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Monthly Meeting
May 25, 1985
All Commissioners were in attendance; also present were Mgr.
Alexander, Counsel Peterson and Ruth Hakel.
President Daggett called the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m.
The April 29, 1985 minutes were reviewed. A motion was made
by Commissioner Lyke, seconded by Commissioner Beatty to approve
the minutes as presented. Motion was unanimously carried.
The April payables for both entities were discussed. A motion
was made by Commissioner Lyke, seconded by Commissioner Beatty
to accept the payables as listed. Motion was unanimously carried.
Ruth Hakel commented on the April financial reports. A motion
was made by Commissioner Lyke, seconded by Commissioner Beatty
to accept both reports. Motion was unanimously carried.
Mgr. Alexander discussed with the Commission a bill (New Landlord -
Tenant Billing Rule) which restricts the power of the utilities
to hold landlords or prior tenants liable for utility bills and
to assess such arrears to the property. This bill was passed by
the House of Representatives and Senate and has gone to the
Governor for signature. It will become effective August 1, 1985.
After discussion, President Daggett called upon the Commission's
legal advisor and Mgr. Alexander to arrive at different ways in
order to aid in the collection of bills.
Mgr. Alexander briefly reviewed Minnesota Statutes Section 192.26
regarding compensation for Utility employees on military duty.
Old business: None
New business:
Discussed the attendance of retired Commissioners at the summer
Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association meeting. It was
decided to abide by the past policy: to pay meeting expenses
for attendance to a meeting for the first year only after
retirement.
The following are April payables:
APRIL
American Payment Centers
PAYABLES - ELECTRIC
Rent
64.00
Franklin Boller
Daily paper
21.20
Border States Electric
Inventory
201.43
Burlington Northern RR
Lease
25.00
Citizens Bank & Trust
Deposit to contribution account
25,000.00
Citizens Bank & Trust
Deposit to bond & interest acct.
55,570.83
Colonial Life & Acc. Ins.
Accident insurance withheld
143.50
Curtiss 1000
Office supplies
1,093.40
Ditch Witch of MN
Power operated equip. maint.
12.34
Hall's Safety Equipment
Mdse.
89.55
Hutch Utilities
Employee utility bills withheld
820.00
IBM Corp.
Maint service, lease
919.50
Natural Gas Division
Due to Natural Gas Division
480,895.38
accounts receivable
Paper Service Co.
Plant supplies
39.71
Petersen - Wisdorf, Inc.
Inventory
28.20
Richard Peterson
Legal retainer
400.00
Petty Cash
Meter refund & interest
530.02
Scientific Columbus, Inc.
Inventory
2,083.31
Vermeer Sales & Service
Power operated equip. maint.
73.77
Velvet Coach
Meeting expense
160.00
Petersen - Wisdorf, Inc.
Inventory
9,000.00
Williams Steel & Hardware
Tools
292.53
Border States Electric
Meter expense
55.53
Electronic Center
URD maint.
37.65
Air - Hydraulic Systems
Power operated equip. maint.
8.36
Copy Equipment, Inc.
Office supplies
107.51
Ditch Witch of MN
Power operated equip. maint.
45.67
Null's Cargo Control
Power operated equip. maint.
20.67
City of Hutchinson
Office supplies
30.00
Petty Cash
Office supplies
809.50
ICMA Retirement Corp.
Employee deferred comp withheld
1,050.00
Putnam Fund Dist., Inc.
Employee deferred comp withheld
25.00
Continental Assurance Co.
Life insurance
43.36
Redman Travel
Meeting expense - L.A. - Daggett
434.00
Martha Lemke
Refund - overpayment final bill
73.36
Vicki Thomas
14.71
Economy Homes
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109.89
Sandbox Production
Meter refund & interest
28.65
Terry Erickson
14.60
Lance Ahlrich
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17.25
Scott Jones
3.33
Carmen Roelofs
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10.95
Randall Coe
3.13
Donna Wiechman
18.02
State Treasurer
PERA withheld & expense
3,784.79
State Treasurer
FICA withheld & expense
3,843.30
Citizens Bank & Trust
Federal tax withheld
4,552.37
Citizens Bank & Trust
Payroll deposit plan
5,350.86
First State Federal Saving
Payroll deposit plan
2,512.19
First National Bank
Payroll deposit plan
1,683.22
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APRIL - ELECTRIC (cont)
Woodmen Accident & Life
Continental Assurance Co.
Cragun's Conference Center
Cragun's Conference Center
General Electric Co.
Northwestern Lumberman's
Shawn McLain
David Westlund
Randy Schroeder
William Roeck
Sheila Puschau
Adeline Nadrahal
Craig Lenz
Lorraine Larson
Ted Larson
Mike Larkin
John Knowles
Branch Klawitter
Fred Johnson
Steve Flanagan
Jack Ewert
MMUA
MN Electric Supply
Williams Steel & Hardware
Hutchinson Utilities
Connie Tindeland
The Drawing Board
Petty Cash
Federal Express Corp.
Instrumentation Services
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
First National Bank
First State Federal Saving
Commissioner of Revenue
State Treasurer
State Treasurer
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
Crow River Glass Co.
