06-21-1988 HUCMRegular Meeting
June 21, 1988
Commissioner Daggett, Commissioner Lyke, Commissioner Cornell
and Commissioner Richards were present, Commissioner Beatty
was absent; also present was Mgr. Hakel.
President Daggett called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.
The minutes of May 31, 1988 regular meeting and June 14, 1988
special meeting were reviewed. A motion was made by Commissioner
Cornell, seconded by Commissioner Lyke to accept the minutes
as written. Motion was unanimously carried.
The May payables for both entities were discussed. A motion
was made by Commissioner Richards, seconded by Commissioner
Cornell to accept the payables as presented. Motion was
unanimously carried.
Wally Hombach was welcomed to the meeting. He presented drawings
in regard to landscaping the Utility Center grounds. After
discussion, it was decided to delay landscaping until 1989. At
that time combine the upgrading of the parking lot and landscaping
into one project.
Wally informed the Commission that United Power Association
would be purchasing power from Hutchinson Utilities during
peak days.
Mgr. Hakel presented the May financial statements. A motion
was made by Commissioner Cornell, seconded by Commissioner
Lyke to accept the financial statements as presented. Motion
was unanimously carried.
Mgr. Hakel presented correspondence from Counsel Peterson in
which he recommends perpetual easements with Dakota Rail.
Ivan Larson was welcomed to the meeting. Ivan discussed taxes
owing on property involved in the Integrated Transmission
Agreement. Hutchinson Utilities will pay $21,000 for its share
of 1986 taxes. All other taxes billed will be abated.
Ivan talked with Mr. Miller, attorney for American Public Gas
Association regarding dissolving the Circle -Hutch Board.
Northern Natural Gas Company will not allow the separation.
Mr. Miller feels Northern Natural Gas Company cannot stop the
separation.
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The operating status of unit #9 was discussed.
Manager's Report:
Utility bill return envelope response is good.
Old Business:
Counsel Peterson's retainer agreement was reviewed. Discussed
having a retainer agreement versus an hourly rate. After
discussion, it was decided to have Counsel Peterson comment
on the resolution stating services included in the retainer
and on the amount of time needed each month to perform these
services.
New Business:
President Daggett presented bills from Emmet McCormick for
repairs due to power failures. After discussion, it was
decided to have "Butch" and Ivan review the situation and
report back to the Commission.
Commissioner Richards asked about signs for Commissioner parking.
A motion was made by Commissioner Cornell, seconded by Commissioner
Richards to place three signs by the Utility Center building and
two signs on the south side of the parking lot. Motion was
unanimously carried.
The following are May payables:
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MAY PAYABLES - ELECTRIC
Hutch Utilities
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
Citizens Bank & Turst Co.
Colonial Life & Accident
Flexible Benefit Adm.
Four Seasons Services
Natural Gas Division
Richard Peterson
PERA
U.S. Postal Service
Petty Cash
ICMA Retirement Corp.
Putnam Fund Dist.
Colonial Life & Accident
Hillyard Floor Care Supply
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
PERA
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
First State Federal Savings
First National Bank
Lincoln National Corp.
Continental Assurance Co.
Woodmen Accident & Life
American Family Life
Julie Melberg
Daivd Hoffmann
Steven Sturges
Petty Cash
Steven M. Kosek
Marrion Ladd
Barbara Pearson
Kim Von Berge
Steven Hayhlya
Tom Kandt
Lori Willaert
Karen Reierson
Bart Kutt
Arlyn DeBruycker
Citizens Bank & Trust
Commissioner of Revenue
PERA
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
Firstate Federal Savings
First National Bank
ICMA Retirement Corp.
Putnam Fund Dist.
MN Benefit Assn.
CNA
Plaza Hardware & Gifts
IBM Corp.
Employee utililty bills
Deposit to Contribution
Deposit to Bond & Inter
Employee insurance with
Medical insurance expen
Cup inserts
Due to Natural Gas Divi
Accounts Receivable
Legal retainer
Employee insurance with
Stamps
Postage
Employee deferred comp
Employee deferred comp
Employee insurance with
Bldg. maint.
Federal tax, FICA withh
PERA withheld & expense
Payroll deposit plan
Payroll deposit plan
Payroll deposit plan
Employee insurance with
Life insurance
Medical insurance
Employee insurance with
Refund - overDavment
withheld
Account
est Acct
held
se
sion
held
withheld
withheld
held
eld & exp.
held
held
Meter deposit & interest
Federal tax, FICA withheld
State tax withheld
PERA withheld & expense
Payroll deposit plan
Payroll deposit plan
Payroll deposit plan
Employee deferred comp wit
Employee deferred comp wit
Employee insurance withhel
Life insurance
Tools, bldg. maint., suppl
Maint. Service Agreement
& exp.
