Board of Public Works

REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 21, 2018 THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS HELD ITS REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 21, 2018, AT THE FAIRBURY CITY OFFICES. PRESENT AT THE MEETING WERE SHIRLEY HOWELL, JIM WRIGLEY, BRIAN SCHMIDT, GLEN TEDROW AND WAYNE SCHULTIS. ALSO ATTENDING WERE JIM MOREHEAD, JEFF SWEETSER, CITY ADMINISTRATOR COLLIN BIELSER, AND MAYOR HOMER WARD. VISITORS: PHIL ROGGE. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY BOARD CHAIRPERSON MS. SHIRLEY HOWELL MS. HOWELL ANNOUNCED PURSUANT TO SECTION 84-1412 (8) OF THE NEBASKA OPEN MEETINGS ACT A CURRENT COPY OF THE OPEN MEETING ACT IS POSTED IN THE ENTRANCE TO THIS MEETING ROOM AND IS AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING BY THE PUBLIC. MR. SCHMIDT MOVED TO APPROVE THE AUGUST 14, 2018 MEETING MINUTES, MOTION WAS SECONDED BY MR. WRIGLEY; MS. HOWELL, MR. TEDROW, MR. SCHULTIS, MR WRIGLEY AND MR. SCHMIDT ALL VOTING YES. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE CLAIMS WAS MADE BY MR. SCHMIDT AND SECONDED BY MR. WRIGLEY; MR. TEDROW, MS. HOWELL, MR. SCHULTIS, MR. SCHMIDT AND MR. WRIGLEY ALL VOTING YES. MOTION CARRIED. Pay# Due Date Vendor Name Amount 22100 8/21/2018 JEFFERSON COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT 200.00 22101 8/21/2018 VILLAGE OF ENDICOTT 15,290.05 22102 8/21/2018 SANITATION FUND 49,553.57 22103 8/21/2018 NE DEPT OF REVENUE 50,522.93 22104 8/21/2018 DIODE TECHNOLOGIES 5,071.80 22105 8/21/2018 PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TESTING LAB 300.86 22106 8/21/2018 NE PUBLIC HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL 505.00 LABORATO 22107 8/21/2018 HARRIS ELECTRONICS - BILL HARRIS 55.57 22108 8/21/2018 CITY OF FAIRBURY 136.08 22109 8/21/2018 T.O. HASS LLC 17.00 22110 8/21/2018 ROLI INDUSTRIAL SALES, INC. 715.00 22111 8/21/2018 HAWKINS, INC. 736.70 22112 8/21/2018 JEO CONSULTING GROUP INC 5,750.00 128,854.56 13 Non-voided payables listed. UNDER DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS: ELECTRICAL SUPERINTENDENT JIM MOREHEAD REPORTED ONE OVERTIME POWER OUTAGE IN ALLEY BY POWER PLANT CAUSED POSSIBLY BY A BIRD IN THE TRANSFORMER. THE CHEMICALS TAKEN TO THE COUNTY DROP-OFF WERE NOT ACCEPTED AND WERE PICKED UP – NOT SURE WHAT TO DO WITH THEM AT THIS POINT; TRIMMING TREES; WORKING TO CLEAN- UP ALLEYS; LITTLE BUCKET TRUCK IS IN FOR SERVICE – WARRANTY WORK; ISSUE WITH NEW HOUSING PROJECT AS IT RELATES TO SERVICE TO THE HOSPITAL. SUPERINTENDENT JEFF SWEETSER REPORTED TWO OVERTIMES: WATER LEAK AT LIVINGSTONS AND SCADA DID NOT PRINT AGAIN – ANOTHER MAILING IS REQUIRED; WATER SAMPLES FOR THE NEW HOUSING PROJECT HAVE PASSED BUT WILL NOT BE TURNED ON UNTIL SEWER ISSUES ARE RESOLVED; WATER USEAGE FOR LAST WEEK WAS 1,035,000 GAL/DAY. MR. BIELSER REPORTED WORKING ON THE FINAL MARK-UPS FOR ELECTRIC RATES. SEWER RATES ARE STILL PENDING UPON RECEIPT OF INFORMATION FROM WESTIN.  REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 21, 2018 MR. BIELSER REVIEWED THE PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT WITH THE BOARD. FINANCES AND OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS WERE PRESENTED. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 9:15 A.M. THE NEXT BOPW MEETING WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 28, 2018 AT 8:30AM. SHIRLEY HOWELL, BOPW WAYNE SCHULTIS, BOPW CHAIRPERSON BOARD SECRETARY _____________________________ ____________________________