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07-11-1977 HUCMn Regular Meeting July 11, 1977 All Commissioners were present, also Mgr. Alexander, Ruth Hakel, and Counsel Roger Gilmer. The meeting was called to order at 2:00 p.m. by President Quade. The minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 6, 1977, were read and approved as read. Mgr. Alexander presented the following estimates for review and approval: A motion was made by Commissioner Filk, seconded by Commissioner Tracy and carried to allow Paul Lemke & Son Estimate #10 (final) in the amount of $9,880.91. A motion was made by Commissioner Filk, seconded by Commissioner Tracy and carried to allow Harold K. Scholz Company Estimate #7 in the amount of $4,335.00. A motion was made by Commissioner Tracy, seconded by Commissioner Filk and carried to allow Harold K. Scholz Company Estimate #8 in the amount of $10,655.75• A motion was made by Commissioner Filk, seconded by Commissioner Tracy and carried to allow Curtiss- Wright Corporation Estimate #7 in the amount of $4,815.00, Estimate #8 in the amount of $16,156.80, and Estimate #9 in the amount of $145,792.45• Mgr. Alexander reported on a possible prospect for the gas warehouse. Mgr. Alexander reported on progress in reviewing our rate structure in the rural area. After discussion Mgr..Alexander was instructed to direct Associated Consultants to make a rate comparison survey with adjoining areas taken into consideration. Mgr. Alexander reported on a letter received from Mr. Henderson representing the Worthington Corporation where by they have offered to settle the lawsuit for $150,000.00 and assume responsibilities in settling with Allis Chalmers. Counsel Gilmer offered alternates on how to handle the situation. After discussion the Commission delegated Mgr. Alexander to call Mr. Henderson and present a counter offer to cover other additional expenses and with authority to settle for the amount stipulated in Worthington proposal. 13 After discussion concerning our I B M system a motion was made by Commissioner Filk, seconded by Commissioner Tracy and carried to purchase the system. Mgr. Alexander briefed the Commission on the oil tank repair - dust proofing as black topping the service road to the new turbine - buying fuel oil. After discussion concerning salaries of staff a motion was made by Commissioner Tracy, seconded by Commissioner Filk and carried to set the salaries of staff as follows effective July 1, 1977: Ivan Larson "Butch" Wentworth Orville Kuiken Webb Exum Ross Heilman Bill Marquardt Ruth Hakel R. H. Alexander The following bills were allowed: 17,014.40 17,513.60 17,513.60 16,515.20, 13,000.00 16,ol6.00- 15,017.60 23,5o4.00 MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC PLANT . American Public Power Association 68o9 100.00 G L W Enterprises 6810 2,152.25 Koch Fuels 6811 17,114.22 Safety Education Systems 6812 35.00 Greg Vander Hagen 6813 42.40 Jerome Meyer 6814 22.40 Russ Mancl 6815 21.20 Christian Kruse 6816 42.40 Cindy Klawitter 6817 42.40 Gregory DeWitte 6818 21.20 Frederick Farris 6819 7.38 Olive A. Beach 6820 4.04 Randy Dummer 6821 40.40 Hutchinson Utilities - petty cash 6828 445.84 City of Hutchinson 6833 50,000.00 Koch Fuels 6835 12,286.57 Minnesota - Wisconsin Truck Line 6836 13.00 Koch Fuels 6838 2,448.44 Standard oil 6839 4,323.00 Associated Consultants, Inc. (void) American Linen Supply Company 435 31.41 American Welding Supplies Inc. 436 41.26 Amoco Oil Company 437 24.90 Anderson Chemical ComppLny 438 19660.68 Associated Consultants, Inc. 439 17,136.51 1.33 Barco Bearing Company 440 6.30 Beneke Auto Electric 441 50.70 Blue Cross & Blue Shield 442 3,229.58 Mrs. Fred Briggs 443 20.00 Melvin Burt 444 18.92 Calgon Corporation 445 812.30 Chapin Publishing Company 446 88.80 Comm. Co. 447 147.00 Crane Packing Company 450 113.75 Crane Supply Company 451 14.67 Culligan Water Conditioning 452 13.75 Damman's Construction Company 453 4,458.27 Electric Scientific Company 454 436.45 Electronic Center, Inc. 455 2.84 Fabricare