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04-10-1978 HUCM•e • Regular Meeting April 10, 1978 All Commissioners were present, also Mgr. Alexander.and Ruth Hakel. The meeting was called to order at 2:00 p.m. by President Quade. The minutes of the Regular Meeting of March 13, 1978, were read and approved as read. The minutes of the Special Meeting of March 23, 1978, were read and approved as.read. The minutes of the Special Meeting of March 27, 1978, were read. Concerning the minutes of the Special Meeting of. March 27, 1978, Commissioner Bilk moved to strike the word carried from the motion on an increase in contribution to the City of Hutchinson. A discussion was held by the three Commissioners, the motion received no second. Commissioner Filk then requested the motion be withdrawn. The minutes were approved as read. The minutes of the Special Meeting of April 1, 1978, were read and approved as read. Mgr..Alexander reported on the progress of the loop line stating that due to resistance to overhead lines in some areas we would be installing underground. He also commented on moisture "drift" from the cooling tower contaminating paint on employee automobiles. Mgr. Alexander was instructed to contact the tower company for suggestions on the problem. A motion was made by Commissioner Filk, seconded by Commissioner Tracy and unanimously carried to allow the Utilities Commissioners, the Manager, and certain selected personnel to attend the American Public Power Convention at Atlanta, Georgia, on May 7 - 11, 1978, and the Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association to be held at Quadna Mountain Lodge on June 18 - 21, 1978. Mgr. Alexander presented a change in the Utility service concerning the over 400 amp hookups. A motion was made by Commissioner Filk, seconded by Commissioner Tracy and unanimously carried to adopt the service hookup changes as presented. Mgr. Alexander was instructed to present this change to the City Council for their approval. 1 HE The following bills were allowed: MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC PLANT Hutchinson Area Vo -Tech Institute 7229 7.68 State Treasurer 7231 441.59 Jay S. Peterson 7232 21.20 Mark O'Fallon 7233 42.40 Duane Jindra 7234 42.40 Larry Griep 7235 42.40 Keith Freeburg 7236 21.20 Maynard Bidne 7237 42.40 Ralph Anglin 7238 9.55 Plaza OK Hardware 7239 99.28 Sterling Electric Company 7240 284.51 Standard Oil 7241 69,503.32 Radisson South 7242 119.83 Plaza OK Hardware 7243 6.81 Phillips Petroleum Company 7244 7.75 Union Oil Company of California 7245 41.58 Texaco, Inc. 7246 6,646.68 United Power Association 7247 62,186.49 Electric Motor Company 7249 106.75 Graybar Electric Company Inc. 7250 77.42 Gibson Products 7251 28.47 Leef Bros., Inc. 7252 91.91 Judd Company 7253 1,472.00 Minnesota Safety Council 7254 25.00 I. B. M. 7255 1,106.55 State Treasurer 7257 2,054.17 Associated Consultants, Inc. 7258 637.26 Blue Cross & Blue Shield 7260 3,125.04 Minnesota - Wisconsin Truck Line 7261 16.66 J. B. Distributing Company, Inc. 7262 110.60 Hutchinson Util. - petty cash 7265 228.15 Radisson South 7266 108.20 State Treasurer 7267 2,085.12 Standard oil 7268 8,019.75 Minnesota- Wisconson Truck Line 7269 16.55 Hutchinson Util. Employee Fund 7270 1,711.57 Quadna Mountain Lodge 7272 100.00 Minnesota - Wisconsin Truck Line 7271 81.87 Minnesota State Planning Agency 7273 600.41 State Treasurer 7277 2,135.78 Joan Limvere 7278 92.65 Minnesota - Wisconsin Truck Line 7279 16.55 Shell Oil Company 7280 410.76 I. B. M. 7286 658.50 Hutchinson Industrial Corporation 7292 4,361.47 Hoffmann Electric 7293 3,900.00 North Star 7294 158.54 Returned Checks 9999 1,158.73 190 Allen Office Products, Inc. 1317 81.95 American Linen Supply Company 1318 29.59 American Public Power Association 1319 653.42 American Welding Supplies Inc. 1320 70.39 Anderson Chemcial Company 1321 1,225.33 Apollo Piping