07-30-1984 HUCMl C CI
Regular Meeting
July 30, 1984
All Commissioners were in attendance; also present were Mgr. Alexander,
Counsel Peterson, Ted Beatty and Ruth Hakel.
President Filk opened the meeting at 1:00 and welcomed Ted Beatty on
behalf of the Commission and recognized his appointment to the Commission
for a six year period.
Commissioner Lyke made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Daggett to
accept the June minutes as presented in their printed form. Motion
was unanimously carried.
The June payables for both entities were considered. A motion was
made by Commissioner Daggett, seconded by Commissioner Lyke to accept
the payables. Motion was unanimously carried.
Ruth Hakel reviewed the six month financial statements for the electric
and gas divisions. A motion was made by Commissioner Daggett, seconded
by Commissioner Lyke to accept both reports. Motion was unanimously
carried.
The six month budgets for both entities was presented by Mgr. Alexander.
All departments are staying well within their limits. A motion was
made by Commissioner Lyke, seconded by Commissioner Daggett to accept
the reports. Motion was unanimously carried.
Mgr. Alexander inquired if the Commission would care to rent or buy
property where pad- mounted transformers are to be set.
After discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner Daggett, seconded
by Commissioner Lyke to adopt the following policy: The Hutchinson
Utilities Commission will not rent or buy property for the purpose of
installing pad- mounted transformers. Motion was unanimously carried.
Mgr. Alexander:
1. Brought those in attendance up to date on the Curtiss - Wright
lawsuit.
2. A meeting would be held on August 2, 1984 with United Power
Association to finalize the UPA - Maintenance and Operation
Agreement.
3. Discussed plastic pipe and the potential use of it for smaller
developments.
4. Confirmed that daily and weekly checks are being made on
unit #9.
5. Still trying to obtain information on hydro power from Canada.
Mgr. Alexander asked permission to have Orville Kuiken represent
Hutchinson Utilities Commission at the third annual meeting of the
National Association of Consumer Owned Gas Systems to be held
August 28 & 29, 1984 in St. Louis, Missouri.
Motion was made by Commissioner Daggett, seconded by Commissioner
Lyke allowing the request. Motion was unanimously carried.
The following are June payables:
JUNE PAYABLES - ELECTRIC
ICMA Retirement Corp. Employee deferred comp withheld 909.00
Putnam Fund Dist., Inc. Employee deferred comp withheld 50.00
Country Kitchen Coffee filters 26.50
U.S. Postal Service Postage 754.07
Petty Cash Meter refund & interest 516.60
Linda Peterson School expense 47.34
Uniforms Unlimited Uniforms 467.10
United Way United Way withheld 101.00
Denise Franke Refund overpayment final bill 136.80
Loren Miller 17.96
Region 6E Community Action 115.46
Lori Stangeland 45.00
James Kruse 8.32
Dean Dietel 9.41
Realco Properties ++ 62.80
Dick Lennes I 23.17
Todd Schnobrich I 110.00
Lance Larson Meter refund & interest 9.24
Loren VanderVoude I 6.61
Jeff Dahlke 9.24
Jeanne Miller I 17.01
Brad Koenen 13.49
Dave Galligan 3.28
John Krupa 8.87
Duane Gerdes 6.12
Russell Mah 10.91
Keri Richards t 14.63
Midwest Asphalt Corp. Substation 363.84
Farm & Home Dist. Co. Power oper. equip. maint., 44.02
engine maint. #7
Commissioner of Revenue Sales tax 12,000.00
Treasurer, State of MN Unclaimed meter deposits 215.35
Continental Assurance Co Life insurance 47.30
Continental Assurance Co Life insurance 190.58
State Treasurer FICA withheld & expense 3,616.47
State Treasurer PERA withheld & expense 3,925.97
Citizens Bank & Trust Co Federal tax withheld 4,403.58
Putnam Fund Dist., Inc. Employee deferred comp withheld 50.00
ICMA Retirement Corp. Employee deferred comp withheld 909.00
Woodmen Accident Life Medical insurance 5,374.22
Burmeister Electric Co. Inventory 301.56
Central MN Communication Radio maintenance 60.75
Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Deposit to Bond & Int Account 55,687.50
Computerworld Subscription 44.00
Colonial Life & Acc. Ins. Accident insurance withheld 86.50
Crane Packing Co. Eng. inv. #8, maint. water system 705.20
Electrical Equip., Inc. 3M feeder line 1,609.00
Four Seasons Service Cup inserts 35.00
Graybar Electric Co. Inventory 3,030.85
H & C Electric Inventory, meter expense 404.71
Hutchinson Jaycees Float 180.00
Hutch Utilities Employee utility bills withheld 1,157.50
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JUNE - ELECTRIC (Cont)
IBM Corp.