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255.00
25,000.00
50,559.38
217.60
230.00
49.80
339,321.94
400.00
18.00
125.00
1,006.20
906.00
25.00
31.50
23.70
8,391.70
3,653.07
5,446.56
7,219.40
1,509.19
26.00
42.42
5,850.86
106.30
23.74
12.42
82.11
574.15
101.61
42.87
7.57
89.93
82.79
11.53
178.02
74.94
79.60
96.50
9,420.74
4,463.49
3,605.54
5,953.46
7,350.45
1,385.51
781.00
25.00
10.00
173.86
104.78
315.50
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MAY - ELECTRIC (cont)
Marco Business Products
Northern States Supply
Hillyard Floor Care
UPA
Lori Dixon
Jeanice Gehrke
Douglas Inselman
Tom Kandt
Clifford Kieper
Kent Nelson
Melissa Ruhter
Petty Cash
Hutchinson Telephone Co.
UPS
General Trading Co.
Hutch Utilities
Allen Office Products
American Linen Supply
American Welding Supplies
Berg's Office Supply
Brandon Tire
Cash Wise
City of Hutchinson
Coast to Coast
Commissioner of Revenue
Copy Equipment, Inc.
County Market
Crow River Press
Devoke Co.
Erickson Oil Products
Fabricare Cleaners
Family Rexall Drug
Farm & Home Distributing
Farmer's Elevator
Hutchinson Fire & Safety
Hutch Town & Country Tire
Hutch Util - Emp. Fund
Hutch Utilities
Hutch Wholesale Supply
IBEW Local 949
Ink Spots, Inc.
Junker Sanitation Service
Lakes Gas Co.
Leef Bros., Inc.
Marco Business Products
Schmeling Oil co.
Simonson Lumber
Office supplies
Supplies
Plant supplies
ITA Agreement -
Met r deposit &
Meter deposit &
meeting expense
Telephone
Postage
Tools
HUC
int i rest
int., office supplies
Due to Natural Gas Division
May Labor
Office supplies
Laundry
Supplies
Office supplies
Truck expense
Rolls
Water & sewer
Bldg. maint., plant supplies
Sales tax
Supplies
Cookies & coffee
Office supplies
Office supplies
Plant supplies,
Laundry
Office supplies
Plant supplies,
Grounds maint.
truck expense
31.95
295.70
138.00
326.00
212.00
159.00
159.75
51.25
106.00
213.00
213.00
1,049.50
1,429.41
47.64
15.11
605.01
2,493.02
59.98
93.76
60.00
68.00
51.84
292.82
39.09
20,981.88
13.16
208.12
160.65
92.96
32.21
75.00
2.58
truck exp., supplies 100.41
Extinguisher inspection & test
Equipment maint.
Employee fund withheld
Engines 3,517.08
Plant & UC usage 1,787.26
Plant supplies, tools, truck &
power operated equipment maint.
Union dues withheld
Office supplies
Refuse service
Gas
Laundry
Office supplies
Truck expense
Bldg. maint.
170.00
880.00
20.34
118.00
5,304.34
483.55
37.65
84.40
98.61
42.42
896.00
21.50
61.73
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MAY - ELECTRIC (cont)
UPA
Welders Supply co.
Zep Mfg. Co.
Medical insurance
Amex Life Assurance
MN Pollution Control Agency
Kenneth H. Peterson
MN Electric Supply
Wadena Technical Institute
Petersen - Wisdorf, Inc.
Crow River Glass
State of MV Dept. of C ffinerce
First Trust
H & C Electric Supply
Dammann's Construction
Reflections Architectural Studio
Quade Electric
Graybar Electric Co.
Marty's Roofing Co.
Petersen - Wisdorf, Inc.
Burmeister Electric Co.
Border States Electric Supply
H & C Electric Supply
Graybar Electric Co.
First National Bank
Associated Consultants
Border States Electric Supply
Burmeister Electric Co.
John Crane, Inc.
Crow River Glass Co.
DAQ Electronics, Inc.
Ditch Witch of MN
Forbes Auto & Service
John Henry Foster
Graybar Electric Co.
Howard Industries
Ideal Shoe Shop
Johnson Radio Camunication
Lake Area Utility Contracting
Joan Limvere
Lystads, Inc.
Mautz Paint Co.
Miller, Miller & Mac
MN Electric Supply
Mueller Sales Corp.
National Business Furniture
Northern States Supply
Petersen - Wisdorf, Inc.
Harold K. Scholz Co.
ITA Agreement 14,736.88
Purchased power 441,192.04
Plant supplies
Plant supplies, supplies
Expense
Employee insurance withheld
Hazardous waste fee
Employment physical
Plant supplies, supplies
Workshop
Dist. inv.
Bldg. maint.
Unclaimed property
Interest payment - 1986
Mdse.
Building remodel
Building remodel
Bldg. maint.
Dist. inv., 13.8 feeder
Bldg. maint.
Dist. maint.
Transformer inv.
Dist. inv., 13.8 feeder p
Mdse.,.dist. inv., meter
Dist. inv.