Cleaners of Hutch 456 76.62 Family Rexall Drug 457 14.78 Farmers Elevator Assn. 458 78.00 Flo- Systems Company 460 58.43 Four Seasons Services, Inc. 461 23.95 Graybar Electric Company Inc. 462 362.32 Harrison Bolt & Nut Company 463 70.93 Hutchinson Oil Company 464 23.30 Hutchinson Utilities - petty cash 465 272.01 Hutchinson Utilities - utility bills 466 55,412.66 Ingersoll -Rand Company 468 315.00 Jahnke's Red Owl Leef Bros., Inc. 469 470 198.78 165.46 Paul Lemke & Son 471 8,892.00 McLeod County Sanitary Landfill 472 8.50 Minnesota Bearing Company 473 8.28 Minnesota Electric Supply Company 474 312.00 Minnesota Supply Company 475 51.39 Minnesota - Wisconsin Truck Line 476 39.00 Mobil Oil Corporation 4?7 327.13 Peterson & Gilmer Law Offices 478 271.38 .Roilgard, Inc. 479 424.80 State of MN- Dept. of Personnel 481 2,661.80 Sterling Electric Company 483 1,134.06 Tektronix, Inc. 484 1,761.15 _Tippecanoe Press Inc. 485 130.53 United Electric Corporation 487 288.60 Vaughn's, Inc. 488 99.71 W E S C 0 489 3,435.29 Zep Manufacturing Company 490 4or30 Albrecht Oil Company 491 521.43 Allen Office Products, Inc. 492 3.00 Arps Division of Chromalloy 493 60.22 Bailey Meter Company 494 48.43 Burmeister Electric Company 496 182.78 Burroughs Corporation 497 639.44 Central Contractors Supply 498 13.35 Comm. Co. 499 49.05 Crane Supply Company 500 62.83 134 A. L. Crump & Company Inc. 501 50.48 Culligan Water Conditioning 502 14.25 Dostal & Oleson Oil Company 503 99.00 John Henry Foster Company 504 94.46 Fresco 505 115.80 G L W Enterprises 506 29152.25 G. T. C. Auto Parts 507 139.74 General Electric Company 508 4,920.75 General Electric Supply Company 509 359.72 Home Bakery 510 173.60 Hutch Equipment, Inc. 511 1.64 Hutchinson Iron & Metal 512 21.75 Hutchinson Jaycees 513 225.00 Hutchinson Medical Center 514 60.00 Hutchinson Telephone Company 515 642.95 Hutchinson Wholesale Supplies 516 119.33 I.B.M. 517 2,649.98 Junker Sanitation Service 518 14.00 Kearney 519 55.69 Kemske Paper Company 520 45.55 Koch Fuels 521 669316.18 L. & P. Supply Company 522 4.95 H. D. Lee Company, Inc. 523 243.77 McMaster -Carr Supply Company 524 93.53 Marco Business Products 525 1,822.83 Minnesota - Wisconsin Truck Line 526 40.35 Natural Gas Division 527 151,632.67 Northern States Supply Inc. 528 11.54 Northwest Electric 529 6.66 Paper Service Company 530 38.70 Phillips Petroleum Company 531 549.49 Plaza OK Hardware 532 170.62 Precision Castweld 533 3,700.00 Preventive Maintenance Company 534 629.35 R T E Corporation 535 2,528.00 River Warren Aggregates, Inc. 536 365.37 Rockite Silo Inc. 537 376.69 Roilgard, Inc. 538 648.09 Schlueter Refrigeration 539 121.31 Shopko Stores, Inc. 540 28':8. Simonson Lumber 541 2.50 Sorenson Farm Supply 542 16.11 Texaco Inc. 543 2,601.90 Tippecanoe Press Inc. 544 35.73 Treinen Buschel, Inc. 545 36.00 T.R.W. Replacement Division 546 1,267.00 Twin City Testing 547 40.00 Twin City Trane Service Company 548 10.19 United Power Association 549 67,889.36 U.S. Transformer, Inc. 550 815.00 Yetzer's Variety House 551 6.66 W E S C 0 552 375.96 Woodward Governor Company 553 882.24 Zep Manufacturing Company 554 76.00 L 1 1 There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m. ,.4 C nton Tracy, Secretary NATURAL GAS DIVISION American Welding Supplies Inc. 89 40.70 Crane Supply Company +l 73.83 Hutchinson Utilities - Utility bills 92 1,196.48 Minnesota - Wisconsin Truck Line 94 14.45 American Meter Division 98 416.40 Circle -Hutch Utility Board 99 117,517.57 Crane Supply Company 100 473.45 Fisher Controls Company 101 511.50 Graphic Controls Corporation 102 50.17 Hutchinson Wholesale Supplies 103 26.01 McLeod Cooperative Power Assn. lo4 18.52 Minnesota - Wisconsin Truck Line 105 21.81 Northern States Supply Inc. 106 13.94 Patchin Fertilizer Service 107 20.00 Plaza OK Hardware 108 17.07 Sid Harvey log 15.38 Sterling Electric Company 110 1.65 R. E. Young 1602 165.00 Hutchinson Utilities 1606 50,000.00 1 There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m. ,.4 C nton Tracy, Secretary