Board of Lights and Water

205 Lawrence Street City of Marietta Post Office Box 609 Marietta, Georgia 30061 Meeting Minutes BOARD OF LIGHTS AND WATER Steve "Thunder" Tumlin, Chairperson Terry G. Lee, Vice Chair Bruce E. Coyle Alice Summerour Brian Torras M. C. "Pete" Waldrep Cheryl Richardson Monday, February 10, 2025 12:00 PM City Council Chambers Presiding: R. Steve Tumlin Present: Terry G. Lee, Brian Torras, Bruce Coyle, Marion C. 'Pete" Waldrep and Cheryl Richardson Absent: Alice Summerour Also Present: Ron Mull, BLW General Manager Bill Bruton, City Manager Kevin Moore, Board Attorney Stephanie Guy, Board Clerk CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Tumlin called the meeting to order at 12:00 p.m. INVOCATION: Chairman Tumlin called upon Board member Coyle to give the invocation. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Everyone was asked to remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. I. MINUTES: 20250089 Regular Meeting - January 6, 2025 Review and approval of January 6, 2025 regular meeting minutes. The motion was made by Board member Lee, seconded by Board member Waldrep, that this matter be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote: Vote: 6 – 0 – 0 Approved City of Marietta Page 1 Printed on 2/10/2025 2:30:44PM BOARD OF LIGHTS AND WATER Meeting Minutes February 10, 2025 II. APPOINTMENTS/PRESENTATIONS: III. SCHEDULED APPEARANCES: IV. BLW OPERATING DEPARTMENTS: Customer Care: Electrical: 20250101 2024 Marietta Power Outages Update on 2024 Marietta Power Outages. Reported Information Technology (IT): 20250090 Board Strategic Business Plan 2024, Objective 8A and Recap Deliverable for Board Strategic Business Plan 2024 Objective 8A, Management will prepare a technology review and evaluation annually that will be used for budgeting and planning. Reported Water & Sewer: 20250102 Boiled Water Advisory/ January 24 Update on January 24, 2025 Boiled Water Advisory. Reported 20250091 Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority Monthly Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority report. Reported V. CENTRALIZED SUPPORT: Finance: 20250087 BLW Financial Report Review of BLW Finance reports for January 2025. Reported City of Marietta Page 2 Printed on 2/10/2025 2:30:44PM BOARD OF LIGHTS AND WATER Meeting Minutes February 10, 2025 VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS: 20250092 Budget/ Rates Committee Committee Chairman Terry Lee to discuss calling a committee meeting prior to the March 10, 2025 Board meeting. Committee Chairman Terry Lee announced that a committee meeting will be held prior to the March 10, 2025 Board meeting at 11am. Discussed VII. CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT: 20250093 Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG) Business Report Report on Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG) business during the month of January 2025. Reported VIII. GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT: 20250094 Board Strategic Business Plan 2024, Objective 1C Deliverable for Board Strategic Business Plan 2024, Objective 1C, the Board will measure progress of the Strategic Plan and will report its findings and recommendations annually. The motion was made by Board member Waldrep, seconded by Board member Lee, that this matter be Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote: Vote: 6 – 0 – 0 Received and Filed 20241144 BLW Board Strategic Business Plan 2024/ Objective 4A Deliverable for BLW Board Strategic Business Plan 2024, Objective 4A: The Board will annually review and evaluate written policies governing its financial management. These policies cover such areas as: Revenue requirements, Reserves, Debt, Rates, and charges for services. Board members will have a month to review the policies and make any recommended edits to the General Manager Ron Mull prior to the February 10, 2025 Board meeting. The motion was made by Board member Waldrep, seconded by Board member Lee, that this matter be Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote: Vote: 6 – 0 – 0 Received and Filed City of Marietta Page 3 Printed on 2/10/2025 2:30:44PM BOARD OF LIGHTS AND WATER Meeting Minutes February 10, 2025 20241145 Board Strategic Business Plan 2025 Review of the proposed Board Strategic Business Plan for 2025. Board members will have a month to review the plan and make any recommended edits to the General Manager Ron Mull prior to the February 10, 2025 Board meeting. The motion was made by Board member Coyle, seconded by Board member Lee, that this matter be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote: Vote: 6 – 0 – 0 Approved 20250103 Georgia Public Web/ Final Distribution BLWRes 375 Board consideration for approval of a FY25 Budget Amendment in the amount of $578,225.82 to receive and appropriate the final distribution from the Georgia Public Web sale of assets. Motion to approve a FY25 Budget Amendment in the amount of $578,225.82 to receive these funds and appropriate $250,000 to account 510-1303-514.72-07 for Computer Technology/ System Software (Customer Care), $232,000 to account 501-5030-564.31-01 for Electrical Weekend Call Coverage, and $96,225.82 to account 510-6020-563.70-57 for Water Sewer Line Relocation. The motion was made by Board member Lee, seconded by Board member Richardson, that this matter be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote: Vote: 6 – 0 – 0 Approved IX. OTHER BUSINESS: X. UNSCHEDULED APPEARANCES: XI. EXECUTIVE SESSION (at the Board's discretion): 20250095 Executive Session Executive Session to discuss personnel, legal and/ or real estate. Not Held ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 1:11 p.m. City of Marietta Page 4 Printed on 2/10/2025 2:30:44PM BOARD OF LIGHTS AND WATER Meeting Minutes February 10, 2025 Approved by City Council: Date: February 12, 2025 _____________________________ R. Steve Tumlin, Mayor Attest: _______________________ Stephanie Guy, City Clerk Approved by Board of Lights and Water: Date: March 10, 2025 ______________________________ R. Steve Tumlin, Chairman Attest: ________________________ Stephanie Guy, City Clerk City of Marietta Page 5 Printed on 2/10/2025 2:30:44PM