HomeMy WebLinkAboutUtilMinutes_2019_11_12Municipal Utilities Board November 12, 2019
City of Brookings
The regular meeting of the Municipal Utilities Board was held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday,
November 12, 2019, at the Utility Building with the following members present: Bartels,
Carruthers, Harvey and Pitts. Absent: Hansen.
MINUTES
Minutes of the regular meeting held October 15, 2019 and the special meeting held October
28, 2019 were read and approved.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
The agenda was adopted.
APPROVAL OF BILLS AND CLAIMS
Motion was made by Pitts, seconded by Carruthers that the following bills and claims be
approved. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
Accela, Credit Card Processing Fees, $1,443.05; Accela, Annual Maintenance, $42,974.00; Accela,
Software Support, $3,851.00; Advanced Media Tech, Supplies, $1,450.00; AgFirst, Supp/LP,
$24.84; AirWay Tech, PCS Antenna Equipment, $135.86; Allegra, Printed Supp, $2,372.23;
Anixter, Supp, $38.25; Anixter, Unreg Inventory, $5,399.26; Aramark, Supp, $174.86; Association
of Directory Publishers, Survey, $2,750.00; AT & T, Telco Settlement, $737.82; Atlas Copco
Compressors, Yearly Service Agreement, $2,578.24; Authorize.Net, Credit Card Processing Fee,
$170.45; Bacon, Patty, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $425.00; Badger Communications, Unreg
Inventory, $1,877.80; Ball, Michelle, Janitorial Service, $200.00; Blooston & Mordkofsky, Legal
Service, $4,463.00; Bluefin Payment Systems, Credit Card Processing Fee, $13,415.63; Bobcat of
Brookings, Supp/Equip Rent, $86.92; Border States Elec, Supp, $7,664.80; Border States Elec,
Unreg Inventory, $2,536.07; Bridle Estates, Sewer Charge Reim, $3,323.00; Brookings Credit
Bureau & Collection, Delinq. Acct Collection, $83.20; Brookings Engineer, Drainage Fee,
$4,029.43; Brookings Municipal Utilities, Office Utility Bill, $49,509.78; Brookings Radio,
Advertising, $5,355.00; BSG Clearing Solutions, Telco Settlement, $60.41; Builders First Source,
Building Materials, $80.16; Carquest, Equip Maint, $118.60; Century Link, Tele Exp, $1,581.52;
Century Link, Interconnections, $5,296.14; Chesterman, Bottled Water, $14.00; City of Beresford,
Utility Bill, $202.09; City of Brookings, Contract Fee, $7,607.80; City of Sergeant Bluff, Utility
Bill, $224.25; City of Sioux Falls, Water Samples, $87.00; City of Vermillion, Utility Bill, $531.36;
Clague, Carolyn, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $400.00; CO2 Systems, Supp, $640.50; Core &
Main, Fire Hydrants, $4,514.22; Core & Main, Influent Piping, $5,488.66; Core & Main, Supp,
$1,624.20; Counsel, Maint/Supp, $16.08; Courtesy Plbg & Htg, Repair/Supp, $53.20; Credit
Collections Bureau, Delinq. Acct Collection, $436.84; Culligan of Brookings, Bottled Water,
$187.50; Culligan of Watertown, Bottled Water, $34.25; Dakota Bodies, Supp, $46.42; Dakota
Service, Supp, $198.84; Dave's Window Cleaning, Window Service, $60.00; Dept of the Treasury,
Fed Tax, $6,128.46; DHE, LLC, Maint Fee, $1,196.63; Directory Resources, Software Maint,
