HomeMy WebLinkAboutUtilMinutes_2019_12_09Municipal Utilities Board December 9, 2019
City of Brookings
Greg Dean of the South Dakota Telephone Association met with the Utility Board, staff and
area legislators at 12:00 p.m. to update them on expected telecommunications issues in this year’s
legislature.
The regular meeting of the Municipal Utilities Board was held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday,
December 9, 2019, at the Utility Building with the following members present: Bartels, Carruthers,
Hansen, Harvey and Pitts.
MINUTES
Minutes of the regular meeting held November 12, 2019 and the special meeting held
November 25, 2019 were read and approved.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
The agenda was adopted.
APPROVAL OF BILLS AND CLAIMS
Motion was made by Carruthers, seconded by Bartels that the following bills and claims be
approved.
4Nu-Praxair Dist, Supplies, $14.26; 605 Custom Design, Uniforms, $2,217.75; 911 Datamaster,
Software, $997.50; Accela, Credit Card Processing Fees, $1,293.89; Accela, Software Support,
$3,763.00; Advanced Media Tech, Supplies, $333.50; A-I Computer Solutions, Supp, $119.98;
AlphaMedia, Advertising, $2,250.00; American Fence, Western Substation Fence, $67,109.50;
Appeara, Supp, $285.55; Aramark, Supp, $357.40; AT & T, Telco Settlement, $726.19; Atlas
Copco Compressors, Supp, $214.75; Aureon Network Services, Wireless Transport, $176.15;
Authorize.Net, Credit Card Processing Fee, $160.10; B & B Manure, Sludge Removal, $4,560.25;
Ball, Michelle, Janitorial Service, $200.00; BICSI, Membership Dues, $1,395.00; Bluefin Payment
Systems, Credit Card Processing Fee, $11,518.71; Border States, Supp, $1,373.02; Border States,
Unreg Inv, $10,708.00; Bork, Bonney, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $150.00; Borns Group,
Postage, $2,515.08; Bridle Estates, Sewer Charge Reim, $3,358.00; Brookings County Finance,
License, $168.20; Brookings Credit Bureau, Delinq. Acct Collection, $55.34; Brookings Municipal
Utilities, Office Utility Bill, $52,291.09; Brookings Radio, Advertising, $2,580.00; BSG Clearing
Solutions, Telco Settlement, $101.44; Calix, GPON Equipment, $106,346.49; Carquest, Equip
Maint, $151.99; CCH, Publication, $147.37; CDW Gov., Supp, $1,151.79; Century Link, Tele Exp,
$987.67; Century Link, Interconnections, $5,066.92; Century Link, Telco Settlement, $544.48;
Chesterman, Bottled Water, $23.60; CHR Solutions, Annual Maint, $132,455.40; CHR Solutions,
Software Maint, $1,039.17; Christenson, Cody, Travel, $263.58; City of Beresford, Utility Bill,
$191.07; City of Brookings, 22nd Ave Reconstruction, $374,335.31; City of Brookings, Central
Substation Site Work, $46,760.68; City of Brookings, Water/Sewer 20th St S., $317,724.70; City of
Brookings, Landfill Fee, $158.98; City of Sergeant Bluff, Utility Bill, $217.66; City of Sx City
Iowa, Fire Permit, $25.00; City of Vermillion, Utility Bill, $475.11; Core & Main, Supp, $1,510.90;
Courtesy Plbg & Htg, Repair/Supp, $294.00; Credit Collections Bureau, Delinq. Acct Collection,
$1,402.73; Culligan, Bottled Water, $158.50; Culligan, Bottled Water, $26.50; Dakota Riggers &
Tool, Supp, $222.34; Dascom Systems Group, Encoder/Decoder, $6,270.40; Dave's Window
Cleaning, Window Service, $57.00; Dept of the Treasury, Fed Tax, $6,201.22; DHE, Maint Fee,
$1,196.63; ETS Lindgren, Unreg Inv, $19,350.00; Express Communications, Telco Settlement,
$9,390.77; Express Services, Temp Help, $1,044.54; Fastenal, Supp, $91.57; Fibercomm,
Broadband Service, $532.69; First Bank & Trust, Bond Pymt Series 2011, $36,466.26; Foerster
Supply, Supp, $608.70; Fox Scientific, Supp, $197.94; Fox Sports Net North, Contract Fee,
$7,605.15; Franz Reprographics, Maint/Supp, $25.00; G & R Controls, Equip/Maint, $88.22; Gacke
Enterprise, Lime Sludge Removal, $20,302.50; General Repair Service, Repair/Supp, $384.31;
Golden West, Tech Support, $4,564.50; Grainger, Supp, $128.52; Gray Television Group, Contract
