05-29-1984 HUCM1
Regular Meeting
May 29, 1984
All Commissioners were present; also present were Mgr. Alexander,
Counsel Peterson and Ruth Hakel.
President Filk called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.
Motion was made by Commissioner Lyke, seconded by Commissioner
Daggett to accept the April 30, 1984 minutes as presented. Motion
was unanimously carried.
The electric and gas payables were discussed. Motion was made by
Commissioner Daggett, seconded by Commissioner Lyke to approve the
payables. Motion was unanimously carried.
Ruth Hakel presented the financial statements for both entities.
Motion was made by Commissioner Daggett, seconded by Commissioner
Lyke to accept both reports. Motion was unanimously carried.
At this time Clinton Tracy, former Commissioner, was welcomed to
the meeting.
Termination of the Interconnection and Interchange Service Agreement
with United Power Association was discussed. Action was deferred
until the June monthly meeting.
Quotes were presented by the following for a 2 ton four cylinder
four speed truck:
Myron Wigen Chevrolet Company
No Trade -in $6,432.77
Swanke Motors, Inc.
Trade -in $6,500.00
Plowman's Inc.
Trade -in $61395.00
Motion was made by Commissioner Lyke, seconded by Commissioner
Daggett to purchase the 1984 Ford Ranger one -half ton truck
from Plowman's Inc. for $6,395.00. Motion was unanimously carried.
A motion was made by Commissioner Lyke, seconded by Commissioner
Daggett, that the Hutchinson Utilities Commission, in accordance
with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes Section 216B.164,
Subdivision 9 has adopted rules and regulations implementing
Section 216B.164. Motion was unanimously carried.
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Mgr. Alexander was directed to notify the Minnesota Public
Utilities Commission of the action.
President Filk called upon Mgr. Alexander to report on a recent
fire at the generating plant.
After a general discussion, President Filk appointed Commissioner
Daggett and Commissioner Lyke to structure an operations policy
for the Hutchinson Utilities Commission with presentation of the
policy requested at the August 1, 1984 meeting for approval or
disapproval.
The following are April payables:
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APRIL PAYABLES - ELECTRIC
American Payment Center Office expense 53.00
Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Deposit to Bond Payment Acct. 55,687.50
Colonial Life & Accident Accident Insurance withheld 86.50
Hutchinson Utilities - UB Employee utility bills withheld 1,157.50
I. B. M. Corporation Lease 428.00
Natural Gas Division Due to Natural Gas Division 749,889.68
Accounts Receivable
Petersen - Wisdorf, Inc. Dist. inventory 145.00
Richard Peterson Legal Retainer 400.00
Julie Workcuff Meter Re and & Interest 4.80
Darla Buckholtz i 14.64
Aleisa Jopp + 7.07
Gary Klima 8.79
Petty Cash 623.10
Region 6E Community Action Refund - Overpayment 61.84
Putnam Fund Dist Employee deferred comp withheld 50.00
ICMA Retirement Employee deferred comp withheld 909.00
State Treasurer PERA withheld & expense 3,884.64
State Treasurer FICA withheld & expense 3,541.29
Citizens Bank & Trust Federal Tax withheld 4,334.36
Woodmen Accident & Life Medical Insurance 5,679.43
Continental Assurance Co. Life Insurance 265.92
Continental Assurance Co. Life Insurance 47.30
R. H. Alexander Expenses - lawsuit 794.33
H & C Electric Supply Mdse., plant supplies, meter 341.66
expense
R. H. Alexander Expenses - lawsuit 1,132.45
Case Power & Equipment Power operated equip maint. 239.78
Central MN Communications Radio maint. 99.38
Connie's Custom Paint Maint. transformers 5.00
Electric Motor Repair Co. Accessory equipment maint. 69.60
Ron Fisher Truck maint. 60.00
Four Seasons Service Cup inserts 35.00
Jim Hatch Sales Co. Street light maint. 140.10
Industrial Supply Co. Engine inventory #3 17.62
Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Plant supplies 254.34
MN Municipal Util Assn. Membership dues 2,844.10
National Electric, Inc. Transformer maint. 30,900.40
Petersen - Wisdorf, Inc. Dist. inventory 283.98
Petty Cash Postage 748.85
Power Supply Company Plant supplies 574.00
West Central Roofing Cont. Utility building roof 666.67
Zep Manufacturing Co. Plant supplies 118.00
R. H. Alexander Expenses - Airline tickets 211.40
Apollo Piping Supplies Plant inventory 118.58
Radisson Arrowwood Meeting expense 210.00
Research Reports Center Cathodic Protection 10.00
Thomas Lyke Meeting expense - airline tickets 277.20
MN Benefit Assn. Employee insurance withheld 10.00
Apollo Piping Supply Plant supplies 36.07
Warner Industrial Supply Plant supplies 111.85
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APRIL - ELECTRIC (cont.)
