10-13-1975 HUCMRegular Meeting
October 13, 1975
All Commissioners were present, also Mgr. Wacker, Counsel Gilmer,
and Don Schimp of the Hutchinson Utilities.
The meeting was called to order by President Quade at 2 p.m.
Commissioner Filk presented the proposed agreement between the "Union"
and the Hutchinson Utilities. The motion was made by Commissioner
Filk, seconded by Commissioner Tracy, and passed, to accept the agree-
ment in its entirety for the period July 1, 1975, to July 1, 1976.
(Copy attached)
Minutes of the Special Meeting of September 5, 1975, were read and approved
as read.
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 10, 1975, were read and
approved as read.
A motion was made by Commissioner Filk, seconded by Commissioner
Tracy, and carried, to allow the following bills:
Associated Consultaats $ 8,260.75
Peterson & Gilmer 173.66
City of Hutchinson (insurance) 11,241.69
On a motion by Commissioner Filk, seconded by Commissioner Tracy, and
carried, it was decided to send Don Schimp to Milwaukee, Wis., to
attend a school on Diesel Electric Power Plant - Maintenance and
Operation being held from November 17 721, 1975. Cost of the course
is $325.00.
The meeting adjourned at 2:30 p.m. and reconvened at 3 p.m. for the
"Bid" opening.
Additional persons who attended are as follows: Bob Palmquist, Dave
Schmidt, and Don Swanson of Associated Consultants; Edwin Olson and
Dale Stephenson of Westinghouse; Bob Wise and Chuck Nelson of G. E.;
Charles Lauderbach of Curtiss - Wright; Doug Glass and J. R. Berendes of
Henry Vogt; Art Champagne of TPM; Virgil Haugen of Electric Machinery;
and Ivan Larson of Hutchinson Utilities;
Bob Palmquist of Associated Consultants opened and gave basic infor-
mation on each bid; the bidders were as follows:
1s t - - -- T P M
2nd - - - -GE
3rd - - -- Westinghouse
4th - - -- Curtiss-Wright
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Associated Consultants were instructed to tabulate bids and re-
port back to the Commission at 1:30 p.m., October 16, 1975.
A Special Meeting concerning the Worthington lawsuit was set for
10 a.m., Wednesday, October 15, 1975.
The Following bills were allowed:
MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC PLANT
Clerk of Court, Blue Earth County
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
Mrs. Fred Briggs
Ericksons Oil Products
Hutchinson Utilities
Amoco Oil Co.
Shell OI1 Co.
Glenda Wendorff
Earl McDonald
Clifford Qualle
Wayne Tripp
Cheryl Rannow
Alan Brugman
James Miller
Hutchinson Utilities
Natural Gas Division
Lee's Super Market Inc.
Family Rexall Drug
Plaza OK Hardware
Jerry's Tire Co.
The Hutchinson Leaderr
Myron Wigen Chevrolet Co.
Serco Laboratories
Wally's Tire Shop
Carr Flowers
American Welding Supplies
LaSalle Cleaners
Rockite Silo Inc.
Allen Office Supply
Farm & Home Supply
Rutz Plumbing & Heating
Electric Motor Co.
Soil Exploration Co.
Dostal & Oleson Oil Co.
American Linen Supply Co.
Leef Bros. Inc.
National Assn. of Small Systems Users
National Assn. of Small Systems Users
G T C Auto Parts
Hutchinson Telephone Co.
Burmeister Electric Co.
5.00
5,845.73
4,500.00
1,466.50
20.00
528.91
66,085.63
37.98
46.92
17.12
8.40
12.02
13.35
8.06
21.13
9.00
532.28
9,000.00
11.00
11.03
201.91
4.45
452.66
25.00
77.25
2.50
6.00
47.61,-
33.99
7.35
310.95
12.98
94.85
12.24
1,238.25
90.00
38.53
74.66
32.00
7.50
478.44
369.86
129.36
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Anderson Chemical Co.
Great Plains Supply
Westinghouse Electric Supply Co.
Standard Oil Co.
Sterling Electric Co.
Northern States Supply
Nalco Chemical Co.
McMaster -Carr Supply Co.
I B M
H & C Electric Supply
Graybar Electric Co.
Crane Supply Co.
Big Bear
Texgas Corp.
Anderson Interiors
Wright Line
Zep Mfg. Co.
Burroughs Corp.
The Kirkley Press, Inc.
Power Process Equipment Co.
Electronic Center Inc.
Air Engineering & Supply
4 Seasons Services Inc.
Gould Inc.
Beckman Instruments Inc.
Peterson & Gilmer
Damman's Construction co.
Oppenheimer, Wolff, Foster
A & B Electric
Municipal Electric Plant -
Gene's Tune -up
Lundahl's Catering
Pump & Condenser Group
Hanson Pump Service Co.
Pumps & Supplies
Power Process Equipment
Riverview Press
Simonson Lumber
Hathaway Instruments
Municipal Electric Plant -
Standard Oil Co.
Home Bakery
Natural Gas Division
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
Natural Gas Division
Municipal Electric Plant -
United Power Assn.
McLeod Co -op Power Assn.
Citizens BAnk & Trust Co.
Burroughs Corp.
U B C
Culligan Water Conditioning
Junker Sanitation Service
Krasen Plumbing & Heating
Petty Cash
Petty Cash
Petty Cash
199.50
52.54
91.70
4,328.17
105.44
40.87
1,110.70
16.69
154.74
355.03
417.73
81.62
30.56
4.35
5.21
175.00
138.00
101.95
,
10.40
86.48
8.71
17.70
94.30
25.00
124.35
881.57
5,361.35
1,612.75
4,371.25
270.12
92.00
124.96
297.60
121.68
261.21
104.82
28.50
6.01
130.23
498.54
17,282.38
222.50
99,766.54
17,300.00
14,000.00
284.50
12,596.81
6.30
1,553.40
671.25
166.70
19.25
36.00
79.43
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Diesel Service Co.
Air Filter Co.
Earl McDonald
Gustafson Oil Co.
City of Hutchinson
Willis Greeley
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
Natural Gas Division
NATURAL GAS DIVISION
First National Bank
Citizens BAnk & Trust Co.
Aetna Variable Life Ins. Co.
Hutchinson Utilities
American Meter Division
Northern Natural Gas
Crane Supply Co.
Hutchinson Utilities
Northern Natural Gas
McLeod Co -op Power Assn.
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
First National Bank
8.54
1,047.67
43.68
22,725.57
50,000.00
50.00
17,000.00
74.68
4,139.60
249.50
20.00
3,232.95
77.44
2,195.00
2,457.00
6,137.39
99,618.65
11.25
276.90
123,000.00
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:15 p.m.
ATTES
H. P. Quade, President
Clinton Tracy, Secretary
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