Fee, $10,109.40; Graybar Electric, Supp, $4,969.57; Graymont Capital, Chemicals, $3,778.90;
Hawkins Inc, Chemicals, $549.78; H-D Electric, Utility Bill, $337.48; Heier, Kevin,
Conserve/Demand Incentive, $425.00; Hibu-West, Advertising, $431.00; Homestead Do It Center,
Supp, $27.68; Hometown Service, Vehicle Maint, $66.00; Iheartmedia, Advertising, $3,756.67;
Independent Communication, Contract Fee, $3,892.70; Industrial Machine & Eng., Repairs/Supp,
$310.00; Interstate Telecom, Circuit Lease, $36,093.44; Interstate Telecom, Tele Exp, $484.82;
iQmetrix USA, RMS/POS Software Fee, $2,260.00; Johme, Ashley, Travel, $21.46; Justice Fire &
Safety, Fire Extinguisher/Maint, $43.00; Keysight Tech, Support Agreement, $1,957.50; Knettel,
Trever, Travel, $503.70; KPHR, Advertising, $800.00; Krier & Blain, CO HVAC System,
$14,950.60; KXLG-FM, Advertising, $2,500.00; L G Everist, Crushed Quartzite, $7,018.61; Laake,
Aaron, Travel, $1,148.42; Lamar Companies, Advertising, $4,500.00; Lewis Drug, Supp, $2.58;
Luze, Philip, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $400.00; Martin's Inc, Diesel/Oil, $593.02; Matheson
Tri-Gas, Supp, $151.50; Mediacom, Broadband Service, $89.95; Menards-Sx City, Supp, $14.97;
Metering & Tech Solutions, Meter Bases, $2,858.19; Midamerican Energy, Utility Bill, $1,066.95;
Midcontinent, Broadband Service, $616.02; Midcontinent, Contract Fee, $465.00; Midwest
Communications, Advertising, $3,085.00; MVTL Labs, Wastewater Analysis, $385.00; Nardini
Fire Equipment, Fire Extinguisher/Maint, $604.68; Nielson, Brandi, Travel, $255.72; North West
Rec, Utility Bill, $148.09; Northwestern Energy, Natural Gas, $12.81; Office Elements,
Maint/Supp, $102.33; Office Peeps, Supp, $898.17; Otter Tail, Utility Bill, $143.21; Parker, Jay,
Conserve/Demand Incentive, $400.00; Pests B Dead, Pest Control, $150.00; POSDATA Group,
Supp, $719.61; Powell Broadcasting, Advertising, $3,000.00; Power & Telephone Supply, Supp,
$1,216.20; Power Monitors, Supp, $810.92; Runnings, Supp, $2,136.87; Schoon's Pump N' Pak,
Gas, $5'595.48; Schweitzer Engineering Labs, Supp, $1,228.00; SD Dept of Health Lab, Testing W-
WW Samples, $487.00; SD Treasurer, Sales/Excise Tax, $208,515.15; SDN Communications,
Circuit Lease, $82,359.33; Servicemaster, Janitorial Service, $280.00; SHI International, Computer
Equip/Software, $620.40; Sioux Valley Energy, Utility Bill, $1,375.82; SD Public Assurance
Alliance, 2020 Liability Insurance, $196,372.70; Southeastern Electric, Utility Bill, $466.68; Sprint,
PCS Phone Service, $2,241.20; Sprint, PCS Service Fee, $113,008.78; Sprint, PCS Inventory,
$162,814.60; Sprint, PCS Accessories, $463.49; Stanwick, Kylie, Travel, $297.22; Staples, Supp,
$71.88; State of Iowa-Treasurer, Sales Tax, $3,840.00; Stein Sign Display, Repair/Signs,
$11,040.54; Stoltenburg, Audie, Travel, $930.14; Sturdevant Auto, Supp, $62.22; Stutelberg, Craig,
Travel, $188.76; Swanson, Nancy, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $250.00; Swiftel Communications,
Office Phone Bill, $117,796.57; TeamViewer GmbH, Software Subscription, $594.00; Tessier's,
Repairs/Supp, $188.88; UPS Store, Freight, $725.88; Thompson, Mark, Travel, $657.18;
Thompson, Ryan, Travel, $236.00; Top Notch Cleaning, Janitorial Service, $1,845.00; Tower
Distribution, Contract Fee, $330.01; Townsquare Media, Advertising, $3,757.00; Tuenge, Brian,
PCS Refund, $85.19; UPS, Freight, $646.66; Universal Service Adm, USAC Contribution,
$81,015.03; University Estates, Water Charge Reim, $3,445.00; Van Bergen & Markson, Supp,
$63.12; Vandersnick, Nathan, Travel, $33.00; Walsh, Debra, Travel, $371.40; Watertown Utilities,
Utility Bill, $967.58; Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of SD, Benefit Plan Fee, $223.25; Wesco,
Supp, $2,781.00; Xcel Energy/NSP, Utility Bill, $1,243.96; Xerox, Copier Maint, $73.75; Young
Door Service, Labor/Repair, $156.06.