Natural Gas Division
Petersen - Wisdorf, Inc.
Richard Peterson
Sterling Electric Co.
WESCO
Plowman's, Inc.
State Treasurer
State Treasurer
Commissioner of Revenu
Citizens Bank & Trust
UPA
Millerbernd Mfg.
Apollo Piping Supply
R. H. Alexander
State Treasurer
State Treasurer
Commissioner of Revenu
Citizens Bank & Trust
Petty Cash
Graybar Electric Co.
Putnam Fund Dist., Inc.
ICMA Retirement Corp.
Robert Wratchford
Arlene Volk
Neal Twetten
Tim W. Opatz
Dave Hydukovich
Gilbert Hadden
Rick Gustafson
Steven Griffith
Steve Drew
Arthur Cooper
Steven Cook
Ronald Carlson
Howard Carlson
Elwood W. Carlson
Eugene Daggett
Hutch Utilities
Hutchinson Technology,
National Revenue Corp.
Paul Lussier
State Treasurer
Susan Winter
IBM Corp.
APPA
Petty Cash
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Co.
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Co.
Inc.
Murphy Motor Freight Lines
Graybar Electric Co.
Sterling Electric Co.
Maintenance, lease
Due to Natural Gas Divi
Accounts Receivable
Inventory
Legal retainer
Plant supplies
Inventory
1984 Ford pickup
PERA withheld & expense
FICA withheld & Expense
State tax withheld
Federal tax withheld
Maint station equipment
Merchandise
Plant supplies
Meeting exp - Boston -
PERA withheld & expense
FICA withheld & expense
State tax withheld
Federal tax withheld
Office supplies, gas, t
Inventory
Employee deferred comp.
Employee deferred comp.
Meter refund & interest
919.50
sion 336,801.41
Arrowwood
ruck exp."
withheld
withheld
Meeting expense - Boston
Deposit posted to wrong ac
Refund - incorrect billing
Collection expense
expenses - lawsuit
Hazardous waste generator
School expense
School expense
Publications
Meter refunds & int., gas,
supplies
Freight
Equipment maintenance
Street light maintenance
count
fee
office
1,156.40
400.00
131.87
3,408.00
8,670.00
4,097.57
3,696.20
4,799.26
4,543.34
211.36
289.00
100.72
2,153.13
3,960.97
3,690.56
2,422.31
4,513.45
281.61
1,455.68
50.00
809.00
21.30
21.20
42.40
42.40
21.20
42.60
21.30
21.30
42.60
42.60
21.30
42.60
21.20
42.40
274.47
40.00
38,164.10
1,250.00
1,280.00
5.00
74.99
450.00
55.00
160.76
46.92
54.50
19.53
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JUNE - ELECTRIC (cont)
Apollo Piping Supply Plant supplies 45.63
Hutchinson Telephone Co. Telephone 1,259.08
MN Benefit Asso. Employee insurance withheld 10.00
Fireman's Fund Ins. Employee insurance withheld 98.08
Rockite Silo Underground maintenance 55.96
General Trading Co. Plant supplies, merchandise 873.15
Road Machinery & Supplies Truck maintenance 4,198.27
GTC Auto Parts Truck maintenance, plant supplies 15.15
Thomas Lyke Meeting expense - Arrowwood 98.36
Eugene Daggett Meeting expense - Arrowwood 52.80
Dan Nelson Hood protectors 75.00
Petersen - Wisdorf, Inc. Inventory 812.90
Graybar Electric Co. Inventory 975.10
H & C Electric Supply Inventory, merchandise 34.47