$1,250.00; Eco Water, Bottled Water, $88.65; Einspahr Auto Plaza, Vehicle Maint, $80.45; Ekern,
Jeff, Travel, $16.50; Eurofins Eaton Analytical, Analysis, $864.00; Express Communications, Telco
Settlement, $11,559.42; Express Services, Temp Help, $314.64; Fastenal, Supp, $222.94;
Fibercomm, Broadband Service, $534.57; First Bank & Trust, Bond Pymt Series 2011, $36,422.91;
First Bank & Trust, Interest Pymt Series 2006, $532,812.50; Foerster Supply Inc, Supp, $592.95;
Fox Sports Net North, Contract Fee, $7,665.00; Franz Reprographics, Maint/Supp, $184.53; Fuller
Paving, Paving, $12,852.00; G & R Controls, Equip/Maint, $683.00; Golden West Tech, Tech
Support, $4,584.00; Grainger, Supp, $226.52; Gray Television Group, Contract Fee, $10,170.30;
Graybar Electric, Supp, $1,012.79; Great Northern Environmental, Supp, $2,188.50; Hawkins,
Chemicals, $1,712.50; Hibu-West, Advertising, $437.47; Highline Construction, Conductor into
Substation, $4,908.00; Homestead Do It Center, Supp, $120.52; Hometown Service, Vehicle Maint,
$49.99; Illustratus, Supp, $170.28; Independent Communication, Contract Fee, $3,916.15; Interstate
Telecom, Tele Exp, $397.26; iQmetrix USA, RMS/POS Software Fee, $2,470.00; Jackrabbit Tire,
Equip Maint, $56.68; Johme, Ashley, Travel, $102.08; Knettel, Trever, Travel, $826.70; KorTerra,
Locate Ticketing Software, $291.69; Laake, Aaron, Travel, $1,207.26; LECA, Telco Settlement,
$1,025.00; Malloy Bearing Supply, Repairs/Supp, $434.13; Martin's Inc, Diesel/Oil, $585.70;
Matheson Tri-Gas, Supp, $156.09; Mediacom, Broadband Service, $89.95; Menards-Sx City, Supp,
$97.69; Menards-Sx Falls West, Supp, $312.28; Metaswitch Networks, Digital Electrical
Switching, $4,480.00; Meyer, Steve, Travel, $63.80; Midamerican Energy, Utility Bill, $1,285.87;
Midcontinent, Broadband Service, $2,217.29; Midcontinent, Contract Fee, $460.00; Midwest
Alarm, Monitoring Service, $66.00; Midwest Glass, Repair/Supp, $333.36; Minnesota Telecom
Alliance, Membership Dues, $275.00; Missouri River Energy, Registration, $375.00; Mitchell
Tech, Registration, $50.00; MVTL Labs, Wastewater Analysis, $1,105.00; National Processing,
Credit Card Processing Fee, $5,318.58; Neustar Info Service, Contract Fee, $199.94; Nielsen's,
Repair/Supp, $34.64; North West Rec, Utility Bill, $185.30; Office Elements, Maint/Supp, $154.69;
Office Peeps, Supp, $1,064.61; Olson, Heather, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $150.00; One Source-
Background Check, Employee Verification, $88.00; Otter Tail, Utility Bill, $120.43; Party Depot,
Supp, $21.46; Pearl Creek Investment, Real Estate Taxes, $5,255.38; Pests B Dead, Pest Control,
$195.00; Prairie Graphics, Supp/Uniforms, $495.00; Ramada Inn-Airport, Meeting Supp, $169.92;
RDO Equipment, Equip Maint, $2,644.70; Reed, Lyle, Table, $24.42; Rental Depot, Equip Rental,
$165.90; Runnings, Supp, $1,923.07; Schoon's Pump N' Pak, Vehicle Gas, $6,452.54; SD
Treasurer, Sales/Excise Tax, $203,873.01; SD Treasurer C I F, Communication Impaired Fee,