The following are Telephone/Utility Refunds:
Aspon, Lisa, $294.20; Baffour-Asamoah, Krystal & Frank, $61.55; Finicky & Oak, $13.82;
Gohring, Henrietta, $15.17; Grunewaldt, Kevin, $113.07; Haich, Alicia, $70.08; Hein, April,
$45.80; Jenks, Erin, $45.80; Lamoreux, Jeffrey, $167.12; Loberg, Tessa, $185.06; London, Nancy,
$89.68; Lucas, Dennis, $149.72; McKeown, Gary, $13.76; Midwestern Bio Ag, $117.87;
Neuberger, Harold, $7.65; Penick, Eileen, $117.48; Riley, Edna, $20.20; Rindels, Shelby, $65.61;
RNR Development, $96.58; Rounds Construction, $164.47; Sayler Properties, $7.15; Teahouse
Properties, $76.04; Tom, Jacqueline, $174.61; Trinity Electric, $1,560.00; Weinberg, Alberta,
$5.24; Windsor Estates, $57.52; Yata, Franck, $54.68.
PERSONNEL INFORMATION
Department Salaries (November): Electric, $208,662.95; Water, $105,914.29; Wastewater,
$85,674.68; Telephone, $502,661.44;
Retirement, $54,106.21; Social Security, $62,895.56; Insurance, $116,099.38; Deferred Comp,
$15,282.62;
Salary Changes: L. Avila, $15.07*; L. Hutchinson, $13.30*; C. Stutelberg, $4,147.01*; A.
Haberman, $26.49; B. Steffen, $29.41;
New Hires: A. Casey, $10.64*; D. Cramer, $10.64*.
*Plus commission.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion was made by Pitts, seconded by Hansen to adjourn to an executive session for the
purpose of consulting with legal counsel and to 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.
SURPLUS EQUIPMENT TO BE DESTROYED – ELECTRIC AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Motion was made by Carruthers that the following Resolution No. 30-19 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 30 - 19
RESOLUTION ORDERING DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS ELECTRIC
AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
WHEREAS the City of Brookings Municipal Utilities owns property which is no
longer necessary, useful or suitable for municipal purposes; and
WHEREAS said property is as follows:
Phone Cases 310
Phone Chargers 7
Speaker 1
Miscellaneous Wireless Equipment 19
Screen Protectors 238
Residential ONT UPS’s 32
Multiple Dwelling Unit ONT UPS 1
Set Top Boxes 180
Comtrend VDSL Modems 19
Comtrend Wireless Routers 12
Dlink Routers 6
DSL Wireless Routers 59
BEC Switch 1
Coax Bridges 63
Comtrend Switches 21
Network Bridges 2
DSL Filters 3
Arlington Mounting Plate 1
Valve Locators 2
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities
Board that the Board hereby orders that the above referenced property be declared surplus
equipment to be destroyed in accordance with the provisions of SDCL 6-13.
Adopted this 9th day of December, 2019.
