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05-27-1986 HUCMMonthly Mee Ling May 27, 1986 All Commissioners were present, also present were Mgr. Alexander, Counsel Peterson, Jane Hodgins, Hutchinson Leaden staff writer and Ruth Hakel. President Daggett called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. The April 28, 1986 and minutes of the special meeting dated May 6, 1986 were reviewed. Motion was made by Commissioner Lyke, seconded by Commissioner Daggett to accept the minutes as presented. Motion was unanimously married. The April payables for both entities were discussed. A motion was made by C(annissioner ;3eatty, seconded by C�cudssicneL Lyxe to accept the payables as presented. Moticn was unanimously carried. nUti laiel "tcd file i Ctr financial statements. prccc ga., and e e ZC A motion was made by Coamissioner Lyke, seconded by Commissioner Beatty to ai:CepL tiles f LiailC_iai l GLC1LtCi1L �. i of , -n 'watt u'lcn -Ji --c us11 carried. President Dan ett rlistri hiitrn0 A St it- TM(Int- c-,f The following matters are considered by the Cor- rai=sioners to be in need of correction by the general manager: 1. The manager shall refrain from makino any disparaging remarks about the Commissioners to outside persons. 2. Union contract procedures regarding hiring shall be complied with and, in addition, procedures to hire the best possible candidate for a job opening should be implemented. 3. Communications with the Commission shall be accurate and straightforward. 4. Budget proposals should be more complete and comprehensive. 5. The manager should cooperate with the Commissioners and carry out their directives without argument. 6. Subordinates of the manager should not be put into a "side - choosing" position as between the manager and the Commission. I iy�, +6T 7. Purchasing procedures should be followed which take into consideration local vendors and competitive prices. 8. Arrangements should be made so that the manager can always be reached when he is not in the office. The Commission will review these items in 90 days. A discussion followed regarding the gas budget, which, in turn, led to a request by the Commission that the budgets for the following year be presented at the December meeting. A review at that time would be in order. The options for data processing hardware and software were discussed. It was the consensus of opinion to proceed with specifications for option A and the software as listed on the attached copy. Mgr. Alcxandcr having revi era; d in- surancc for those Utilitics employccs working for the City of Brownton, found the coverage adequate both in General Liability and Automobile Liability areas. Insurance coverage for the Utilities was generally discussed. Insurance cn Fleet, 'Wdrkcrs C mpersuticn, Public Officials and tll.e llibLitutlonal will expire j-wie; 920, 19206. Flrt; insurarice (Aetna Insurance Company) will expire April 10, 1987. Mnr. Alexander believed a transl,-,ortztion rate for Minnesota Mining &JMfg. was not an urgent item at this time as Northern Natural Gas Ccapa��y will not have contracts ready l�efure Noveiluel" 1, 1986. The following are April payables: 1 APRIL PAYABLES - ELECTRIC Tools Life insurance Life insurance Medical insurance Employee deferred comp withheld Employee deferred camp withheld Federal tax withheld FICA withheld & expense PERA withheld & expense Payroll deposit plan Payroll deposit plan Payroll deposit plan Stamps Meter deposit & interest Supplies Meter deposits & interest i efice supplies ployee insurance withheld nt wspaper posit to Contribution Acct. posit to Bond Payment Acct. ployee insurance withheld ployee utility bills withheld st. inv. int. service ployee insurance withheld de book & supplies es e to N &. Gas. Div. Accts. Rec. derground expense gal retainer pplies ant supplies dio Maint. ase pplies, URD maint. ation equipment maint. p inserts tinguisher test ?ase 3se., building maint. )wer operated equipment maint. Lrst aid supplies ibscription ;RA withheld & expense i V y --15-1 30.74 211.49 49.80 5,599.06 25.00 1,034.00 4,604.99 3,890.26 3,804.94 4,374.20 3,157.42 1,120.09 110.00 761.25 47.62 627.55 89.32 22.17 84.09 2.47 35.85 837.54 128.40 66.00 25.60 25,000.00 55,258.33 180.90 760.00 2,483.80 505.50 26.00 67.80 60.00 518,966.96 120.00 400.00 23.19 18.32 1.23 25.00 50.46 38.03 39.80 31.25 482.00 52.32 131.27 149.50 39.00 3,861.95 United Electric Co. Continental Assurance Co. Continental Assurance Co. Woodmen Accident & Life Putnam Fund Dist. ICMA Retirement Corp. Citizens Bank & Trust Co. D. O. E. R. SS Ret. Div. PERA Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Firstate Federal Savings First National Bank U.S. Postal Service The Coach Inn, Inc. Graybar Electric Co. Petty Cash Lee Gladitsch Pat Doering Andrew VonHoltum Mark Emslander Kraig Johnson Petty Cash American Family Life American Payment Center Franklin Boller Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Colonial Life & Accident Hutch Utilities Petersen - Wisdorf IBM Corp. Midwest Gas Assn. MN Electrical Assn. MN Safety Council Natural Gas Division Willard Pillinen Richard Peterson United Electric Co. Layne MN Co. Newark Electronics Burlington Northern RR Border States Electric John Henry Foster MN Four Seasons Services Hutch Fire & Safety IBM Corp. MN Electric Supply Null's Cargo Control Zee Medical Service Computerworld PERA Tools Life insurance Life insurance Medical insurance Employee deferred comp withheld Employee deferred camp withheld Federal tax withheld FICA withheld & expense PERA withheld & expense Payroll deposit plan Payroll deposit plan Payroll deposit plan Stamps Meter deposit & interest Supplies Meter deposits & interest i efice supplies ployee insurance withheld nt wspaper posit to Contribution Acct. posit to Bond Payment Acct. ployee insurance withheld ployee utility bills withheld st. inv. int. service ployee insurance withheld de book & supplies es e to N &. Gas. Div. Accts. Rec. derground expense gal retainer pplies ant supplies dio Maint. ase pplies, URD maint. ation equipment maint. p inserts tinguisher test ?ase 3se., building maint. )wer operated equipment maint. Lrst aid supplies ibscription ;RA withheld & expense i V y --15-1 30.74 211.49 49.80 5,599.06 25.00 1,034.00 4,604.99 3,890.26 3,804.94 4,374.20 3,157.42 1,120.09 110.00 761.25 47.62 627.55 89.32 22.17 84.09 2.47 35.85 837.54 128.40 66.00 25.60 25,000.00 55,258.33 180.90 760.00 2,483.80 505.50 26.00 67.80 60.00 518,966.96 120.00 400.00 23.19 18.32 1.23 25.00 50.46 38.03 39.80 31.25 482.00 52.32 131.27 149.50 39.00 3,861.95 APRIL - ELECTRIC (cont) D. O. E. R. SS Ret. Div. Commissioner of Revenue Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Dale Sturges Schwanke Tractor & Truck Insurance Planners Minnesota UC Fund Keith Wagner Mary Vacek Todd Theis Dave Stork Roger Schmid LeRoy Pomraning Randall Norcutt Hilda Nistler Thomas McCoy Jeff Kirchoff Renae Johnson Jeff Johnson Hutch Town & Country Tire Otto Horrmann Jodie Gruendemann Mary J. Dwinnell John Dropik Michael Ditjens David Clutter Allied Mechanical Systems Petty Cash Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Firstate Federal Savings First National Bank Putnam Fund Dist., Inc. ICMA Retirement Corp. Kerry Krueger H & C Electric Supply United Building Centers Graybar Electric Co. MN Electric Supply Co. General Trading Co. GTC Auto Parts Central MN Communication MN Electric Supply Co. Great Plains Supply Floor Care Supply Hutch Telephone Co. Graybar Electric Supply Petty Cash FICA withheld & expense State tax withheld Federal tax withheld Snow plowing for March Equipment maint. Insurance Unemployment - Johnson, Meter refund & interest Office supplies, gas, Payroll deposit plan Payroll deposit plan Payroll deposit plan Employee deferred co Employee deferred co School expense Dist. inv., mdse., p l bldg. maint. Bldg. maint. Dist. inv., mdse., p l Mdse. Plant supplies, mdse. maint., power opera Supplies, bldg. main operated equip. mai nt Radio maint. Plant supplies, bldg. mdse., dist. inv. Building maint. Coffee filters Telephone Dist. inv. Meter refund & inter 3,917.38 4,061.56 4,624.71 75.00 25.00 41,667.00 Alexander 2,905.50 42.40 21.20 42.60 42.60 42.40 42.60 21.20 42.40 42.40 42.40 21.20 42.60 106.50 21.30 42.40 21.20 42.60 21.20 21.30 106.00 bldg. maint. 