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08-28-1984 HUCMMonthly Meeting August 28, 1984 Commissioner Daggett and Commissioner Lyke were in attendance; also present were Mgr. Alexander, Counsel Peterson, Ted Beatty and Ruth Hakel. Vice President Daggett opened the meeting at one o'clock. Commissioner Lyke made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Daggett to accept the July minutes as presented in their printed form. Motion was unanimously carried. The July payables for both entities were reviewed. A motion was made by Commissioner Lyke, seconded by Commissioner Daggett to accept the payables. Motion was unanimously carried. Ruth Hakel presented the gas and electric July financial statements. A motion was made by Commissioner Lyke, seconded by Commissioner Daggett to accept both reports. Motion was unanimously carried. A motion was made by Commissioner Lyke, seconded by Commissioner Daggett to contribute approximately $300,000 to the General Fund of the City of Hutchinson for the year of 1985 to be paid in quarterly payments. The motion was unanimously carried. Counsel Peterson having checked and reviewed the UPA - Operations and Maintenance Agreement recommended it be processed for signature. Mgr. Alexander informed the Commission of communication from Antone Rude (Assistant General Manager, Electrical Operations of UPA) inquiring if the Utilities wanted to purchase participation power, in what quantities and length of time - two, five or ten years. Mgr. Alexander will obtain prices from United Power Association and Northern States Power Company for these increment of time and submit his findings to the Commission for action. The Commission agreed on the approach. Ivan Larson was called upon to relay a phone conversation with Lawrence Hofmann. Judge Magnuson has reaffirmed his original decision and has granted judgment on behalf of Hutchinson for $704,000. Robins, Zelle, Larson & Kaplan have received indications from Curtiss - Wright that it will appeal the decision and if so, our attorneys intend to cross - appeal in an attempt to recoup the entire $3,000,000. // '7 r/ 1� Mgr. Alexander reported: 1. Distribution Supt. "Butch" Wentworth had attended an equipment show in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and obtained information on different bucket trucks. 2. Plastic pipe has been received and will be laid this fall in two additions. 3. Both electric and gas distribution systems are behind in their work. The following are July payables: 1 //7 JULY PAYABLES - ELECTRIC Woodmen Accident & Life Medical insurance 5,497.25 Continental Assurance Co. Life insurance 47.30 Continental Assurance Co. Life insurance 190.58 Petty Cash Meter refunds & interest 788.49 Petty Cash Postage 760.71 State Treasurer PERA withheld & expense 4,100.07 State Treasurer FICA withheld & expense 3,754.14 Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Federal tax withheld 4,605.06 Putnam Fund Dist. Employee deferred comp withheld 50.00 ICMA Retirement Corp. Employee deferred comp withheld 809.00 Petersen - Wisdorf, Inc. Inventory, meter expense 1,541.80 Brenda Kurtz- O'Fallon Meter refund & interest 13.40 Beth Flynn 12.44 Steve Friebe 12.45 Burton E. Anderson 23.45 Paul W. Parriott 14.77 Daniel Rettman 6.99 Brian Schmidt 8.88 Jeffrey Lorenzen 4.33 American Payment Centers Rent 53.00 Border States Electric Maintenance of transformers 24.75 Boyum Supply Merchandise, fire damage 98.13 E. J. Brooks Co. Meter expense 96.39 Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Deposit to Contribution Account 20,900.00 Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Deposit to bond & interest 55,687.50 payment account Colonial Life & Acc. Ins. Accident insurance withheld 86.50 Hutch Utilities Employee utility bills withheld 1,177.50 IBM Corporation Lease, maintenance service 919.50 The Kiplinger Wash. Edit. Subscription 48.00 National Electric Inc. Maintenance of transformers 8.50 Natural Gas Division Due to Natural Gas Division 259,263.37 accounts receivable Richard Peterson