ATTEST:
_______________________________ ______________________________
Doug Carruthers, Secretary Tim Harvey, President
The motion was seconded by Bartels. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
SURPLUS EQUIPMENT TO BE TRADED IN –TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
Motion was made by Carruthers that the following Resolution No. 31-19 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 31 - 19
RESOLUTION ORDERING DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS EQUIPMENT
WHEREAS the City of Brookings Municipal Utilities owns property which is no
longer necessary, useful or suitable for municipal purposes; and
WHEREAS said property is as follows:
80 Calix ONT Cards
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities
Board that the Board hereby orders that the above referenced property be declared surplus
equipment to be traded in on replacement property in accordance with the provisions of SDCL 6-13.
Adopted this 9th day of December, 2019.
ATTEST:
_______________________________ ______________________________
Doug Carruthers, Secretary Tim Harvey, President
The motion was seconded by Bartels. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
FINAL PAYMENT ON THE WESTERN SUBSTATION FENCE
Motion was made by Carruthers that the following Resolution No. 32-19 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 32 - 19
RESOLUTION APPROVING WORK AND AUTHORIZING
FINAL PAYMENT ON THE WESTERN SUBSTATION FENCE
BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board that final payment in
the amount of $67,109.50 to American Fence Company be approved for the Western Substation
Fence Project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the work for said project be approved.
Adopted this 9th day of December, 2019.
ATTEST:
_________________________________ _________________________________
Doug Carruthers, Secretary Tim Harvey, President
The motion was seconded by Bartels. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
CONTRACT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES WITH MRES AND CITY OF BROOKINGS
Motion was made by Carruthers that the following Resolution No. 33-19 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 33 - 19
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION CONTRACT
FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES WITH MISSOURI BASIN MUNICIPAL POWER
AGENCY DBA MISSOURI RIVER ENERGY SERVICES AND CITY OF BROOKINGS
BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board (the Board) that:
1. The United States Department of Energy Western Area Power
Administration Contract for Administrative Services with Missouri Basin
Municipal Power Agency dba Missouri River Energy Services and the City
of Brookings, South Dakota be hereby approved.
2. The President of the Board and/or Executive Vice President/General Manager
be hereby authorized to execute the approved contract documents.
Adopted this 9th day of December, 2019.
ATTEST:
____________________________ ______________________________
Doug Carruthers, Secretary Tim Harvey, President
The motion was seconded by Pitts. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
FINAL PAYMENT ON THE SWIFTEL HVAC UPGRADE
Motion was made by Pitts that the following Resolution No. 34-19 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 34 - 19
RESOLUTION APPROVING WORK AND AUTHORIZING
FINAL PAYMENT ON THE CENTRAL OFFICE HVAC SYSTEM
BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board that final payment in
the amount of $14,950.60 to Krier and Blain Inc. be approved for the Central Office HVAC System
project at Swiftel Office.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the work for said project be approved.
Adopted this 9th day of December, 2019.
ATTEST:
_________________________________ _________________________________
Doug Carruthers, Secretary Tim Harvey, President
The motion was seconded by Carruthers. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
FIRST READING OF AMENDMENT TO WATER RULES AND REGULATIONS
The proposed amendment to the Water Rules and Regulations, Section 3-1 was reviewed.
Motion was made by Carruthers, Bartels, seconded by Carruthers to approve the first reading of the
proposed amendment to Section 3-1 of the Water Rules and Regulations. All members present
voted in favor of the motion.
PURCHASE APPROVAL OF NEW DUMP TRUCK THROUGH THE STATE OF SD
Motion was made by Carruthers, seconded by Bartels to approve the purchase of a new
dump truck from I-State Truck Center (2901 W. 60th St N. Sioux Falls, SD 57107) through the State
of South Dakota Office of Procurement Management bid list, IFB 1030, Contract #17111, in the
amount of $108,829.00. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
CANCELLING CERTAIN OUTSTANDING CHECKS
Motion was made by Carruthers that the following Resolution No. 35-19 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 35 - 19
RESOLUTION CANCELLING CERTAIN OUTSTANDING CHECKS
WHEREAS, Brookings Municipal Utilities has issued checks that have been outstanding for
more than one hundred eighty days.