194.54 mp withheld mp withheld 4,703.54 3,287.47 1,307.64 25.00 1,034.00 50.00 ant supplies, 830.55 63.29 ant supplies 1,652.34 321.62 building_ 565.82 ted equip. maint. t., power 29.29 malnt., est 102.88 2,716.36 43.98 10.00 1,252.79 197.01 400.65 fl 1 1 ,--1IL 1 APRIL - ELECTRIC (cont) Kerry Krueger Allen Office Products American Linen Supply Asplundh Associated Consultants Border States Electric Boyum Supply Burmeister Electric Co. Case Power & Equipment Central Eyewear Dist. Commissioner of Revenue Control Data Bus. Adv. Crow River Glass Co. Culligan Water Cond. Ed Davis Business Machines Ditch Witch of MN Drummond American Corp. V.W. Eimicke Asso. Fabricare Cleaners Farmers Elevator Asso. John Henry Foster Fronteer Directory General Electric Co. H & C Electric Supply Hall's Safety Equipment Home Bakery Hutchinson Leader Hutch Town & Country Tire Hutch Util - Emp. Fund Hutch Utilities IBEW Local 949 Johnson's Super Valu Junker Sanitation L & P Supply Co. Lakes Gas Co. MN Benefit Asso. MN Electric Supply MN Municipal Utilities Assn Bernard J. Mulchay Co. National Electric, Inc. G. F. Nemitz Sons Paper Service Co. Petersen - Wisdorf, Inc. Plowman's, Inc. Powertronics, Inc. Quade Electric Quill Corp. Reid Floor Covering Scientific Columbus, Inc. School expense Office supplies Laundry Mdse. Engineering fees Dist. inv. Plant supplies, mdse. Dist. inv. Power operated equip. ma Safety glasses Sales tax Comparable worth Power operated equip. ma Plant supplies Office equipment Power operated equip. ma Supplies Office supplies Laundry Bldg. maint. Plant supplies Advertising Station equip. maint. Mdse., line maint. Supplies Cookies Financial statement Truck maint. Employee fund withheld Labor 3,921.24 Ele usage 2,254.12 Plant & UC Union dues withheld Coffee Refuse service Equipment maint. Gas Employee insurance withh Mdse. Safety instruction Building maint. Mdse., transformer maint. Plant supplies Plant supplies Dist. inv., mdse. Truck maint. Station equipment maint. Line maint. Office supplies Building maint. Dist. inv. /51 r - 74.75 113.40 46.11 68.91 2,791.75 2,704.30 37.83 572.04 int. 73.15 81.00 27,190.62 274.00 int. 106.50 48.60 696.51 int. 197.09 179.74 90.61 56.50 23.63 60.37 31.00 2,954.42 218.27 89.67 183.60 248.45 11.50 99.00 6,175.36 439.75 133.89 81.00 77.24 164.22 eld 10.00 132.75 233.30 129.20 660.00 22.95 204.89 1,386.98 13.00 42.42 25.94 82.93 115.80 12,586.26 APRIL - ELECTRIC (cont) Sears Roebuck & Co. Shopko Stores, Inc. State of Minnesota W E S C O Rockite Silo Albrecht Oil Co. Amekron Products, Inc. American Welding Supply Burmeister Electric Co. C & I Repair Central Contractors Supply Coast to Coast Stores Connie's Custom Paint Earl's Welding /Industrial Family Rexall Drug Farm & Home Distributing Fireman's Fund Ins. Fitzloff Hardware Hutchinson Co -op Hutchinson Fire Dept. Hutch Wholesale Supply Ink Spots, Inc. Leef Bros., Inc. Lynn Card Co. Mankato Business Products MN Pollution Control Agency Northern States Supply Otter Tail Power Co. Petersen- Wisdorf, Inc. Plaza Hardware & Gifts The Prest Co. Schramm Implement. Inc. Share Corp. Simonson Lumber UP A W.D. Cooling Clinic Welders Supply Co. Wigen Chevrolet Co. Medical Insurance Building maint. Grounds maint. Unclaimed meter deposits & int. Line maint. URD services, grounds. line maint. Gas URD maint. Plant supplies Mdse. Equipment maint. Tools Plant supplies, bldg. maint., grounds, tools Equipment maint. Plant supplies Office supplies Plant supplies, tools, supplies Employee insurance withheld Plant supplies Plant supplies Power operated equip. maint. Plant supplies, bldg. maint., truck & equip. maint. Office supplies Laundry ID badges Office supplies Regulatory fees Supplies Testing of equipment Dist. inv., line maint. Plant supplies, bldg. maint., m Station equipment Power operated equip. maint. Oil Plant supplies, bldg. maint. Purchased power Truck maint. Plant supplies Truck maint. 