Supply, Inc. 1322 272.82 Mrs. Fred Briggs 1323 20.00 Burlington Northern Inc. 1324 25.00 Burmeister Electric Company 1325 3,616.03 Calgon Corporation 1326 263.58 Carr Flowers 1327 23.30 Center Line 1328 780.85 Central Contractors Supply 1329 6.08 Coast -To -Coast 1331 21.67 Commissioner of Revenue 1332 99709.68 Commissioner of Revenue 1333 2,134.95 Colonial Life & Accident Insurance 1334 132.50 Culligan Water Conditioning 1335 13.75 Diesel Service Company 1336 2,182.38 Fabricare Cleaners of Hutch 1337 159.01 Facet Enterprises Inc. 1338 2,897.60 Family Rexall Drug 1339 47.12 Federal Tool Company 1340 9.29 John Henry Foster Company 1342 43.05 Four Seasons Services, Inc. 1343 23.95 Fresco 1344 69x.72 General Electric Company 1345 8,446.46 Goodin Company 1346 238.11 W. W. Grainger, Inc. 1347 80.10 W. W. Grainger, Inc. 1348 48.44 Graybar Electric Company Inc. 1349 713.8.4 Home Bakery 1350 213.90 Hutchinson Farmers Union Oil 1351 9.79 Hutchinson Iron & Metal 1352 23.40 The Hutchinson Leader 1353 15.96 Hutchinson Mfg. & Sales 1354 106.99 Hutchinson Medical Center 1355 20.00 Hutchinson Oil Company 1356 5.00 .Hutchinson Telephone Company 1357 612.76 Hutchinson Utilities 1358 452.49 Hutchinson Util. Employee Fund 1359 65.00 Hutchinson Util. - petty cash 1360 19.76 Hutchinson Util. - utility bill 1361 71,926.79 Hutchinson Wholesale Supplies 1362 35.46 I. B. M. 1363 475.53 I B E W Local 949 1364 203.25 Jahnke's Red Owl 1365 142.18 Judd Company 1366 1,988.00 Junker Sanitation Service 1367 39.00 Kemske Paper Company 1368 253.44 L & P Supply Company 1369 24.77 McMaster -Carr Supply Company 1370 277.76 Madsen Insurance Agency 1371 22,564.00 Minnesota Valve & Fitting Company 1372 88.92 Worthington Service Corporation 1401 2,692.61 NATURAL GAS DIVISION R. E. Young Minnesota - Wisconsin Truck Line 1373 34.80 1721 Natural Gas Division Northland Electric Supply Company 1374 1375 302,242.53 167.57 60.05 Northwest Electric 1376 72.02 Associated Consultants, Inc. Oakite Products, Inc. 1377 150.68 1726 Chas. Olson & Sons, Inc. 1378 2.84 50,000.00 Paper Service Company 1379 67.52 First National Bank Peterson & Gilmer Law Offices 1380 200.00 1730 Plowman's Inc. 1381 140.38 409.82 Power Process Equipment, Inc. 1382 39.07 Commissioner of Revenue Precision Castweld 1383 925.00 245 Pump & Condensor Group 1384 29.40 4,107.00 Shell oil Company 1386 49.55 Hutchinson Util. Employee Fund Simonson Lumber 1387 157.77 249 Sorenson Farm Supply 1388 20.75 29.00 Standard Printing Company 1389 102.55 McLeod Cooperative Power Association State of MN - Dept, of Personnel 1390 2,901.10 Sterling Electric Company 1391 652.17 Tippecanoe Press Inc. 1392 23.01 Twin City Testing 1394 45.o0 United Electric Corporation 1395 183.30 Wallace & Tiernan 1396 121.48 Welders Supply Company 1307 8.00 W E S C 0 1398 1,827.75 Williams Steel & Hardware 1399 21.00 Woodward Governor Company 1400 1,370.50 Worthington Service Corporation 1401 2,692.61 NATURAL GAS DIVISION R. E. Young 1718 165.00 Circle -Hutch Utility Board 1721 227,823.11 Circle Pines Utility 1722 60.05 State Treasurer 1723 407.40 Associated Consultants, Inc. 1724 838.68 First National Bank 1726 16,700.00 City of Hutchinson 1727 50,000.00 State Treasurer 1728 408.83 First National Bank 1729 45,000.00 Hutchinson Util. Employee Fund 1730 20.00 State Treasurer 1732 409.82 Minnesota - Wisconsin Truck Line 1733 35.04 Commissioner of Revenue 244 402.39 Colonial Life & Accident Insurance 245 21.50 First National Bank 246 4,107.00 First State Federal Savings 247 500.00 Hutchinson Util. Employee Fund 248 10.00 Hutchinson Util. - utility bill 249 245.81 I B E W Local 949 250 29.00 Ink Spots, Inc. 251 15.00 McLeod Cooperative Power Association 252 40.84 1 i 9l 192 Markson Science Inc. 253 14.85 Sid Harney 254 6.76 State of MN - Dept. of Personnel 255 391.50 There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3 :30 p.m. A C�kfhtbn Tracy, Secretary F 1