WHEREAS, SDCL 9-23-21 allows for cancellation of checks not timely presented.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the following checks (see listing below) be
cancelled and the proper accounts be credited as follows:
Electric Fund $2,758.84
Telephone Fund $3,525.28
Total $6,284.12
REPORT OF OPEN CHECKS
ELECTRIC FUND 603
THROUGH DATE - 06/30/19
CHECK
NO.
CHECK
DATE AMT. OF CHECK VENDOR NAME
131365 07/09/2018 $49.30 Kathleen Apland
131430 07/09/2018 $24.26 Kevin & Lindsey Hanson
131491 07/09/2018 $2.90 Raymond Mittan
131563 07/09/2018 $72.09 Trevor Thomas
131570 07/09/2018 $16.93 Allison Van Horn
131574 07/09/2018 $208.43 Scott Wagner
131581 07/09/2018 $47.96 Mike Williamson
132403 09/10/2018 $5.55 Samantha Brust
132595 09/10/2018 $248.90 David Wieseler
133057 10/22/2018 $100.00 Mustafa Salem Alluhaibi
133078 10/22/2018 $400.00 Bryon Burroughs
133301 11/13/2018 $4.05 Schawanna Baker
133428 11/13/2018 $176.23 Matthew Korus
133432 11/13/2018 $29.00 Evan Lemire
134274 01/14/2019 $150.00 Barbara Geise
134317 01/14/2019 $28.00 Evan Lemire
134500 01/28/2019 $400.00 Jim A Foarde
135178 03/08/2019 $77.48 David Mulbah
136291 06/10/2019 $160.35 Alan & Traci Dixon
136298 06/10/2019 $118.28 Zachary Frank
136314 06/10/2019 $8.35 Logan Lesnar
136324 06/10/2019 $430.78 Samantha Reyes
REPORT OF OPEN CHECKS
TELEPHONE FUND 611
THROUGH DATE - 06/30/19
CHECK
NO.
CHECK
DATE AMT. OF CHECK VENDOR NAME
131375 07/09/2018 $17.37 Dillon Blaschko
131406 07/09/2018 $255.33 Traci Dixon
131423 07/09/2018 $6.72 Breanne Gober
131432 07/09/2018 $6.58 Ryan Hartman
131438 07/09/2018 $47.66 Sarah Hernandez
131470 07/09/2018 $113.53 Jake Larson
131471 07/09/2018 $42.47 Sylvia Larson
131473 07/09/2018 $43.34 Bailey Lear
131509 07/09/2018 $38.07 Je Wook Park
131517 07/09/2018 $102.11 Sean Pinkert
131520 07/09/2018 $43.08 Sepesitiano Pupungatoa
131521 07/09/2018 $9.04 Alanna Ragle
131527 07/09/2018 $106.78 Jennifer Rohlik
131547 07/09/2018 $45.51 Alyssa Sims
131555 07/09/2018 $14.31 Alexandra Stetter
131572 07/09/2018 $30.90 Morgan Vandervorst
131583 07/09/2018 $8.43 Amos Wipf
131586 07/09/2018 $65.39 Allen Workman
131850 08/13/2018 $54.38 Tyler Babcock
131854 08/13/2018 $46.52 Olivia Bartel
131961 08/13/2018 $2.18 Baylee Groos
132006 08/13/2018 $84.75 Shannon McCray
132126 08/13/2018 $54.38 Danica Weber
132132 08/13/2018 $209.07 Allen Workman
132425 09/10/2018 $151.37 Scott Cowan
132450 09/10/2018 $14.02 Elizabeth Fox
132462 09/10/2018 $53.38 Trent Greschke
132524 09/10/2018 $305.25 PCHS LLC
132565 09/10/2018 $20.60 Andrew Staufer
132576 09/10/2018 $28.11 Alexander Thurber
132594 09/10/2018 $99.58 Micah Wiese
132912 10/09/2018 $2.18 Cheyenne Hron
132984 10/09/2018 $25.43 Marilyn Robbins
133035 10/09/2018 $10.88 Kassandra Vanhecke
133396 11/13/2018 $27.22 Jeff Hansen
133496 11/13/2018 $58.30 Ahmed Salama
133563 11/13/2018 $42.16 Selomon Zere
133846 12/10/2018 $24.68 Brooke Lorenzen
134169 12/21/2018 $104.56 West Coast Steak & Seafood
134266 01/14/2019 $67.53 David Flanery
134316 01/14/2019 $29.06 Orpha Leibel
134416 01/14/2019 $231.11 Derek Wendt
134820 02/11/2019 $91.98 Sylvan Learning
135143 03/08/2019 $32.96 ILS-Wayport Inc
135154 03/08/2019 $6.03 Luann Kroschel
135225 03/08/2019 $2.18 Nicole Stemwedel
135255 03/25/2019 $190.00 Dean Anderson
135319 03/25/2019 $180.00 Jim Foarde
135390 03/25/2019 $3.48 Tara Reihe
135464 04/08/2019 $65.56 Tanner Carl-Berger
135862 05/13/2019 $111.83 Dalal Binhamdan
135973 05/13/2019 $4.21 Moustaf Khalaf
136066 05/13/2019 $73.77 Dmitry Suspitsyn
136319 06/10/2019 $17.67 Masonic Temple
136333 06/10/2019 $2.29 Khropa Vijayaragavan
Adopted this 9th day of December 2019.
