10-29-1984 HUCMRegular Meeting
October 29, 1984
Commissioner Daggett and Commissioner Lyke were present, also present
were Mgr. Alexander, Counsel Peterson and Ruth Hakel.
President Daggett called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.
The minutes of the September 24, 1984 Regular Meeting and the October 16,
1984 Special Meeting were reviewed. A motion was made by Commissioner
Lyke, seconded by Commissioner Daggett to accept the minutes as written.
Motion was unanimously carried.
The September payables for both entities were discussed. A motion was
made by Commissioner Lyke, seconded by Commissioner Daggett to accept
the payables. Motion was unanimously carried.
Ruth Hakel reported on the financial statements. Motion was made by
Commissioner Lyke, seconded by Commissioner Daggett to accept the
reports. Motion was unanimously carried.
President Daggett commented on the outcome of the Curtiss- Wright meeting
held October 18, 1984 regarding Judge Magnusen's decision of May 29, 1984.
Curtiss - Wright offered $200,000. The amount was rejected. At this point,
Curtiss- Wright could appeal to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals.
At 1:30 p.m. Senator John Bernhagen was welcomed to the meeting by
President Daggett.
Senator Bernhagen in working with the Hutchinson Development Corporation,
recently sent inquiries to industrial businesses for a contact survey.
He expressed his concern regarding comments from four large utility
customers on remarks indicating a need for electrical reliability.
After discussion, Senator Bernhagen was thanked for his comments.
President Daggett suggested a meeting with the four companies which had
expressed concern; and with Senator Bernhagen acting as moderator.
(Engineers from all companies and the Hutchinson Utilities Commission
to be in attendance.)
Senator Bernhagen asked if funds were available for advertising.
President Daggett suggested that we obtain counsel on the matter.
At 2:15 the regular meeting resumed. Mgr. Alexander reviewed the
9 month budget for electric and gas.
The Commission had been contacted by Al Johnson who wished to conduct
a study to determine the feasibility of running steam heat lines from
the generating plant to downtown business. After discussion, the
Commission decided not to enter into the survey.
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President Daggett asked Ivan Larson to attend the meeting in regard to
refund of profits. After considerable discussion, a motion was made
by Commissioner Lyke, seconded by Commissioner Daggett directing
Associated Consultants to conduct a rate review. Motion was
unanimously carried.
Mgr. Alexander asked that a merit increase in wages be considered for
Nathan Smutka. A motion was made by Commissioner Lyke, seconded by
Commissioner Daggett to grant an increase of 4% ($11.98 + $.48 = $12.46)
to be effective November 1, 1984. Motion was unanimously carried.
Commissioner Lyke attended a session on the Pay Equity Law at the fall
Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association meeting. More information
should be forthcoming within a short period of time. Our plan must be
submitted to the State for approval by November 1, 1985. President
Daggett appointed Commissioner Lyke to be a representative for the
Commission on this issue and report back to the Commission each month.
RESOLUTION 10
Resolved, that the following matters are part of legal counsel's retainer
fee:
The following matters are part of legal counsel's retainer fee:
Attendance at meetings; providing opinions and advice to manager
and other supervisory personnel; prepare easements; participate
in union negotiations; advise secretary regarding minutes,
resolutions, procedure, etc.; assist supervisory personnel in
dealings which may have legal consequences.
Matters which may be outside the retainer: Litigation in state
or federal courts and insurance claims.
Matters outside of retainer agreement shall be approved by
Commission before any fees accrue.
Commissioner Lyke made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Daggett to
adopt Resolution 10. Motion was unanimously carried.
President Daggett inquired if Supt. Wentworth has OSHA records up to
date, etc. etc.; and expressed the importance on complying with safety
laws; also requested Supt. Kuiken and Supt. Wentworth to be present at
the next monthly meeting to discuss their OSHA (safety) programs.
Due to the lateness of the hour, President Daggett asked that Public
Official Liability be placed on the November agenda.
The following are September payables:
SEPTEMBER PAYABLES - ELECTRIC
State Treasurer
State Treasurer
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
Putnam Fund Dist.
ICMA Retirement Corp.
Continental Assurance Co.