$3,899.45; SDN Communications, Circuit Lease, $96.96; Servicemaster, Janitorial Service,
$280.00; Siemens Industry, Voltage Regulators Control Panel, $12,420.00; Sioux City Jobs,
Employment Advertising, $309.00; Sioux Valley Energy, Utility Bill, $1,460.37; SD Newspaper
Assoc, Employment Advertising, $304.00; Sprint, PCS Phone Service, $2,229.47; Sprint, PCS
Service Fee, $81,430.49; Sprint, PCS Inventory, $146,625.84; Sprint-Sx City, PCS Accessories,
$699.00; Standard & Poor's, Rating Fee, $5000.00; Stanwick, Kylie, Travel, $563.38; Staples,
Supplies, $119.54; Star Energy, Utility Bill, $40.47; State of Iowa-Treasurer, Sales Tax, $3840.00;
Stoltenburg, Audie, Travel, $902.62; Stuart C. Irby, Supp, $5281.47; Sturdevant Auto, Supp,
$34.15; Superior Seal, Restrip Parking Lot, $459.00; Swiftel Communications, Office Phone Bill,
$118567.25; Swoboda, Rick, Travel, $519.56; The UPS Store, Freight, $864.15; Top Notch
Cleaning, Janitorial Service, $1,845.00; Tower Distribution, Contract Fee, $332.75; Town &
Country Shopper, Advertising, $160.00; Townsquare Media, Advertising, $646.80; Traffic Control,
Signal Light Repair, $4,195.00; UPS, Freight, $320.34; Universal Service Adm., USAC
Contribution, $81,015.03; University Estates, Water Charge Reim, $3,380.00; USA Bluebook,
Supp, $460.17; Velocity Dynamics, Supp, $848.68; Vlaminck, Frank, Conserve/Demand Incentive,
$45.00; Walsh, Debra, Travel, $446.22; Water & Enviro Engineering Center, Analysis, $2,178.00;
Watertown Utilities, Utility Bill, $1,182.33; Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of SD, Benefit Plan
Fee, $223.25; Wesco, Supp, $4,694.56; Xcel Energy/NSP, Utility Bill, $2,370.48; Young Door
Service, Labor/Repair, $181.14.
The following are Telephone/Utility Refunds:
Alaboud, Naif, $143.29; Best Choice, $1,422.36; Bruggeman, Alex, $101.80; Buckley Jr, Gene,
$195.00; Burger, Krista & Daniel, $155.65; Darnall Rentals, $66.57; Ellis, Cory Ann, $4.19; Estes,
Hugo, $62.96; Fossum, Mike, $220.00; Halenza, Rosemary, $136.27; Koolmo, Graham, $70.62;
Krehko Industries, $234.45; Marshall Radio, $118.18; Richter, Andrew, $74.17; Rogness, Candy,
$164.81; SD Video/Holiday Inn, $39.80; Smalls, Tiffany, $35.69; Sorum, Jonathan, $67.78; Sunny
Meadow Estates, $73.11; Waltrip, Elizabeth, $124.84; Wimberly, Anne, $1,222.36.
PERSONNEL INFORMATION
Department Salaries (October): Electric, $232,364.05; Water, $125,934.29; Wastewater,
$101,717.29; Telephone, $526,264.87; Retirement, $58,001.22; Social Security, $70,086.49;
Insurance, $116,133.19; Deferred Comp, $16,367.28;
Salary Changes: K. Fouts, $13.30; A. Anderson, $16.84*; L. Avila, $14.18*; A. Bade, $13.30*; C.
Bauman, $3,679.21; B. Bruns, $17.73*; S. Chan, $11.31*; C. Christenson, $8,625.52; C. Christy,
$11.31*; M. Daniels, $17.73*; D. DeGroot, $13.30*; J. Deleon, $11.97*; J. Donado, $17.73*; E.
Henningsen, $29.18; L. Hutchinson, $12.64*; J. Johansen, $8,625.52; K. Johnson, $5,297.47; C.
Kabris, $13,194.59; A. Laake, $6,165.74*; J. Lenards, $15.96*; V. Munson, $4,088.01; R. Murphy,
$16.84*; J. Nelson, $17.73*; B. Nielson, $24.94*; B. Norwick, $13.30*; K. Obeslo, $17.73*; R.
