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Monthly Meeting
June 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 8:00 a.m.
The May 25, 1985 minutes were reviewed. A motion was made by
Commissioner Lyke, seconded by Commissioner Beatty to approve
the minutes as written. Motion was unanimously carried.
The May payables for both entities were presented. A motion
was made by Commissioner Beatty, seconded by Commissioner Lyke
to accept the payables as listed. Motion was unanimously carried.
Ruth Hakel reviewed the May financial reports. A motion was made
by Commissioner Lyke, seconded by Commissioner Beatty to accept
both reports. Motion was unanimously carried.
A list of uncollectible accounts was presented. Motion was made
by Commissioner Beatty, seconded by Commissioner Lyke authorizing
management to charge -off electric accounts in the amount of $85.13
and gas accounts in the amount of $265.02, totaling $350.15,
detailed listing on pages 1240E and 4944 of the June general
journal. Motion was unanimously carried.
President Daggett attended a session at the summer Minnesota
Municipal Utilities Association meeting on Legal Responsibilities
of Governoring Boards. He stressed the importance of legal
guidance on all Commission matters by the Utilities' legal
counsel.
Motion was made by Commissioner Beatty, seconded by Commissioner
Lyke authorizing the attendance of the Commissioners and general
manager at the Midwest Gas Association Summit Conference to be
held August 18 -20, 1985 at Vail, Colorado. Motion was unanimously
carried.
Mgr. Alexander reported the distribution department was busy
installing underground services, all conduit for the west alley
project has been laid - conductor will be pulled in next. The
gas distribution system has recently crossed Highway #15 with 4"
pipe, installed new service to former Mister Donut location, etc.
A motion was made by Commissioner Lyke, seconded by Commissioner
Beatty to join DEED (Demonstrate - Energy Efficient Developments),
sponsored by the American Public Power Association. After one
year, review and evaluate to determine renewal. Motion was
unanimously carried.
The following are May payables:
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MAY PAYABLES - ELECTRIC
Petty Cash Meter refunds & int.
748.10
Hwy. 7 Homes, Inc.
Refund - overpayment - final
40.00
Lori Seller
Meter refund & interest
16.43
Mary Schiller
18.06
Vicki Lee
10.83
Dan Clark
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6.73
Becky Schrauman Doering
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8.90
Anita Hahn
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20.80
Jerry Jaus
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12.15
Susan Ostendorf
6.36
Sheila Doering
3.20
Mary Klapotz
35.45
Holly Schwerzler
8.53
Elaine Ingebretson
14.06
MN Safety Council
Meeting, expense
37.00
Continental Assurance Co.
Life insurance
47.30
Continental Assurance Co.
Life insurance
200.09
State Treasurer
PERA withheld & expense
3,747.05
State Treasurer
FICA withheld & expense
3,849.94
Firstate Federal Savings
Payroll deposit plan
2,331.89
Citizens Bank & Trust
Payroll deposit plan
5,345.08
First National Bank
Payroll deposit plan
1,664.07
Citizens Bank & Trust
Federal tax withheld
4,507.45
ICMA Retirement Corp.
Employee deferred comp withheld
1,050.00
Putnams Fund Dist.
Employee deferred comp withheld
25.00
Woodmen Accident & Life
Medical insurance
5,455.02
American Family Life Asne.
Employee insurance withheld
123.00
Brown's Greenhouse
Supplies
3.98
Burlington Northern RR
Lease
25.00
Chromalox
Engine maint. #6
16.14
Citizens Bank & Trust
Deposit to contribution account
25,000.00
Citizens Bank & Trust
Deposit to bond & int. pym't acct
9,591.83
Colonial Life & Acc. Ins.
Employee insurance withheld
143.50
Consolidated Freightways
Freight
89.89
Four Seasons Services
Cup inserts
35.80
Graybar Electric Co.
Inventory
5,386.65
Hutch Utilities
Employee utility bills withheld
820.00
IBM Corp.
Maint. service
467.50
Juul Contracting Co.
Supplies
78.90
Kennedy Appliance Service
URD maint.
50.19
Natural Gas Division
Due to Natural Gas Division
422,403.04
accounts receivable
Norwest Bank Mpls N.A.
Interest payment on bonds
45,979.00
Null's Cargo Control
Power operated equip. maint.
55.18
Petersen- Wisdorf, Inc.