Continental Assurance Co.
Woodmen Accident & Life
Petersen - Wisdorf, Inc.
American Payment Center
American Public Power Asso.
Franklin Boller
Border States Electric
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
Colonial Life & Accident
Employee Data Forms
Guy Speaker Company
Hutch Utilities
IBM Corp
Insurance Planners
Natural Gas Division
Petty Cash
State Agency Revolving Fund
Petersen - Wisdorf, Inc.
Anderson Chemical Co.
Rockf ort
Paper Service Co.
Siemens -Allis
Pam Skaar
Randy Cassens
On- The -Go- Fashions
Chuck Ress
Kevin Johnson
George Luthens
Steven Williams
Marjorie Straumann
Ron Swanson
Lucy Dostal
Alan Adler
Gary Roberts
Richard Peterson
Aero Cleaning Services
Putnam Fund Dist
ICMA Retirement Corp
State Treasurer
State Treasurer
Commissioner of Revenue
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
City of Hutchinson
PERA withheld & expense
3,656.70
FICA withheld & expense
3,638.33
Federal tax withheld
4,434.33
Employee deferred comp withheld
50.00
Employee deferred comp withheld
909.00
Life insurance
43.36
Life insurance
190.58
Medical Insurance
5,374.22
Inventory
236.75
Rent
53.00
Service fee for 12 months
2,845.15
Daily paper
16.80
Transformer maint
49.50
Deposit to contribution account
20,900.00
Deposit to bond payment account
55,687.50
Accident insurance withheld
115.50
Office supplies
18.75
Plant supplies
34.08
Employee utility bills withheld
6,177.50
Maint service, lease
919.50
Insurance premium
75.00
Due to Natural Gas Division -
282,185.47
Accounts receivable
Postage, meter refunds & int
1,455.92
Administration cost for FICA
45.43
Inventory
71.59
Inventory
2,186.75
Plant supplies
708.97
Plant supplies
147.18
3M feeder line
1,273.67
Refund - overpayment final bill
5.40
23.57
40.60
28.61
41.80
Equipment maint
30.50
Meter refund & _int
2.47
s
19.66
5.01
6.51
17.38
29.44
Legal retainer
400.00
Fire damage expense
55,494.23
Employee deferred comp withheld
50.00
Employee deferred comp withheld
909.00
PERA withheld & expense
3,715.38
FICA withheld & expense
3,771.00
State tax withheld
4,898.70
Federal tax withheld
4,746.18
Quarterly contribution
62,500.00
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SEPTEMBER - ELECTRIC (cont)
City of Hutchinson
Pam Peterson
Hutchinson Utilities
Erickson Oil Products
Albrecht Oil Company
Allen Office Products
American Linen Supply
Associated Consultants
Charles Bailly & Company
Central Eyewear Dist
Commissioner of Revenue
Culligan Water Conditioning
Ditch With of MN
Dostal & Oleson Oil Co
The Drawing Board
Forbes Auto & Service
Four Seasons Services
Home Bakery
Hutch Util - Employee Fund
Hutch Utilities
IBEW Local 949
Jahnke's Red Owl
Lakes Gas Company
Mankato Business Products
Marco Office Furniture
Miller, Miller & Mac
Northern States Supply
R. L. Polk & Company
Velvet Coach, Inc.