Electronic Center, Inc. Plant supplies 16.18
Insurance Planners Prepaid insurance 133.00
State Treasurer License - DNR 40.00
State Treasurer FICA withheld & expense 3,690.30
State Treasurer PERA withheld & expense 4,039.58
Commissioner of Revenue State tax withheld 5,249.32
Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Federal tax withheld 4,433.13
J. C. Penney Co. Uniforms 610.35
Erickson Oil Co. Gas, plant supplies 164.81
Hutchinson Wholesale Plant supplies, building maint., 221.07
truck maint., mdse.
Minnesota Tile Supply Building maint. 51.39
Eugene Daggett Meeting expense - airline tickets 277.20
Putnam Fund Dist. Employee deferred comp withheld 50.00
ICMA Retirement Employee deferred comp withheld 909.00
Allen Office Products Office supplies 67.19
American Welding Supplies Plant supplies 42.40
Apollo Piping Supplies Plant supplies, inventory 33.57
Associated Consultants Engineering services 5,373.80
Barco Municipal Products Uniforms 156.38
Border States Supply Dist. inventory, lab equip., 2,333.61
line maint., meter expense
E. J. Brooks Co. Meter expense 176.79
Burlington Northern Lease 25.00
Burmeister Electric Co. Line maint. 93.59
Commissioner of Revenue Sales tax 28,442.70
Crow River Press Office supplies 300.00
V. W. Associates, Inc. Office supplies 26.27
Family Rexall Drug Office supplies 151.66
Fitzloff Hardware Plant supplies 10.80
John Henry Foster Co. Plant supplies 9.69
General Trading Co. Plant supplies, truck maint. 363.65
Graybar Electric Co_ Mdse., inventory, plant supplies 21.47
H & C Electric Supply Mdse. 235.20
Home Bakery Cookies 177.50
Howard Industries, Inc. Transformer inventory 4,442.00
Hutchinson Telephone Co. Telephone 1,448.96
Hutch Util Employee Fund Employees fund withheld 103.50
Hutchinson Wholesale Plant supplies, truck maint., 123.40
power oper equipment maint.
IBEW Local 949 Union dues withheld 451.25
Ink Spots, Inc. Office supplies 151.50
Junker Sanitation Refuse service 80.00
Kato Tool & Equip. Co. Mdse. 48.96
Lakes Gas Co. Gas 203.09
McGraw - Edison Service Group Engine maint. #7 26.00
McLeod Cty Sanitary Landfill Dumping charge 7.00
Mankato Business Products Office supplies 20.24
National Electric, Inc. Transformer maint. 55.00
Northern States Supply Plant supplies 27.89
Paper Service Co. Plant supplies 165.89
Patchin Fertilizer Service Grounds maint. 96.00
APRIL - ELECTRIC (cont.)
Petersen - Wisdorf, Inc.
Kenneth Peterson, MD
Quades
Rockite Silo
Rutz Plumbing & Heating
Shopko Stores
Simonson Lumber
Town & Country Tire
Twin City Water Clinic
Uber Glove Co.
United Electric Co.
UPA
W. D. Specialties
WESCO
Wigen Chevrolet
Zee Medical Service
John H. Nixon
Vermeer Sales & Service
G T C Auto Parts
Fireman's Fund Insurance
Petty Cash
Transport Clearings
Gregory Traxler
Deb Tjerragel
James Sullivan
Pam Smykalalski
Angela Ray
Wayne Nielson
Ann J. Mlinar
David Klapp
Debbie Kaping
Mark H. Huebl
Melvin Grochow
Harvey Getz
Lila Garber
Bernadette Fallon
Grayce Boll
Schaeffer Mfg. Co.
The First Bank of MN
A & B Electric
American Linen Supply
Coast -To -Coast
Dostal & Oleson Oil
Erickson Oil Products
Farm & Home Dist, Co.
Farmers Elevator Assn.
Hutch Utilities - UB
Jahnke's Red Owl
Inventory
Physical - Dan Nelson
Plant supplies
Building maint., line maint.
Maint. fuel system
Plant supplies
Plant supplies, building maint.,
line maint.
Power oper. equipment maint.
Engine maint. #8
Gloves
Plant supplies, inventory
69KV- line
Power operated equip. maint.
Meter expense
Truck maint.
First aid supplies
Lawsuit expense
Power operated equip. maint.
Truck maint.
Insurance withheld
Meter refunds & interest,
supplies, gas
Engine maint. #7
Meter refund & interest
293.58
25.00
2.38
123.36
12.50
14.99
31.01
3.50
550.00
109.57
199.90
19,112.47
3.74
233.28
3.33
38.00
16,066.26
134.62
36.90
98.08
office 385.75
Mdse., lubricants
Truck maint.
URD maint.
Laundry
Plant supplies, building maint.,
power operated equip. maint.