Pesola, $17.73*; A. Ramirez, $11.97*; T. Reihe, $17.73*; R. Schubauer, $13.30*; D. Schulte,
$17.73*; C. Speckman, $10.64*; R. Swoboda, $7,451.04; M. Tatum, $10.64*; L. Thompson,
$13.30*; M. Thompson, $14,561.58; A. Valencia, $13.30*; L. Velazquez, $11.31*; E. Zitterich,
$10.64*; C. Bachman, $8,214.80; K. Meyer, $7,235.81; E. Witt, $11,234.98; T. Bruna, $26.21; M.
Bullington, $8,625.52; L. Julius, $12,359.71; S. Meyer, $18,419.66; B. Peterson, $5,562.62; R.
Pickard, $7,093.94; J. Siekmann, $6,439.20; T. Telkamp, $7,093.94; R. Halgerson, $10,717.83; D.
Mahanke, $8,625.52; R. Thompson, $8,194.24; K. Winterfeld, $5,562.62;.
New Hires: B. Norwick, $12.91*; A. Grayson, $13.30*;
*Plus commission.
ELECTRIC RATE STUDY PRESENTATION – TIM MILLER
Tim Miller from Missouri River Energy Services conducted an electric rate study for
Brookings Municipal Utilities and presented his study to the Board.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion was made by Bartels, seconded by Carruthers to adjourn to an executive session for
the purpose of consulting with legal counsel and review communications from legal counsel about
proposed or pending litigation or contractual matters and discuss marketing or pricing strategies.
All members present voted in favor of the motion.
The Board reconvened in open session.
AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE REAL ESTATE
Motion was made by Carruthers, seconded by Bartels to authorize the staff to execute the
necessary documents to purchase real estate. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REVIEW
Laura Julius, Finance & Accounting Manager, presented a quarterly financial review of third
quarter 2019.
APPROVAL OF 2020 BUDGET
Motion was made by Pitts that the following Resolution No. 25 -19 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 25 - 19
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2020 BUDGET
BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board that the Budget for
the fiscal year 2020 be hereby adopted as presented this 12th day of November, 2019.
2020 2020
Receipts Disbursements
Electric Fund $ 31,483,790 $ 29,611,264
Telephone Fund $ 32,408,669 $ 32,156,841
Wastewater Fund $ 6,199,315 $ 9,095,300
Water Fund $ 6,251,543 $ 8,304,676
Total $ 76,343,317 $ 79,168,081
Adopted this 12th day of November, 2019.
ATTEST:
________________________________ _________________________________
Doug Carruthers, Secretary Tim Harvey, President
The motion was seconded by Carruthers. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
WASTEWATER RATE REVIEW
Motion was made by Pitts that the following Resolution No. 26-19 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 26 - 19
RESOLUTION AMENDING WASTEWATER RATE SCHEDULE
BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board that the Utilities
Board Rules and Regulations governing the Wastewater Utility, Article IV, Rates and Charges,
Section 2-2, 2-3, 2-4 and 2-5 be amended to read as follows:
RATES AND CHARGES
WASTEWATER SYSTEM
Section 2
Section 2-2. Wastewater -- Residential.
A residential user shall be defined as a domestic dwelling unit such as houses, mobile
homes, and permanent multi-family dwellings with a separate water meter.
Wastewater will be computed at the rate of 100 cubic feet of water used in the billing cycles
ending in December, January, February and March plus a customer charge based on the schedule
below. The average monthly bill of these four billing cycles will determine the monthly wastewater
charge for the following eight cycles.
Monthly Billing Rate
Customer Charge $15.25 $15.55 per month
Usage per 100 cu. ft. of water used charged $2.144 $2.231/100 cu. ft.
Surcharge 2012 Bond Issue $2.213/100 cu. ft. water used
Section 2-3. Wastewater – Commercial
A commercial user shall include any facility operating as a business, either profit or
nonprofit, and all publicly owned facilities, except consumers listed under residential, industrial,
and institutional.