Williams Steel & Hardware
Dorothy Bengtson
Kathy Young
Eileen Wildt
NaLea Whitcomb
Robert A. Weber
Connie Suess Lingbeck
Kenneth Sitz
Gladys Schlueter
Sue Oestreich
Long Lguyen
Verlin Milbradt
John Ludowese
William Lemay
Kenneth Kontz
Gary Klatt
Glen Kegley
David Dummer
Insurance premium
Refund - overpayment final bill
Due to Natural Gas Division -
interest on C/D
Gas
Gas
Office supplies
Laundry
Engineering services
Audit
Safety glass - Wentworth
Sales tax
Plant supplies
Power operated equipment maint
Supplies
Office supplies
Truck maint
Cup inserts
Cookies
Employee fund withheld
Engines 16,950.75
Labor 1,593.63
Plant & utility 1,140.11
center usage
Union dues withheld
Coffee
Gas
Office supplies
Office supplies
Maint water system
3M - feeder line
Directory service
Meeting expense
Tools
Meter refund & int
49,949.95
208.41
1,978.64
196.93
135.63
36.50
55.08
2,655.10
4,000.00
47.00
21,845.64
78.75
221.56
10.25
30.43
56.00
35.00
186.30
105.00
19,684.49
451.25
111.84
170.43
56.48
61.06
39.60
31.52
60.00
14.46
38.53
42.60
21.20
2.1.20
21.20
42.60
21.30
42.40
21.30
21.30
21.30
21.30
42.40
21.30
42.60
42.40
21.20
21.30
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SEPTEMBER - ELECTRIC (cont)
Charleen Dettman Meter refund & int 42.40
Brad Bonnema 21.30
John Alrich 21.30
MN Benefit Association Employee insurance withheld 10.00
Border States Electric Inv, underground maint 1,383.02
Apollo Piping Supply, Inc. Engine maint #9 266.93
MN Electric Supply Inv, 3M line 161.96
Graybar Electric Company Inv, mdse 289.68
G. T. C. Auto Parts Plant supplies 3.82
Sterling Electric Company Inventory 377.55
McMaster -Carr Supply Co. Engine maint #8 264.82
Rockite Silo Building maint, 3M line 445.98
Electronic Center, Inc. Plant supplies, mdse 37.12
Great Plains Supply Co. Building maint 26.82
Fireman's Fund Amer. Life Employee insurance withheld 98.08
General Trading Company Plant supplies, mdse, maint 396.91
Electronic Center, Inc. Engine maint #8 109.63
Apollo Piping Supply, Inc. Water system maint 6.70
Graybar Electric Company Dist - boxes 1,549.38
Ag Systems, Inc. 3M line 562.50
Hutchinson Telephone Co. Telephone 1,511.96
Consolidated Freight Ways Freight 245.14
Petty Cash Meter refunds & interest 183.90
Petty Cash Office supplies, gas, meetings, exp 337.23
MMUA Meeting expense - Smutka 28.00
Border States Electric Inv, line maint 600.36
H & C Electric Supply Inventory 1,198.50
Albinson Underground Maint 22.79
Apollo Piping Supply, Inc. Maint engine #9 21.00
Barco Bearing Company Maint engine #8 99.50
Border States Electric Mdse 27.08
Central MN Communications Radio maint 272.00
Coast to Coast Plant supplies, bldg maint 92.91
Crow River Press Office supplies 229.76
Ekstrom Industries Meters 184.23
Electrical Equipment Underground services 1,609.00
Family Rexall Drug Office supplies 39.31
Farm & Home Distributing Power operated equipment maint 80.76
Farmers Elevator Assn. 3M line 7.26
General Electric Company Maint eng. #8 1,346.67
Hutchinson Co -op Plant supplies 12.50
Hutch Fire & Safety Fire extinguishers & brackets 492.00
Hutch Iron & Metal Plant supplies 5.52
Hutch Wholesale Plant supplies, bldg maint, truck, 299.52
power operated equipment maint
Junker Sanitation Refuse services 81.00
Francis Kosal 3M line 900.00
Kato Tool & Equipment Co. Mdse 29.50
Leef Bros Inc. Laundry 51.66
McLeod Cty Stry Landfill Dumping charges 9.00
MN Lift Truck Corp. Power operated equipment maint 35.86
SEPTEMBER - ELECTRIC (cont)
Mississippi Tool Supply
Petersen - Wisdorf, Inc.
Plaza OK Hardware
Power Process Equipment
Quades
Robertshaw
Rockmount Research & Alloys
Schlueter's Refrigeration
Schmeling Oil
Simonson Lumber
Sorenson Farm Supply
Welders Supply Company
WESCO
Williams Steel & Hardware
Zep Manufacturing
Don Hall Company
Electronic Center, Inc.