Border States Electric Inventory, plant supplies, mdse. 1,413.95
ACRO Engineering Co. Equipment maintenance 8.24
Albrecht Oil Gas 58.01
American Linen Supply Laundry 64.68
Amoco Oil Co. Gas 23.06
Associated Consultants Engineering fees 1,440.75
Big Bear, Inc. Truck maintenance 100.74
Black's Lineman's Supply Merchandise 9.74
Boyum Supply Merchandise, fire damage 73.60
Burmeister Electric Co. Dist. expense 36.52
Central MN Communication Radio maintenance 266.78
Coast -To -Coast Plant supplies, equipment maint. 58.37
Commissioner of Revenue Sales tax 8,462.45
Crane Packing Engine inventory #8 37.72
Curtis 1000 Office supplies 109.79
Ditch Witch of MN Power operated equip. maint. 568.11
The Drawing Board Office supplies 26.55
Duro -Test Corp. Merchandise 159.82
Epic, Inc. Merchandise 11.00
Fabricare Cleaners Laundry 143.50
Family Rexall Drug Office supplies 129.23
Farm & Home Dist. Plant supplies, equipment maint. 170.21
Fitzloff Hardware Underground maintenance 1.01
Floor Care Supply Fire damage expense 29.50
H & C Electric Supply Merchandise 59.59
Hall's Safety Equipment Merchandise 20.90
H. A. Holden, Inc. Engine inventory #8 108.99
Home Bakery Cookies 186.50
Hutch Fire & Safety Plant supplies 37.40
Hutch Util Employee Fund Employee fund withheld 157.50
Hutch Utilities Labor 2,595.96 3,697.27
Plant & utility 1,101.31
center usage
Hutchinson Wholesale Plant supplies, mdse., fire 693.58
damage expense
IBEW Local 949 Union dues withheld 451.25
Ink Spots, Inc. Office Supplies 178.00
JUNE - ELECTRIC (cont)
Jahnke's Red Owl
Junker Sanitation
Kato Tool & Equip. Co.
L & P Supply
Lakes Gas Co.
Leef Bros., Inc.
Lystads
McLeod Cty Sntry Landfill
Mankato Business Products
Miller, Miller & Mac
MMUA
P & D Ag Electric
Plaza OK Hardware
Quade's
Siemans- Allis, Inc.
Simonson Lumber
Sorensen Farm Supply
The Standard Register
Thomas Engineering
United Electric Co.
Vermeer Sales & Service
Welders Supply Co.
WESCO
Zee Medical Service
Zep Manufacturing Co.
UPA
Erickson Oil Products
MN Environmental Quality BD
Allen Office Products
Medical Insurance
Coffee, plant supplies
75.79
Refuse service
80.00
Equipment maintenance
7.44
Power operated equipment
maintenance 85.54
Gas
162.52
Laundry
34.16
Dist. expense
2.50
Dump charges
12.00
Office supplies
76.72
Fire damage expense
1,495.00
Registration - Arrowwood
192.53
Truck maintenance
73.00
Plant supplies, bldg. maint., tools 66.59
Inventory
180.00
Inventory
2,725.65
Shop material
10.03
Fire damage expense
7.50
Office supplies
869.55
Inventory
1,690.47
Tools
18.01
Power operated equipment
maintenance 846.00
Plant supplies, fire damage exp. 519.19
Inventory
1,831.14
Plant supplies
89.95
Building maintenance
332.00
Purchased power
492,045.20
Gas
147.53
Assessment
591.26
Office supplies
171.99
1,677.31
JUNE PAYABLES - GAS
Putnam Fund Dist., Inc.