Wastewater will be computed by one of the following two methods, at the Utilities option:
1) at the rate of 100 cubic feet of water used, plus a customer charge based on the schedule below
for each month of the year, or 2) based on metered wastewater flow at the rate of 100 cubic feet of
wastewater, plus a customer charge based on the schedule below for each month of the year.
Monthly Billing Rate
Customer Charge $15.25 $15.55 per month
Usage per 100 cu. ft. of water used / or
wastewater flow $2.144 /$2.231/100 cu. ft.
Surcharge 2012 Bond Issue $2.213/100 cu. ft. water used
Section 2-4. Wastewater – Industrial
An Industrial user is an entity permitted by Brookings Municipal Utilities Industrial Waste
Pretreatment Program.
Wastewater will be computed by one of the following two methods, at the Utilities option:
1) at the rate of 100 cubic feet of water used, plus a customer charge based on the schedule below
for each month of the year, or 2) based on metered wastewater flow at the rate of 100 cubic feet of
wastewater, plus a customer charge based on the schedule below for each month of the year.
Monthly Billing Rate
Customer Charge $15.25 $15.55 per month
Usage per 100 cu. ft. of water used / or
wastewater flow $2.144$2.231/100 cu. ft.
Surcharge 2012 Bond Issue $2.213/100 cu. ft. water used
Section 2-5. Wastewater – Institutional
An Institutional user shall include an entity of local, state, or federal government, including
colleges, and universities, that discharge to the wastewater collection system through one or more
master connections as opposed to individual connections for each building. An institutional user
may operate its own private collection system.
Wastewater will be computed by one of the following two methods, at the Utilities option:
1) at the rate of 100 cubic feet of water used, plus a customer charge based on the schedule below
for each month of the year, or 2) based on metered wastewater flow at the rate of 100 cubic feet of
wastewater, plus a customer charge based on the schedule below for each month of the year.
Monthly Billing Rate
Customer Charge $15.25 $15.55 per month
Usage per 100 cu. ft. of water used / or
wastewater flow $2.144 $2.231/100 cu. ft.
Surcharge 2012 Bond Issue $2.213/100 cu. ft. water used
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board that
these rate changes become effective with the January 2020 billing.
Adopted this 12th day of November, 2019.
ATTEST:
________________________________ _________________________________
Doug Carruthers, Secretary Tim Harvey, President
The motion was seconded by Carruthers. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
WATER RATE REVIEW
Motion was made by Carruthers that the following Resolution No. 27-19 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 27 - 19
RESOLUTION AMENDING WATER RATE SCHEDULE
BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board that the Utilities
Board Rules and Regulations governing the Water Utility, Article IV, Rates and Charges, Section 3-
2 and 3-3 be amended to read as follows:
Section 3-2. Water - Residential
A residential user shall be defined as a domestic dwelling unit such as houses, mobile
homes, and permanent multi-family dwellings with a separate water meter.
The owner or occupant of each residential premise to which water is supplied by Brookings
Municipal Utilities shall pay service charge per meter dependent upon the size of meter as set forth
below.
Service Charges:
Meter Size Monthly Service Charges
5/8, 3/4” or 1” $18.30 $18.85
1 ¼” or 1 ½” $57.70 $59.45
2” $85.40 $88.00
Service charges for all meters larger than 2” shall be made according to the Commercial
Service Charge Schedule. Service charges will be determined at the time application is made.
Usage Charge:
The following rates shall be applicable to all water provided during the monthly billing
period:
All Cubic Feet $2.792 $2.876 per 100 cu. ft.
The following additional conditions shall be applicable to all water provided during the
billing periods ending in July, August and September:
Each customer will be assigned a Summer Peak Usage Adjustment Level (SPUAL). The
SPUAL will be set at an amount equal to 300% of the greater of the Winter Residential City
Monthly Average (WRCMA) or the average of the customer’s most recent usage for the
billing cycles ending in December, January, February and March at the customer’s current
residence. The WRCMA will be calculated each year (rounded up to the nearest tenth) after
the billing cycle ending in March. Usage data from the most recent previous three year’s
billing cycles ending in December, January, February and March will be used in the
calculation (12 bills in all).