Erickson Oil Products
Fabricare Cleaners
Marco Office Furniture
The Marley Cooling Tower
UPA
Medical Insurance
Uniforms, mdse
171.22
Inventory, meter maint
634.19
Plant supplies, bldg maint
43.92
Engine maint #8
1,619.80
Plant supplies, bldg maint,
41.80
fire damage
Engine maint #3 and #4
101.59
Power operated equipment maint
75.23
Plant supplies
29.12
Oil
47.05
Bldg maint, 3M line
174.13
Engine maint #8
2.59
Plant supplies, fire damage
165.82
Inventory
207.00
Tools
26.57
Plant supplies
376.25
Mdse
26.83
Plant supplies
24.47
Gas, plant supplies
164.96
Laundry
124.50
Office supplies
9.70
Water system maint
2,349.57
Purchased power, maint station
442,023.78
equipment
1,604.66
SEPTEMBER PAYABLES - GAS
Putnam Fund Dist
ICMA Retirement Corp
Continental Assurance Co
Continental Assurance Co
State Treasurer
State Treasurer
Citizens Bank & Trust Co
City of Hutchinson
Colonial Life & Acc. Ins.
First State Federal Savings
Hutch Utilities
First National Bank
Petty Cash (Doster Sales &
Service)
ICMA Retirement Corp
Putnam Fund Dist
State Treasurer
State Treasurer
Commissioner of Revenue
Citizens Bank & Trust Co
Albrecht Oil
Apollo Piping Supply, Inc.
Employee deferred comp withheld
Employee deferred comp withheld
Life insurance
Life insurance
PERA withheld & expense
FICA withheld & expense
Federal tax withheld
Assessment - M & R station exp
Accident insurance withheld
Deposit to C/D account
Employee utility bills withheld
Deposit to Inc. pricing acct - int
Tools
Employee deferred comp withheld
Employee deferred comp withheld
PERA withheld & expense
FICA withheld & expense
State tax withheld
Federal tax withheld
Gas
Inventory
250.00
50.00
17.14
75.34
910.94
774.90
1,030.47
419.43
24.50
500.00
455.00
9,243.75
250.00
50.00
250.00
930.32
807.07
1,153.76
1,063.56
12.49
278.65
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SEPTEMBER - GAS (cont)
Charles Bailly & Co Audit 2,900.00
Hutch Util. - Emp Fund Employee fund withheld 24.00
Hutch Utilities Labor, gas, peak shaving usage 1,439.47
IBEW Local 949 Union dues withheld 113.50
Lakes Gas Company Gas 138.65
MN Electric Supply Co Mains 38.22
Northern States Supply Supplies 6.64
Plexco Inventory 46.57
R.L. Polk & Company Directory service 40.00
Strand Construction, Inc. Mains 4,596.00
American Meter Division Inventory, meter maint 3,435.41
American Welding Supplies Welding supplies 37.91
Apollo Piping Supply Inventory 21.00
Brandon Tire Truck maint 5.50
Coast to Coast Tools 13.68
Energy Economics, Inc. Inventory, meter maint 1,367.00
Fisher Controls Inventory 974.20
Hutch Town & Country Tire Truck maint 258.80
Hutchinson Wholesale Truck & power operated equip maint 54.01
George Luthens Power operated equipment maint 21.50
North Star Waterworks Prod Inventory 308.93
Plaza OK Hardware Supplies 32.56
Rockmount Research & Alloys Power operated equipment maint 75.22
Rutz Plumbing & Heating Maint of service 26.04
Sorenson Farm Supply Power operated equipment maint 11.30
Electronic Center, Inc. Supplies 15.76
G.T.C. Auto Parts Truck maint 1.47
Apollo Piping Supply Inventory 416.93
General Trading Company Supplies 76.84
Yellow Freight Systems Freight 103.44
Petty Cash Supplies 14.40
MMUA Registration - Smutka 12.00
Circle -Hutch Utility Purchased gas 257,423.61
Krasen Plumbing Power operated equipment maint 22.50
Erickson Oil Products Gas 183.38
Hutchinson Utilities Due to Municipal Electric Plant 10,110.33
September expense
Medical Insurance 132.40
Their being no further business, a motion was made by Commissioner
Lyke, seconded by Commissioner Daggett to adjourn the meeting at
4:12 p.m.
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