ICMA Retirement Corp.
Apollo Piping Supply
United Way
Harris Pine Mills, Inc.
Continental Assurance Co.
Continental Assurance Co.
ICMA Retirement Corp.
Putnam Fund Dist., Inc.
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
State Treasurer
State Treasurer
Colonial Accident & Life
First State Federal
Hutchinson Jaycees
Hutch Utilities
W.V. Markin & Company
Employee deferred comp withheld
Employee deferred comp withheld
Inventory
United Way withheld
Meter maintenance
Life insurance
Life insurance
Employee deferred comp withheld
Employee deferred comp withheld
Federal tax withheld
FICA withheld & expense
PERA withheld & expense
Accident insurance withheld
Deposit to C/D account
Float
Employee utility bills withheld
Inventory
250.00
50.00
467.46
16.00
117.00
18.70
75.34
50.00
250.00
1,056.24
783.33
987.49
24.50
500.00
120.00
455.00
661.57
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JUNE - GAS (Cont)
State Treasurer
PERA withheld & expense
983.24
State Treasurer
FICA withheld & expense
777.20
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
Federal tax withheld
1,009.29
First National Bank
Deposit to incremental pricing
10,842.74
account - interest
Belgrade Rubber Co.
Truck maintenance
150.00
R. H. Alexander
Meeting exp - Boston - Arrowwood
922.77
State Treasurer
PERA withheld & expense
979.52
State Treasurer
FICA withheld & expense
771.81
Commissioner of Revenue
State tax withheld
1,700.77
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
Federal tax withheld
1,013.17
Petty Cash
Office supplies
9.11
Apollo Piping Supply
Inventory
19,530.56
Putnam Fund Dist., Inc.
Employee deferred comp withheld
250.00
ICMA Retirement Corp.
Employee deferred comp withheld
50.00
Midwest Gas Assn.
Registration
220.00
City of Hutchinson
Contribution
62,500.00
Eugene Daggett
Meeting expense Boston
117.63
Apollo Piping Supply
Inventory
243.82
Albrecht Oil Co.
Gas
26.18
American Welding Supplies
Welding Supplies
23.45
Circle -Hutch Utility
Purchased Gas
217,783.48
Coast -To -Coast Stores
Operation expense
14.26
Farm & Home Dist
Power operated equip. maint.
7.55
Hutch Co -op
LP gas
15.00
Hutch Util Employee Fund
Employee fund withheld
36.00
Hutch Utilities
Labor, peak shaving
2,019.98
Hutch Wholesale
Power operated equip. maint.
33.79
IBEW Local 949
Union dues withheld
113.50
L & P Supply Co.
Power operated equip. maint.
83.21
Lakes Gas Co.
Gas
156.70
MMUA
Registration - Arrowwood
82.51
Plaza OK Hardware
Power operated equip. maint.
5.34
Sorensen Farm Supply
Supplies
4.69
Welders Supply Co.
Welding Supplies
32.45
Witte Sod
Maint of mains
13.25
GTC Auto Parts
Power operated equip. maint.
11.41
Hutch Utilities
Due to Municipal Electric Plant
11,503.83
June expenses
Erickson Oil Products
Gas
132.55
E. R. Berg & Associates
Maint equip - telemetering
258.00
Farmers Elevator Assn.
Weed spray
92.99
Medical Insurance
182.40
There being no further business,
a motion was made by Commissioner
Lyke, seconded by Commissioner
Daggett to adjourn at 2:50 p.m. Motion
was unanimously carried.
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H. W. Filk, President
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Thomas B. Lyke/-�Secretary
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