maint. Plant supply Plant supply Meter refund & interest Plant supply Mdse. Estimate #4 OCTOBER PAYABLES - GAS Dresser Measurement Div. Colonial Life First National Bank First State Federal I B E W Local 949 State Treasurer Citizens Bank & Trust Minvalco Inc. Hutch Utilities - UB R. G. Read Company State Treasurer, Social Security Contribution Hutch Utilities Ag Systems Citizens Bank & Trust State Treasurer R. H. Alexander postage, ense maint. xpense maint. Meter inventory Accident insurance withheld Deposit to Incremental Pricing Account Deposit to Contract for Deed Account Union dues withheld PERA withheld & expense Federal tax withheld Misc. Employee fund withheld Inventory FICA withheld & expense Due to Municipal Electric Plant prior expense Misc. expense Federal tax withheld PERA withheld & expense Meeting expense - MMUA 446.01 29.00 106.60 78.00 1.80 91.58 262.28 100.00 28.69 61.56 55.44 452.32 42.69 134.44 7.09 33.50 21.60 1,329.62 52.11 29.50 123.84 480.00 213,329.39 7.00 15.16 147.00 145.80 1.14 414.40 5,392.85 1,295.91 12.00 16,883.40 500.00 76.00 798.21 1,111.04 15.12 364.00 172.95 1,211.44 9,566.32 25.05 1,102.54 792.92 503.29 1 1 1 H. W. Filk Meeting expense - MMUA 164.78 Clinton Tracy Meeting expense - MMUA 186.94 United Way United Fund withheld 6.00 Uber Glove Company Gloves 158.28 Southern Cross Corp. Tool 11.55 Martin Narr Cutting grass - Border Station 84.00 Energy Economics Inc. Meter mains. 186.47 Apollo Piping Station equip - City Gate 87.38 American Meter Division Meter inventory 100.93 Minvalco Fittings inventory 116.90 Albrecht Oil Company Gasoline 63.60 American Welding Supplies Misc. expense 84.08 Brandon Tire Truck maint. 29.75 Commissioner of Revenue State tax withheld 862.52 General Trading Truck maint. 28.86 Hutch Util Employee Fund Employee fund withheld 24.00 Hutch Utilities - UB Interdepartmental labor, gasoline 2,372.94 I B E W Local 949 Union dues withheld 76.00 McLeod Co -op Power Assn. Electric usage at Border Station 34.40 MN Mun. Utilities Assn. Meeting expense 15.00 Petty Cash Meeting expense - 0. Kuiken, B. 99.76 Daggett Rockite Silo Misc. expense 1.25 Rutz Plumbing Misc. expense 41.50 Sheraton -Ritz Hotel Meeting expense, B. Daggett 138.29 Simonson Lumber Misc. expense 3.52 Sorenson Farm Supply Measuring & Reg. Equip. - Border 42.49 Station Circle -Hutch Utility Natural Gas purchased 379,116.94 Circle Pines Utility Natural Gas purchased 500.11 There being no further business, a motion was made by Commissioner Tracy, seconded by Commissioner Daggett to adjourn at 4:50 p.m. ATTE S T � H. W. Filk, President 1 A Clinton Tracy, Secretary , i