Any customer who does not have water usage history with the utility at the premises at
which he or she has requested service shall be assigned the WRCMA for purposes of
computing their SPUAL.
All water consumed above the assigned SPUAL on bills dated July, August and September
will be provided at the rate of two times the published rate per 100 cu. ft. of water.
Irrigation water rates are determined by multiplying the applicable consumption rate and
service charge by a factor of 1.15. The service charge shall be $7.00 per billing cycle for billing
cycles ending November through April for irrigation meters left in place during these billing
periods.
A $50.00 fee shall be applied to all reinstalled irrigation meters.
Rural water rates are determined by multiplying the applicable consumption rate and service
charge by a factor of 1.10.
Rural water rates for customers connected to the Aurora distribution line are determined by
multiplying the applicable consumption rate and service charge by a factor of 1.25.
Section 3-3. Water – Commercial/Industrial/Institutional.
A commercial user shall include any facility operating as a business, either profit or
nonprofit, and all publicly owned facilities, except consumers listed under residential, industrial,
and institutional.
An Industrial user is an entity permitted by Brookings Municipal Utilities Industrial Waste
Pretreatment Program.
An Institutional user shall include an entity of local, state, or federal government, including
colleges, and universities, that discharge to the wastewater collection system through one or more
master connections as opposed to individual connections for each building. An institutional user
may operate its own private collection system.
The owner or occupant of each non-residential premise to which water is supplied by
Brookings Municipal Utilities shall pay a service charge per meter dependent upon the size of meter
as set forth below.
Service Charges:
Meter Size Monthly Service Charges
5/8”, 3/4” or 1” $ 18.30 $ 18.85
1 ¼” or 1 ½” $ 57.70 $ 59.45
2” $ 85.40 $ 88.00
3” $ 165.80 $ 170.80
4” $ 254.15 $ 261.80
6” $ 494.00 $ 509.00
8” $ 845.00 $ 870.00
10” $1,203.00 $1,239.00
Service charges will be determined at the time application is made.
Usage Charge:
The following rates shall be applicable to all water provided during the monthly billing
period:
All Cubic Feet $2.792 $2.876 per 100 cu. ft.
The following additional conditions shall be applicable to all water provided during the
billing periods ending in July, August and September:
Each customer will be assigned a Summer Peak Usage Adjustment Level (SPUAL). The
SPUAL will be set at an amount equal to 300% of the greater of the Winter City Monthly
Average (WCMA) or the average of the customer’s most recent usage for the billing cycles
ending in December, January, February and March at the customer’s current premise. The
WCMA will be calculated each year (rounded up to the nearest tenth) after the billing cycle
ending in March. Usage data from the most recent previous three year’s billing cycles
ending in December, January, February and March will be used in the calculations (12 bills
in all).
Any customer who does not have water usage history with the utility at the premises at
which he or she has requested service shall not be assigned a SPUAL until after they have
established a three month billing history.
All water consumed above the assigned SPUAL on bills dated July, August and September
will be provided at the rate of two times the published rate per 100 cu. ft. of water.
Irrigation water rates are determined by multiplying the applicable consumption rate and
service charge by a factor of 1.15. The service charge shall be $7.00 per billing cycle for billing
cycles ending November through April for irrigation meters left in place during these billing
periods.
A $50.00 fee shall be applied to all reinstalled irrigation meters.
Rural water rates are determined by multiplying the applicable consumption rate and service
charge by a factor of 1.10.
Rural water rates for customers connected to the Aurora distribution line are determined by
multiplying the applicable consumption rate and service charge by a factor of 1.25.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board that
these rate changes become effective with the January 2020 billing.
Adopted this 12th day of November, 2019.