Plant supplies
Gas
Truck & power oper. equip. maint
Maint. of grounds
Plant & utility 2,233.54
center usage
Labor 2,738.23
Coffee
51.15
42.40
42.60
42.40
21.20
42.40
42.60
21.20
42.60
42.40
21.20
42.60
13.15
42.60
42.40
42.60
250.35
163.64
6.01
57.00
47.94
102.50
238.81
31.82
75.00
4,971.77
141.28
APRIL - ELECTRIC (cont.)
Juul Contracting Co.
Leef Bros.
Mankato Business Products
Midwest Asphalt Corp.
G. F. Nemitz
Nott Company
Plaza OK Hardware
Swingster
T & R Electric Supply
Welders Supply Co.
Zep Manufacturing Co.
United Power Association
Medical Insurance
Line maint.
128.90
Laundry
98.11
Office supplies
59.29
Grounds - maint.
189.23
Building maint.
11.90
Engine maint. #7
1,349.00
Plant supply, building maint.
81.64
Caps
320.72
Transformer maint.
179.50
Plant supplies
16.20
Plant supplies
60.00
Purchased power
418,918.58
355.90
APRIL PAYABLES - GAS
Colonial Life & Accident
First National Bank
First State Federal Savings
Hutchinson Utilities - UB
Putnam Fund Dist., Inc.
ICMA Retirement Corp.
State Treasurer
State Treasurer
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
Swanke Motors, Inc.
Continental Assurance Co.
Continental Assurance Co.
Apollo Piping Supply
Case Power & Equipment
Jim Hatch Sales Co.
Orville Kuiken
MN Municipal Util Assn.
Minvalco
Orvis Wahl
West Central Roofing Contr.
R. H. Alexander
Putnam Fund Dist.
Eugene Daggett
State Treasurer
State Treasurer
Commissioner of Revenue
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
Radisson Arrowwood
Thomas Lyke
Apollo Piping Supply
Circle -Hutch Utilities
General Trading Co.
Hutch Util Employee Fund
Hutchinson Wholesale
Accident insurance withheld
Deposit to contribution acct.
Deposit to C/D account
Employee utility bills withheld
Employee deferred comp withheld
Employee deferred comp withheld
PERA withheld & expense
FICA withheld & expense
Federal tax withheld
Truck
Life insurance
Life insurance
Inventory
Power operated equip. maint.
Safety equipment
Meeting expense
Membership dues
Tools
Power operated equipment
Utility building roof
Expenses - airline tickets
Employee deferred comp withheld
Expenses
FICA withheld & expense
PERA withheld & expense
State tax withheld
Federal tax withheld
Meeting expense
Meeting expense - airline ticke
Inventory
Purchased Gas
Truck maint., oil
Employee fund withheld
Power operated equip. maint.
24.50
20,900.00
500.00
445.00
250.00
50.00
969.92
757.99
978.70
8,801.29
18.70
75.34
199.91
722.86
140.11
29.76
1,218.90
37.71
2,000.00
333.33
90.60
250.00
118.80
774.94
981.67
1,241.92
1,029.68
90.00
t 118.80
42.80
351.74
32.88
24.00
132.26
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APRIL - GAS (cont.)
IBEW Local 949 Union dues withheld 113.50
Lakes Gas Co. Gas 159.53
Lemke Welding Power operated equip. maint. 7.00
Main Motor Sales, Inc. Truck maint. 20.00
Mautz Paint Co. Power operated equip. maint. 30.39
Northern States Supply Plant supply 50.93
Pamida, Inc. Meter maint. 4.49
Schmeling Oil Truck maint - Oil 77.55
Simonson Lumber Power operated equip. maint. 81.05
Uber Glove Co. Gloves 109.57
W. D. Cooling Clinic Power operated equip. maint. 227.80
G. T. C. Auto Parts Power operated equip. maint. 36.16
The First Bank of MN Power operated equip. maint. 171.11
Big Bear Power operated equip. maint. 9.95
Circle -Hutch Utility Purchased Gas 298,232.42
Coast -To -Coast Truck maint. 31.07
Dostal & Oleson Oil Co. Power operated equip. maint. 24.60
Erickson Oil Products Gas 79.08
Hutchinson Co -op L.P. Gas 12.50
Hutch Utilities - UB Labor, gas & oil, uniforms, 2,396.57
peak shaving
Juul Contracting Co. Locating equipment 128.90
Sorenson Farm Supply Chain 26.02
Welders Supply Co. Welding supplies 42.85
Hutch Utilities Due to Municipal Electric 10,252.08
Plant - April expenses
ICMA Retirement Corp. Employee deferred comp withheld 50.00
There being no further business, a motion was made by Commissioner
Daggett, seconded by Commissioner Lyke to adjourn at 2:45 p.m.
ATTEST
H.t-W. Filk, President
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