ATTEST:
_________________________________ _________________________________
Doug Carruthers, Secretary Tim Harvey, President
The motion was seconded by Pitts. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
DELINQUENT WRITE OFFS
Motion was made by Pitts that the following Resolution No. 36-19 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 36 - 19
RESOLUTION FOR AUTHORIZATION TO WRITE OFF DELINQUENT
ACCOUNTS FOR UTILITIES AND TELEPHONE DEPARTMENTS
BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities Board that pursuant to
SDCL 9-22-4, the accounts attached hereto are hereby determined to be uncollectible and shall be
removed from the records and disclosed on this year's financial report. Evidence of such debt shall
be retained by the Utilities to support subsequent collections of said accounts.
Electric $ 60,304
Telephone – Wireline $ 46,680
Telephone – Wireless $203,426
Wastewater $ 19,778
Water $ 13,918
Refuse $ 5,409
TOTAL $349,515
Adopted this 9th day of December, 2019.
ATTEST:
________________________________ _________________________________
Doug Carruthers, Secretary Tim Harvey, President
The motion was seconded by Carruthers. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
POLICY MANUAL AMENDMENT
Motion was made by Carruthers that the following Resolution No. 37-19 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 37 - 19
RESOLUTION AMENDING POLICY MANUAL
WHEREAS a comprehensive statement of policy governing the organizational and
operational affairs of the Brookings Municipal Utility has been adopted by the Brookings Municipal
Utilities Board (the “Board”), which statement is now on file in the office of the Executive Vice
President/General Manager; and
WHEREAS after due consideration the Board finds that an amendment to the
Personnel Policy, Section 308.03, Leave of Absence Policy; as set forth in said statement should be
made.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Brookings Municipal Utilities
Board that the Policy Manual be amended as shown on the attached.
Adopted this 9th day of December, 2019.
ATTEST:
_______________________________ ______________________________
Doug Carruthers, Secretary Tim Harvey, President
The motion was seconded by Pitts. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
BIDS
AWARDING OF BIDS
SET TOP BOXES – TELEPHONE DEPARTMENT
Bids were received from Power & Telephone, Advanced Media Technology and Innovative
Systems (see attached) for the Set Top Boxes. These bids were awarded per unit price per motion
listed below. A detailed bid tab is available at the BMU Office.
Motion was made by Bartels, seconded by Pitts that the following low bids amounts as
stated above be approved: Set Top Boxes: Power & Telephone Supply: Item 1.1; Item 1.2; Item
1.3; Item 5.1; Advanced Media Technology: Item 4.2; Item 4.3; Item 4.4; Item 4.5; Item 4.6; Item
4.8; Item 4.11; and Innovative Systems: Item 2.1; Item 5.2; Item 5.3; Item 5.4 Item 5.5; and, that,
after reviewing the contracts for the above bids, 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 SUBMIT BIDS
FIBER OPTIC BLOWING MACHINE – TELEPHONE DEPARTMENT
Motion was made by Carruthers, seconded by Pitts that authorization be given to advertise
for bids for Fiber Optic Blowing Machine for the Telephone Department. All members present
voted in favor of the motion.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned.
ATTEST:
______________________________ _____________________________
Doug Carruthers, Secretary Tim Harvey, President