ATTEST:
________________________________ _________________________________
Doug Carruthers, Secretary Tim Harvey, President
The motion was seconded by Bartels. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
TRANSFER OF SURPLUS FUNDS
Motion was made by Bartels that the following Resolution No. 28-19 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 28 - 19
RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 32-18
PROVIDING FOR TRANSFER OF UTILITY SURPLUS FUNDS
TO THE CITY GENERAL FUND
WHEREAS the Brookings Municipal Utilities passed Resolution No. 32-18
providing the transfer of Utility surplus funds to the City General Fund beginning January 1, 2019;
and
WHEREAS it is the intent of the Brookings Municipal Utilities to change the above
transfer levels of surplus funds, to the General Fund and an additional transfer to the General Fund
for the purpose of funding General Fund initiatives to improve regional economic development.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities
Board that Resolution No. 32-18 be amended to provide that, beginning January 1, 2020, transfers
be made to the City General Fund from the Telephone and Electric Funds in amounts as established
by the following:
Electric Fund
Total Annual Transfer of $2,180,000 to the City General Fund
and
Additional $25,000 transfer to the City General Fund
Telephone Fund
Total Annual Transfer of $175,000 to the City General Fund
and
Additional $25,000 transfer to the City General Fund
Adopted this 12th day of November, 2019.
ATTEST:
________________________________ _________________________________
Doug Carruthers, Secretary Tim Harvey, President
The motion was seconded by Carruthers. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
HEALTH INSURANCE CONTRIBUTION RATE REVIEW
Motion was made by Carruthers that the following Resolution No. 29-19 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 29 - 19
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING HEALTH INSURANCE
CONTRIBUTION RATES
WHEREAS Resolution No. 37-96 established a self funded program for the
provision of health insurance; and
WHEREAS the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board intends to establish the levels
of employee and employer contributions to fund the program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the 2020 employee and employer
monthly contributions to the self funded health insurance program be established as follows:
Employer’s Employee’s
Share (75%) Share (25%) Total
Single $ 444.38 $148.13 $ 592.51
Employee/Minor $ 837.21 $279.07 $1,116.28
Dependents
Employee/Spouse $ 977.17 $325.72 $1,302.89
Family $1,340.60 $446.87 $1,787.47
Adopted this 12th day of November, 2019.
ATTEST:
____________________________ ______________________________
Doug Carruthers, Secretary Tim Harvey, President
The motion was seconded by Pitts. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
SET 2020 UTILITY BOARD MEETING DATES
Motion was made by Carruthers, seconded by Pitts to approve the 2020 Board Meeting dates
as presented. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
BIDS
AWARDING OF BIDS
NEW 2020 CURRENT MODEL ¾ TON HD 4X4 EXTENDED CAB PICKUP –
ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
Brookings Auto Mall $38,836.20
Einspahr Auto Plaza $35,994.00
Motion was made by Pitts, seconded by Carruthers that the low bid be approved to Einspahr
Auto Plaza, for the New 2020 Current Model ¾ Ton HD 4X4 Extended Cab Pickup in the amount
of 35,994.00; and, that, after reviewing the contract for the above bid, that the President of the Board
and/or Executive Vice President/General Manager be authorized to execute the approved contract
documents. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
AUTHORIZATION TO SOLICIT BIDS
CONDUCTOR
SWITCHGEAR
TRANSFORMERS
STREET LIGHT POLES/FIXTURES
VACUUM EXCAVATOR
DUMP TRUCK
SERVICE TRUCK
Motion was made by Pitts, seconded by Carruthers that authorization be given to advertise
for bids listed above. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
WATER METERS
FIRE HYDRANTS, VALVES & RELATED SUPPLIES
CHEMICALS
DUMP TRUCK
SEWER TELEVISING CAMERA
VEHICLES
Motion was made by Bartels, seconded by Carruthers that authorization be given to
advertise for bids listed above. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
SET TOP BOXES
FIBER ACCESS EQUIPMENT
Motion was made by Pitts, seconded by Carruthers that authorization be given to advertise
for bids listed above. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned.
ATTEST:
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Doug Carruthers, Secretary Tim Harvey, President