Inventory, transformers
12,760.90
Richard Peterson
Legal Retainer
400.00
Roilgard, Inc.
Inventory
1,950.00
Scientific Columbus, Inc.
Inventory
2,083.31
WESCO
Inventory
3,168.00
Postmaster
Office supplies
234.80
Midwest Gas Assn.
Employee insurance withheld
69.34
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MAY - ELECTRIC (cont)
MN Safety Council
Firstate Federal Savings
First National Bank
Citizens Bank & Trust
State Treasurer
State Treasurer
Commissioner of Revenue
Citizens Bank & Trust
Newark Electronics
Eugene Daggett
R. H. Alexander
WESCO
Ditch Witch of MN
MN Electric Supply
Zimmerman Tool & Die
Putnam Fund Dist.
ICMA Retirement Corp.
IBM Corp.
Petty Cash
Putnam Fund Dist.
ICMA Retirement Corp.
Hutch Jaycee Water Carnival
Ruth C. Higginbotham
Kathy Wendlandt
Tim Wattier
Frances Madeira
Florence Walker
Patty Tupa
Kenneth Stapleton
Mark Scepioni
Doris Rusch
Lori Reilly
Albert Neumann
David Lundstrom
Faye Linder
Anthony Johnson
Richard Havens
Tim Halvorson
Gary Ellis
Kate Christopherson
Ruby M. Carlisle
David Behr
Gary Allbee
Nat'l Rural Elec Coop Assn.
MN Electric Supply Co.
Computerworld
MMUA
Unlimited Supplies, Inc.
Shopko Stores
Dey Appliance Parts
Graybar Electric Co.
Dues
Payroll deposit plan
Payroll deposit plan
Payroll deposit plan
PERA withheld & expense
FICA withheld & expense
State tax withheld
Federal tax withheld
Dispatch equip.
Meeting expense
Meeting expense
Meter expense
Power operated equip. maint.
Inventory
Engine maint. #4
Employee deferred comp withheld
Employee deferred comp withheld
Lease
Postage
Employee deferred comp withheld
Employee deferred comp withheld
Parade float
Meter refund & interest
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School expense
URD service expense
Subscription
Safety training
URD expense
Grounds maint.
Mdse., building maint.
Inventory
60.00
2,602.55
1,852.19
5,463.90
3,767.14
3,870.42
4,990.21
4,485.25
239.05
596.20
2,031.59
380.76
22.99
59.88
185.00
25.00
1,050.00
452.00
814.70
25.00
1,050.00
180.00
21.20
15.28
42.40
21.20
42.60
42.40
42.60
21.20
21.30
21.20
21.20
42.60
21.30
21.30
42.60
21.20
42.40
21.20
42.40
42.60
42.40
200.00
33.52
39.00
78.43
72.00
115.18
18.03
4,194.12
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ELECTRIC (cont)
Citizens Bank & Trust
Federal tax withheld
4,542.79
Commissioner of Revenue
State tax withheld
2,512.81
State Treasurer
FICA withheld & expense
3,876.54
State Treasurer
PERA withheld & expense
3,752.04
Dale Sturges
Insurance withheld error
28.70
Citizens Bank & Trust
Payroll deposit plan
5,594.14
Firstate Federal Savings
Payroll deposit plan
2,408.26
First National Bank
Payroll deposit plan
1,788.73
A & B Electric,, Inc.
URD expense
4.20
Albrecht Oil Company
Gas
107.84
Allen Office Products
Office supplies
18.40
American Linen Supply
Laundry
63.66
American Welding Supplies
Plant supplies
15.00
Big Bear
URD line maint.
49.99
Brandon Tire
Truck maint.
12.50
Brinkman Studio
Film finish
14.45
C & I Repair
Equip. maint.
71.76
Case Power & Equipment
Power operated equip. maint.
20.33
Central MN Communications
Radio maint.
654.27
Coast to Coast
Plant supplies, building maint.
63.05
Commissioner of Revenue
Sales tax
20,806.29
Copy Equipment, Inc.
Office supplies
75.95
Culligan Water Conditioning
Plant supplies
22.50
Data Documents
Office supplies
357.50
Ed Davis Business Machines
Office supplies
148.97
Ditch Witch of MN
Power operated equip. maint.
60.40
Earl's Welding Industrial
Plant supplies
32.70
Ekstrom Industries
Meter maint.