Putnam Fund Dist., Inc.
ICMA Retirement Corp.
Border States Electric
Four Seasons Services
J.C. Penney Co.
General Trading Company
G. T. C. Auto Parts
MN Electric Supply
Electronic Center, Inc.
Hutchinson Telephone Co.
Sears Roebuck & Co.
Medical insurance
Life insurance
Meeting expense
Meeting expense
Dist. expense
Employee insurance withheld
Meter refund & interest
Registration - annual m
Mdse., inventory
Mdse.
Contribution - Due to
Division - March
Meter refund & interest
Office supplies
Office supplies, gas, e
Freight charges
Plant supplies
Payroll deposit plan
Payroll deposit plan
Payroll deposit plan
State tax withheld
FICA withheld & expense
PERA withheld & expense
Federal tax withheld
Truck maint.
Employee deferred comp
Employee deferred comp
Meter maint.
Cup inserts
Uniforms
Plant supplies, mdse.,
tools
Truck maint.
Mdse.
Mdse.
Telephone
Equip. maint.
eeting
Natural Gas
quip. maint.
withheld
withheld
5,455.02
200.09
120.00
252.00
9.00
69.34
21.30
42.40
42.40
42.40
42.60
21.30
42.40
21.20
42.60
21.20
42.60
42.60
26.65
42.60
42.60
182.00
97.44
15.85
25,000.00
bldg. maint.,
13.20
40.19
317.86
64.00
75.00
5,828.86
1,811.96
2,699.09
5,085.06
3,908.24
3,842.25
4,673.95
100.00
25.00
825.00
1.89
35.80
553.91
629.35
8.15
10.15
9.76
1,380.71
3.16
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APRIL -
ELECTRIC (cont)
MN Electric Supply
Inv., mdse., supplies
210.30
Petty Cash
Meter refunds, office supplies, 113.78
equip. maint.
MN Benefit Assn.
Employee insurance withheld
10.00
Graybar Electric Co.
Inventory
2,250.95
Border States Electric
Inventory
2,977.30
Apollo Piping Supply
Engine maint. #6
39.58
H & C Electric Supply
Mdse., supplies
378.29
Consolidated Freightways
Freight
43.43
Fireman's Fund Ins.
Employee insurance withheld
98.08
Albrecht Oil Co.
Gas
110.94
Allen Office Products
Office supplies
69.70
American Linen Supply Co.
Laundry
59.76
American Welding Supplies
Plant supplies
25.95
Apollo Leasing, Inc.
Underground services expense
600.00
Associated Consultants
Engineering services
10,314.68
Barco Bearing Co.
Plant supplies
6.43
Chromalox
Engine maint. #6
1,229.60
Coast to Coast
Plant supplies, eng. maint.,
bldg. 99.86
maint.
Commissioner of Revenue
Sales tax
28,951.87
A. L. Crump & Co.
Engine maint. #3 & #4
102.79
Ed Davis Business Machines
Office supplies
51.35
Ditch Witch of MN
Electric Motor Repair
Power operated equip. maint.
Engine maint. #3
2.59
9.00
Fabricare Cleaners
Laundry
129.00
Family Rexall Drug
Office supplies
101.58
Farm & Home Distributing
Plant supplies, bldg. maint.,
truck 55.81
maint.
Hance Cable Testing
URD maint.
50.00
Jim Hatch Sales Co.
Supplies
226.12
Home Bakery
Cookies
199.80
Hutch Util - Emp. Fund
Employee fund withheld
66.00
Hutch Utilities
Labor 4,795.51
7,202.67
Engine 149.15
Plant & UC 2,258.01
Usage
Hutch Wholesale Supply
Plant supplies, mdse., truck
& power 347.75
operated equip. maint., bldg.
maint.
IBEW Local 949
Union dues withheld
464.75
Ideal Shoe Shop
Truck maint.
10.00
Jerabek Machine Shop
Plant supplies, truck maint.,
engine 129.54
maint.
Jim's Auto Salvage
Equip. maint.
10.00
Junker Sanitation
Refuse Service
81.00
Koepp Commercial Insulating
Engine maint. #3, #4 & #8
1,123.69
L & P Supply Co.
Power operated equip. maint.
29.85
Lakes Gas Co.
Gas
174.93
Leef Bros., Inc.
Laundry
35.43
McMaster -Carr Supply Co.
Engine maint. #4 & #8
43.54
Mankato Business Products
Office supplies
76.56
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APRIL - ELECTRIC (cont)
MN Electric Supply Co.
Mdse.
15.19
MMUA
School expense - safety instruction 210.00
Multi -Amp Corp.
Meter maint.
304.76
Newark Electronics
Dispatch equip.
163.58
Northern States Power Co.
Meter socket
225.00
Northern States Supply
Supplies
27.09
Null's Cargo Control
Power operated equip. maint.
94.89
Paper Service Company
Plant supplies
163.38
Petersen - Wisdorf, Inc.
Inventory, URD maint.
1,531.32
Plaza OK Hardware
Plant supplies, bldg. maint.,
46.08
grounds maint.