Legal retainer 400.00 Sterling Electric Co. Street light maintenance 19.53 Williams Steel & Hardware Tools 13.29 H & C Electric Supply Inventory 1,868.94 Border States Electric Inventory 29.20 Petersen - Wisdorf, Inc. Inventory 1,323.36 MN Electric Supply Co. Merchandise 67.03 Graybar Electric Plant supplies 7.93 Dexsil Chemical Corp. Maintenance of Transformers 122.47 Copy Equipment, Inc. Office supplies 47.20 Hyman Freightways, Inc. Freight 35.51 Aquatrol Corp. Modification of digital readouts 2,675.00 Wendell Wulkan Meter refund & interest 42.60 Roger Widen 42.60 Dan Stovall 42.40 Art Stamps 12.33 Dana Rosenow 21.30 Brian Renstrom 42.40 %,�D JULY - ELECTRIC (cont) Nghia Nguyen Joseph Moormann Tom Hayter Kathy Harvala Peter Hall Jerry Furst Erickson's Foods Harold Elder Donald Dose Paul Copenhaver David Beach Pat Barrick Kathy Artmann Deborah Ahrens Hutchinson Utilities Citizens Bank & Trust Commissioner of Revenue State Treasurer State Treasurer U.S. Postal Service Eugene Daggett Yellow Freight Systems Putnam Fund Dist., Inc. ICMA Retirement Corp. Plowman's, Inc. Farmers Elevator Assn. Petersen - Wisdorf, Inc. L. Wilson Power Corp. Border States Electric Petty Cash Electronic Center, Inc. Curtis 1000, Inc. Gopher Oil Company West Central Roofing Contr Graybar Electric Co. H & C Electric Supply General Trading Company Cathy Prellwitz Emblom Bros. Construction Arnie Heil Ralph Green MN Benefit Association Fireman's Fund Insurance American Linen Supply Amoco Oil Company Anderson Chemical Company Aquatrol Corp. Associated Consultants Border States Electric Meter refund & interest Interest on C/D - due to Natural Gas Division Federal tax withheld State tax withheld FICA withheld & expense PERA withheld & expense Office supplies Meeting expense - Boston Freight Employee deferred comp withheld Employee deferred comp withheld 1984 pickup Plant supplies Inventory Maintenance of transformers Inventory, merchandise Meter refund & interest, plant supplies, gas, office supplies Merchandise Office supplies Maintenance transformers Fire damage 21.20 42.40 42.40 21.30 21.20 42.40 106.00 21.30 50.40 21.30 42.40 21.30 42.60 21.30 8,833.32 4,426.25 4,837.00 3,592.06 3,617.75 320.55 388.00 252.63 50.00 809.00 6,395.00 31.00 106,763.79 3,465.00 870.04 398.41 Inventory, merchandise Merchandise, line maintenance Plant supplies, truck maintenance, merchandise Meter refund & interest 69 KV - estimate 4 Refund - overpayment Line maintenance Employee insurance withheld Employee insurance withheld Laundry Gas Chemical inventory Maintenance equipment Engineering fees Tools 21.87 1,267.72 1,778.40 15,443.00 86.62 353.96 861.20 21.00 52,129.54 334.61 25.00 10.00 98.08 58.92 26.28 47.31 107.92 1,899.49 22.55 1 JULY - ELECTRIC (cont) Brinkman Studio Frame 23.80 Burmeister Electric Co. Merchandise 42.00 C & H Distributors, Inc. Tools, fire damage 170.55 Carr Flowers Plant 25.20 Commissioner of Revenue Sales tax 22,724.75 Crow River Glass, Inc. Fire damage 29.22 Ditch Witch of MN Power oper. equip. maint. 78.05 Electric Motor Company Engine maintenance #8 148.02 Family Rexall Drug Office supplies 11.96 Floor Care Supply Co. Plant supplies 37.50 Home Bakery Cookies 191.70 Hutchinson Fire & Safety Fire Extinguishers 340.40 Hutchinson Telephone Co. Telephone 1,385.58 Hutch Util Employee Fund Employee fund withheld 105.00 Hutch Utilities Engines 10,764.77 13,967.81 Labor 1,993.82 Plant & utility 1,209.22 center IBM Corporation School - Sue 450.00 IBEW Local 949 Union dues withheld 451.25 Ideal Shoe Shop Supplies 22.00 Ink Spots, Inc. Office supplies 62.00 Jahnke's Red Owl Coffee, supplies 217.19 Junker Sanitation Rufuse service 81.00 Juul Contracting URD maintenance 7.42 Krasen Plumbing Plant supplies 2.37 Lakes Gas Company Gas 150.61 McLeod Cty Sntry Landfill Dumping charges 3.50 Maintenance Eng., LTD Builiding maintenance, merchandise 299.25 Mankato Business Products Office supplies 56.48 Miller, Miller & Mac Maintenance water system 59.40 MMUA Safety instruction 150.00 Paper Service Company Plant supplies 119.25 Siemens - Allis, Inc. 3M feeder line 252.00 Swanke Motors Truck maintenance 5.00 UPA Maintenance station equipment 500.69 Orvis Wahl Plant supplies, maint. eng. #8 & 191.53 station equipment Graybar Electric Co. Inventory, merchandise 889.68 Rockite Silo URD maintenance 34.20 Allen Office Products Office supplies 164.35 American Welding Supply Plant supplies 12.50 Border States Electric Inventory 293.35 Burmeister Electric Co. Supplies 58.84 Coast -To -Coast Plant supplies, tools 67.69 Farm & Home Distributing Water system maint., merchandise 29.29 Graybar Electric Co. Inventory, mdse.; URD maintenance 857.22 Hutchinson Fire & Safety Plant supplies merchandise 43.65 Hutchinson Wholesale Plant supplies, tools, truck maint., 166.47 merchandise Lawson Products Tools 181.22 / -� JULY - ELECTRIC (cont) Leef Bros., Inc. Laundry 94.77 Murphy Freight Lines Freight 26.00 Northern States Supply Plant supplies 19.05 Plaza OK Hardware Plant supplies, truck maint., bldg. 62.86 Quade's Electric Rutz Plumbing & Heating Simonson Lumber W.D. Specialties Zep Manufacturing Dostal & Oleson Oil Co. Central Eyewear Dist. Erickson Oil Products Morris Turbine Service UPA Medical Insurance maintenance Building maintenance, Building maintenance Plant supplies, bldg. damage Truck maintenance Building maintenance Plant supplies merchandise 127.19 6.75 maint., fire 36.42 Safety glasses - Tucker Gas, plant supplies Lawsuit expense Purchased power JULY PAYABLES - GAS C & I Repair Colonial Life & Accident Hutch Utilities W.V. Markin & Company Midwest Gas Association Insurance Planners Continental Assurance Co. Continental Assurance Co. State Treasurer State Treasurer Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Putnam Fund Dist., Inc. ICMA Retirement Corp. First State Fed. Savings Putnam Fund Dist., Inc. ICMA Retirement State Treasurer Citizens Bank & Trust Co. State Treasurer Commissioner of Revenue R. H. Alexander Apollo Piping Supply Cumberland Trucking The Tapecoat Company Amoco Oil Company C & I Repair Hutch Util Employee Fund Hutch Utilities IBEW Local 949 Lakes Gas Company Northern States Supply 541.83 78.95 112.75 50.00 174.81 1,250.00 526,892.06 1,489.38 Power operated equipment maintenance 172.82 Accident insurance withheld 24.50 Employee utility bill withheld 455.00 Maintenance of mains 60.02 Postage for booklets 7.77 Umbrella policy, general liab. 20,521.00 Life insurance 75.34 Life insurance 18.70 PERA withheld & expense 989.15 FICA withheld & expense 785.71 Federal tax withheld 1,032.11 Employee deferred comp. withheld 250.00 Employee deferred comp. withheld 50.00 Deposit to C/D account 500.00 Employee deferred comp. withheld 250.00 Employee deferred comp. withheld 50.00 PERA withheld & expense 912.01 Federal tax withheld 1,019.29 FICA withheld & expense 776.65 State tax withheld 1,140.94 Meeting expense 154.43 Inventory, maintenance of mains 511.74 Freight 90.30 Mains & services 879.12 Gas 13.15 Power operated equipment maintenance 63.00 Employee fund withheld 24.00 Gas, labor, peak shaving plant 1,962.43 Union dues withheld 113.50 Gas 82.66 Tools, supplies 103.21 1 1 JULY - GAS (cont) Apollo Piping Supply Circle Hutch Utilities Apollo Piping Supply Brandon Tire Coast -To -Coast Energy Economics, Inc. Farm & Home Distributing Hutchinson Co -op Hutchinson Wholesale L & P Supply Company Lawson Products, Inc. Welders Supply company Hutchinson Utilities Erickson Oil Products Medical Insurance Inventory 225.66 Purchased gas 216,682.47 Inventory 21.00 Power operated equipment maintenance 288.81 Power operated equipment maintenance 2.65 Meter testing 2,085.00 Truck maintenance 14.37 Supplies 27.50 Truck & power oper. equip. maint. 75.25 Power operated equipment maintenance 13.55 Tools 119.25 Welding supplies 256.93 Due to Municipal Electric Plant 11,128.37 July expenses Gas 220.75 152.00 There being no further business, motion was made by Commissioner Lyke, seconded by Commissioner Daggett to adjourn at 2:15 p.m. Motion was unanimously carried. �= A ATTEST E. Daggett,r i e President !1 Thomas B. Lyke, Secre /