1,588.25
Electric Motor Company
Tools
12.00
Fabricare Cleaners
Laundry
162.50
Family Rexall Drug
Office supplies
2.00
Farm & Home Distributing
Supplies
47.13
Farmers Elevator Assn.
Plant supplies, grounds maint.
167.75
Fitzloff Hardware
Equipment maint.
12.25
Graybar Electric Company
Inventory
313.23
Home Bakery
Cookies
205.74
Howard Industries
Inventory
13,359.00
Hutchinson Co -op
Plant supplies
8.00
Hutchinson Leader
Legal publications - audit
205.17
Hutch Town & Country Tire
Truck maint.
7.00
Hutch Util - Employee Fund
Employee fund withheld
99.00
Hutch Utilities
Engines 20,424.26
24,922.20
Labor 3,417.69
Plant & UC 1,080.25
usage
Hutch Wholesale Supply
Plant supplies, truck & power
130.40
operated equip. maint.
IBEW - Local 949
Union dues withheld
464.75
Ink Spots, Inc.
Jahnke's Red Owl
Office supplies
Coffee
154.50
76.50
Lakes Gas Company
Gas
174.57
MAY - ELECTRIC (cont)
Leef Bros. , Inc.
Lystad's, Inc.
McLeod County Landfill
Mankato Business Products
Marco Office Furniture
Midwest Asphalt Corp.
Millerbernd
G. F. Nemitz Sons
North Star Waterworks Prod.
Northern States Supply
Paper Service Company
Petersen - Wisdorf, Inc.
Plaza OK Hardware
Rod Portele Electric
Quade Electric
Quast Transfer
The Reliable Corp.
Rutz Plumbing & Heating
Schmeling Oil
Simonson Lumber
Sorensen Farm Supply
Stremel Bros. Mfg.
Uber Glove Company
UP A
Velvet Coach, Inc.
W. D. Specialties
Welders Supply Company
WESCO
Myron Wigen Chevrolet
X -Ergon
Zep Manufacturing
Graybar Electric Co.
Rockite Silo
Melvin Wentworth
G. T. C. Auto Parts
Graybar Electric Co.
Border States Electric
General Trading Company
Hutchinson Telephone Co.
Petty Cash
Fireman's Fund Am. Life Ins
H & C Electric Supply
Lawson Products, Inc.
Central MN Communications
MN Benefit Assn.
Riebe Sod Company, Inc.
MN Electric Supply Co.
Graybar Electric Co.
Apollo Piping Supply
Laundry
URD line expense
Dumping charges
Office supplies
Office supplies
Driveway
Mdse.
Plant supplies
URD expense
Supplies
Plant supplies
Inventory
Plant supplies, meter expen
building maint.
URD expense
Meter expense
Freight charges
Office supplies, mdse.
Supplies
Plant supplies
Grounds maint, driveway
Driveway expense
Steel doors - power plant
Supplies - gloves
Station equip. maint.
Meeting expense
Truck maint.
Plant supplies
Inventory, mdse.
Truck maint.
Building maint.
Plant supplies
Inventory
URD expense - driveway
School expense
Power operated equip. maint
Inventory
Inventory
Plant supplies, mdse., equi
Telephone
Meter refunds & int, office
supplies, meeting expense
Employee insurance withheld
Inventory, mdse.
Equipment maint, office sup
Radio maint.
Employee insurance withheld
Grounds maint.
Inventory, mdse., meter mai
Inventory
Plant supplies
se,
63.02
17.60
10.00
56.48
9.65
217.60
60.00
29.90
11.32
27.10
71.25
9,267.97
74.39
7.39
57.53
36.00
51.34
63.80
22.80
432.66
45.00
3,823.00
278.25
163.00
20.92
72.19
29.00
766.74
37.58
88.53
321.75
1,109.98
5,770.66
44.00
6.99
887.98
1,604.98
p maint. 375.80
1,306.64
424.12
plies
nt
98.08
532.73
173.89
23.28
10.00
12.00
183.26
780.81
19.54
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MAY - ELECTRIC (cont)
Electronic Center, Inc.
MN Tile Supply
Mautz Paint Company
Heath /Zenith
Graybar Electric Co.
UP A
Central Eyewear Dist.
Erickson Oil Products
Junker Sanitation Service
Dexter Klitzke
City of Hutchinson
Medical Insurance
Tools
49.91
Building maint.
29.41
Plant supplies
62.56
Radio maint.