Quade Electric
URD maint.
6.25
Redman Travel
Meeting expense
50.00
Rockite Silo
URD, bldg. maint.
1,670.88
Share Corp.
Equip. maint.
108.90
Simonson Lumber
Bldg. maint., mdse., engine maint.
427.38
Sorensen Farm Supply
Bldg. maint., eng. maint., equip.
282.20
maint.
Standard Printing
Office supplies
54.25
State of MN - Dept. of
Unclaimed meter refunds
34.00
Commerce
Uniforms Unlimited
Uniforms
275.76
UPA
Purchased power, maint. of equip.
20,217.13
Velvet Coach, Inc.
Meeting expense
23.40
Welders Supply, Inc.
Plant supplies
15.00
W E S C O
Inventory, mdse.
215.40
Williams Steel & Hardware
Tools
85.51
Zee Medical Service
Plant supplies
93.70
UPA
Purchased power
464,419.85
Jahnke's Red Owl
Coffee
129.63
Culligan Water Condition
Plant supplies
45.00
Security- Connecticut Life
Life insurance
327.30
Midwest Gas Assn.
Employee insurance withheld
69.34
Erickson Oil Products
Gas
193.77
Structural Specialties
Engine maint. #3 & #4
1,402.50
Medical Insurance
1,083.24
APRIL PAYABLES - GAS
Colonial Life & Accident
First National Bank
First State Federal Saving
Hutch Utilities
John's Auto
Hutchinson Utilities
State Treasurer
State Treasurer
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
Redman Travel
Accident insurance withheld
39.00
Deposit to inc. pricing acct. -
int 1,136.23
Deposit to C/D account
500.00
Employee utility bills withheld
415.00
Truck maint.
65.00
Payroll deposit plan
2,657.71
PERA withheld & expense
966.72
FICA withheld & expense
854.92
Federal tax withheld
1,059.79
Meeting exp. - L.A. - Daggett
186.00
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APRIL
- GAS (cont)
Putnam Fund Dist.
Employee deferred comp withheld
50.00
ICMA Retirement Corp.
Employee deferred comp withheld
300.00
Continental Assurance Co.
Life insurance
17.14
Continental Assurance Co.
Life insurance
79.09
State Treasurer
Employee insurance withheld
9.00
Apollo Piping Supply
Inventory
8,420.10
Erickson Oil Products
Gas
327.62
Vermeer Sales & Service
Vermeer tractor
17,300.00
Northern States Supply
Supplies
2.21
Vermeer Sales & Service
Vermeer trailer
1,800.00
ICMA Retirement Corp.
Employee deferred comp withheld
300.00
Putnam Fund Dist.
Employee deferred comp withheld
50.00
Hutchinson Utilities
Payroll deposit plan
2,941.03
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
Federal tax withheld
1,048.84
Commissioner of Revenue
State tax withheld
1,212.20
State Treasurer
FICA withheld & expense
837.98
State Treasurer
PERA withheld & expense
956.81
Cragun's Conference Center
Meeting expense
108.00
Northwestern Lumberman's
Employee insurance withheld
21.66
MMUA
Registration - annual meeting
78.00
Apollo Piping Supply
Inventory
432.00
Albrecht Oil Co.
Gas
13.60
Coast to Coast
Supplies
32.78
Energy Economics, Inc.
Supplies
47.21
Farm & Home Distributing
Power operated equip. maint.
10.60
Farmers Elevator Assn.
Power operated equip. maint.
26.90
Forbe's Auto & Service Ctr.
Power operated equip. maint.
11.67
Jim Hatch Sales Co.
Supplies
145.13
Hutch Util - Emp. Fund
Employee fund withheld
16.00
Hutch Utilities
Labor, gas, peak shaving plant
2,122.98
Hutch Wholesale Supply
Truck & power operated equip.
127.93
maint., supplies
IBEW Local 949
Union dues withheld
117.25
Industrial Lubricant Co.
Power operated equip. maint.
95.00
Jerabek Machine Shop
Power operated equip. maint.
5.75
Lakes Gas Co.
Gas
104.80
North Star Gas Products
Inventory
347.40
Northern States Supply
Supplies
27.09
Plaza OK Hardware
Supplies, maint. of equipment
190.59
Sorensen Farm Supply
Power operated equip. maint.
33.65
Uniforms Unlimited
Uniforms
105.04
Welders Supply Co.
Supplies
13.50
G.T.C. Auto Parts
Truck maint.
14.06
H & C Electric Supply
Supplies
14.05
Hutch Utilities
Due to Municipal Electric Plant
12,333.68
April expense
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Thomas B. Lyke,'jSecretary
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APRIL - GAS (cont)
Midwest Gas Assn.
Employee insurance withheld
21.66
Erickson Oil Products
Gas
198.78
Circle Hutch Utility
Purchased gas
323,729.13
Apollo Piping Supply
Freight
21.00
Medical Insurance
123.60
There being no further
business, a motion was made by Commissioner
Lyke, seconded by Commissioner Beatty to adjourn at 11:55
a.m.
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