21.37 94.41 58.13 151.25 390.09 13.60 78.40 15.00 43.69 5.25 17.55 104.26 75.00 6.60 3.79 24.11 98.08 11.52 30.50 161.84 153.96 64.50 38.25 17.37 62.88 650.00 17.01 10.00 195.33 se 105.73 6,208.00 36.36 72.32 158.51 452,604.40 39.80 15.00 225.24 2,706.46 1 1 1 / --�;- 3 - APRIL PAYABLES - GAS Case Power & Equipment Power operated equip. maint. 35.23 First National Bank Deposit to Money Market Savings 100,000.00 PERA PERA withheld & expense 827.00 D.O.E.R. SS Ret. Div. FICA withheld & expense 1,017.86 Commissioner of Revenue State tax withheld 971.74 Citizens Bank & Trust Federal tax withheld 1,082.62 Hutchinson Utilities Payroll deposit plan 2,873.10 Putnam Fund Dist., Inc. Employee deferred comp withheld 100.00 ICMA Retirement Corp. Employee deferred comp withheld 75.00 Hutchinson Utilities Payroll deposit plan 2,495.27 PERA PERA withheld & expense 813.72 D.O.E.R. SS Ret. Div. FICA withheld & expense 994.84 Citizens Bank & Trust Federal tax withheld 1,027.75 ICMA Retirement Corp. Employee deferred comp withheld 75.00 Putnam Fund Dist., Inc. Employee deferred comp withheld 100.00 Continental Assurance Co. Life insurance 16.20 Continental Assurance Co. Life insurance 68.82 American Family Life Employee insurance withheld 22.10 Colonial Life & Accident Employee insurance withheld 39.00 Firstate Federal Savings Deposit to C/D Account 500.00 Hutch. Utilities Employee utility bills withheld 595.00 Midwest Gas Assn. Employee insurance withheld 21.66 State Treasurer Employee insurance withheld 9.00 American Meter Co. Apollo Piping Supply Meter maint. Meter maint. 52.57 23.36 Connie's Custom Paint Power operated equip. maint. 300.00 Petty Cash Power operated equip. maint., 97.91 school expense Midwest Gas Assn. Registration 10.00 Wayne Manufacturing, Inc. Inv. 1,006.66 Central MN Communication Radio maint. 23.22 General Trading Co. Power operated equip. maint. 94.89 Dr. Marvin Juffer Safety glasses 50.00 Developers Diversified Refund over billing 38,411.58 Apollo Piping Supply Supplies 29.29 Total Tool Supplies 37.25 Anderson Interiors Supplies 8.00 Apollo Piping Supply Inv. 86.16 Case Power & Equipment Power operated equip. maint. 110.43 Control Data Bus. Adv. Comparable worth 56.00 Crow River Glass Co. Power operated equip. maint. 319.50 Ed Davis Business Machines Office equipment 464.34 Doster Supplies 47.56 Hutchinson Leader Financial Statement 165.64 Hutch Util - Emp. Fund Employee fund withheld 21.00 Hutch Utilities Labor, peak shaving elec. usage 3,953.73 IBEW Local 949 Union dues withheld 138.25 Krasen Plumbing & Heating Meter expense 3.60 L & P Supply Power operated equip. maint. 19.77 Lakes Gas Co. Gas 107.43 MN--Municipal Utilities Asso. Safety instruction 116.70 1W i APRIL - GAS (cont) North Star Gas Products Plexco Popp Bros. Lumber R. G. Read & Co. Sorensen Farm Supply Rockite Silo Albrecht Oil Co. American Welding Supplies Brandon Tire Circle Hutch Utility Coast to Coast Forbes Auto Service Lynn Card Co. Northern States Supply Share Corp. Welders Supply Wigen Chevrolet Co. X -Ergon Erickson Oil Products Hutchinson Utilities Apollo Piping Supply Medical Insurance Inv. Safety - school Supplies Inv. Power operated equip. Maint. of meters Gas Supplies Truck expense Purchased power Power operated equip. Power operated equip. ID badges Supplies Oil Supplies Truck maint. Maint. M & R station Gas Expenses for April maint. maint. maint. equip. 2,126.50 199.70 64.00 244.24 9.60 16.00 13.60 57.75 53.20 247,473.21 13.69 10.84 17.38 17.01 36.16 14.25 117.61 63.79 12.29 11,281.78 due to Municipal Electric Plant Inv. 51.52 549.00 There being no further business, a motion was made by Commissioner Beatty, seconded by Commissioner L17ke to adjourn. at 2:310-p.m. ATTEST E. Daggett, P ident FA 1 fl 1