67.00
Inventory
606.31
Purchased Power
479,986.84
Safety glasses
13.25
Gas, plant supplies
200.50
Refuse service
81.00
School expense
59.00
Water bill
190.96
Payroll deposit plan
1,075.70
MAY PAYABLES - GAS
Am. Family Life Assurance
Apollo Piping Supply
C & I Repair
Colonial Life & Accident
Firstate Federal Savings
Hutch Utilities
Juul Contracting Co.
Continental Assurance co.
Continental Assurance Co.
Putnam Fund Dist.
ICMA Retirement Corp.
Hutchinson Utilities
State Treasurer
State Treasurer
Citizens Bank & Trust
Putnam Fund Dist.
Hutchinson Utilities
State Treasurer
State Treasurer
Citizens Bank & Trust
Midwest Gas Assn.
Plowman's, Inc.
Distran Sales Company
ICMA Retirement Corp.
State Treasurer
ICMA Retirement Corp.
Putnam Fund Dist.
Hutch Jaycee Water Carnival
Nat'l Rural Elec. Co -op
Minvalco, Inc.
First National Bank
Albrecht Oil Co.
American Welding Supplies
Case Power & Equipment
Earl's Welding /Industrial
Employee insurance withheld
28.70
Inventory
113.27
Power operated equip. maint.
13.32
Employee insurance withheld
39.00
Deposit to C/D account
500.00
Employee utility bills withheld
415.00
Supplies
78.90
Life insurance
18.70
Life insurance
79.09
Employee deferred comp withheld
50.00
Employee deferred comp withheld
300.00
Payroll deposit plan
2,669.54
PERA withheld & expense
955.19
FICA withheld & expense
835.24
Federal tax withheld
1,042.65
Employee deferred comp withheld
50.00
Payroll deposit plan
2,768.51
PERA withheld & expense
944.84
FICA withheld & expense
817.54
Federal tax withheld
1,000.39
Employee insurance withheld
21.66
Suppliesw
18.50
Inventory
428.82
Employee deferred comp withheld
300.00
Employee insurance withheld
9.00
Employee deferred comp withheld
300.00
Employee deferred comp withheld
50.00
Parade float
120.00
School expense
200.00
Inventory, supplies
137.29
Deposit to inc. pricing acct. int.
4,816.67
Gas
13.32
Supplies
57.35
Power operated equip. maint.
60.99
Supplies
19.91
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MAY - GAS (cont)
Harris Pine Mills, Inc.
Hutchinson Leader
Hutch Util - Emp. Fund
Hutch Utilities
Hutch Wholesale Supply
IBEW Local 949
Lakes Gas Company
North Star Gas Products
North Star Waterworks Prod.
Northern States Supply
Plaza OK Hardware
Quade Electric
Uber Glove Company
Myron Wigen Chevrolet
Northern Natural Gas Co.
General Trading Company
Petty Cash
Lawson Products, Inc.
Electronic Center, Inc.
Brandon Tire
Erickson Oil Products
Hutchinson Utilities
Central Eyewear Dist.
Circle Hutch Utilities
Hutchinson Utilities
Citizens Bank & Trust
State Treasurer
State Treasurer
Commissioner of Revenue
Midwest Gas Assn.
Medical Insurance
Meter expense 91.00
Legal publication - audit 136.77
Employee fund withheld 24.00
Labor, gas, peak shaving usage 2,303.08
Truck & power operated equip. maint. 24.47
Union dues withheld 117.25
Gas 126.65
Power operated equip. maint. 18.17
Supplies 28.04
Supplies 15.94
Power operated equip. maint., supply 14.40
Maint. of mains
10.80
Supplies - gloves
218.62
Truck maint.
18.79
Purchased gas
107.19
Meter expense
90.76
Supplies
3.00
Power operated equip. maint.
120.53
Maint. of M & R station equip.
19.59
Truck maint.
6.00
Gas
193.76
Due to Municipal Electric Plant
12,589.49
May expenses
Safety glasses
50.00
Purchased gas
215,408.40
Payroll deposit plan
2,879.95
Federal tax withheld
1,025.52
FICA withheld & expense
828.48
PERA withheld & expense
951.23
State tax withheld
1,777.72
Meeting expense
240.00
246.70
There being no further business, a motion was made by Commissioner
Lyke, seconded by Commissioner Beatty to adjourn the meeting at
8:55 a.m. Motion was unanimously carried.
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