Fee for punccase of Treas
Engineering fees
Dist. inv., trans. inv., 1 3
Dist. inv., meter inv., b
Engine inv. #8
Bldg. maint.
Accessory plant equip. ma
Power operated equipment
Truck maint.
Accessory plant equipment
Substation maint.
Transformer inv.
Repair flags
Radio maint.
13.8 feeder project Est.
Consulting fees
Supplies
Plant supplies
Plant supplies
Dist. inv., line maint.,
Fuel system maint.
Office supplies
Meter maint., supplies
Dist. inv., supplies, URD
13.8 feeder project
Bond
project
roject
maint.
ury Bill
.8 feeder
ox inv.
int.
maint.
maint.
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supplies
maint.
455,928.92
49.33
755.25
2,477.55
72.08
111.82
55.00
118.64
125.00
709.20
221.37
108.50
98,356.25
135.24
23,331.50
230.00
27.80
1,211.14
11,000.00
1,038.00
651.20
4,570.00
961.61
905.23
35.00
80.00
26,319.50
30,498.41
46.87
50.50
162.40
285.00
115.79
194.15
801.88
4,305.00
20.00
907.75
29,604.37
665.85
44.90
28.50
11.96
1,059.85
31.64
247.90
161.60
9,354.94
7,477.00
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MAY - ELECTRIC (cont)
Scientific Columbus
Transport Clearings
West Central Industries
Wigen Chevrolet Co.
Woodward Governor Co.
X -Ergon
Meter inv.
Freight charges
Supplies
Truck maint.
Technical services
Plant supplies, supplies
MAY PAYABLES - GAS
Colonial Life & Accident
Firstate Federal Savings
Hutch Utilities
American Family Life
Continental Assurance Co.
PERA
PERA
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
Hutch Utilities
ICMA Retirement Corp.
Putnam Fund Dist.
CNA
ICMA Retirement Corp.
Putnam Fund Dist.
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
Commissioner of Revenue
PERA
Hutch Utilities
First National Bank
Hutch Utilities
Hutch Utilities
IBEW Local 949
Petty Cash
Hutch Utilities
Hutch Utilities
Circle Hutch Utility
Medical Insurance
Folz Systems
Apollo Piping
First National
Redman Travel
Apollo Piping
Petty Cash
Rockite Dw. of
Apollo Piping
American Meter
Apollo Piping
Employee insurance withheld
Deposit to C/D Account
Employee utility bills withheld
Employee insurance withheld
Life insurance
Employee insurance witheld
PERA withheld & expense
Federal tax, FICA withheld & exp.
Payroll deposit plan
Employee deferred comp withheld
Employee deferred comp withheld
Life insurance
Employee deferred comp withheld
Employee deferred comp withheld
Federal tax, FICA withheld & exp
State tax withheld
PERA withheld & expense
Payroll deposit plan
Deposit to Savings Account
Employee fund withheld
Usage peak shaving plant
Union dues withheld
Meeting expense, supplies
Due to Municipal Electric Plant
May Labor
Due to Municipal Electric Plant
May expense
Purchased gas
Expense
M & R Equipment
Supply Fittings inv.
Bank Deposit to Savings Account
Airline ticket - I. Larson
Supply Fittings inv.
Meeting expense - I. Larson
Bremix Mains & Service expense
Supply Fittings inv., mains
Company Meter exp., meter inv.
Supply Fittings inv.
4,549.76
37.94
94.20
505.38
2,507.75
188.01
36.50
500.00
325.00
22.10
12.48
9.00
835.86
1,950.15
3,749.17
125.00
250.00
51.14
125.00
250.00
2,110.91
1,022.91
871.57
4,082.56
2,058.75
24.00
120.95
131.50
47.21
1,122.00
21,764.71
94,216.13
205.41
86.94
588.75
80,000.00
480.00
38.16
250.00
168.64
59.39
1,348.61
74.49
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66.50
744.00
208.59
134.08
1,220.76
250.00
24,515.00
132.79
There being no further business, a motion was made by Commissioner
Richards, seconded by Commissioner Cornell to adjourn the meeting
at 2:55 p.m.
ATTEST
E Daggett, esident
Lyke, Secret
MAY -
GAS (cont)
Bremix Concrete Co.
Maint. of Services
Johnson Radio Camunications
Radio maint.
R.W. Lyall & Co., Inc.
Fittings inv., supplies
Minvalco, Inc.
Fittings inv.
North Star Gas Products
Tool
Vibra King, Inc.
Mdse.
Carlson's Lake State Equipment Co.
Power operated equipment
Kato Tool & Equipment
Supplies
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66.50
744.00
208.59
134.08
1,220.76
250.00
24,515.00
132.79
There being no further business, a motion was made by Commissioner
Richards, seconded by Commissioner Cornell to adjourn the meeting
at 2:55 p.m.
ATTEST
E Daggett, esident
Lyke, Secret