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Municipal Utilities Board January 22, 2024
City of Brookings
A special meeting of the Municipal Utilities Board was held at 11:45 a.m. on Monday,
January 22nd, 2024, via Microsoft Teams with the following members present: Bartels, Hansen,
Hawley and President Harvey. Absent: Carruthers.
APPROVAL OF BILLS AND CLAIMS
Motion was made by Hawley, seconded by Hansen that the following bills and claims be
approved. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
605 Custom Design LLC, Uniforms, $150.00; Advanced Engineering & Environmental Service,
Engineering Services, $4820.68; Appeara, Supplies, $65.37; Bally Sports North, Contract Fee,
$8319.82; Bendix Inc., Printer/Copier Maintenance, $632.01; Bobcat Of Brookings,
Supplies/Equipment Rental, $517.25; Border States Elec Supply, Supplies, $413.00; Brookings
Dumpster Service, Sanitation Service, $539.72; Brookings Radio, Advertising, $1500.00;
Brookings Register, Advertising/Legals, $345.13; Buhls Dry Cleaners & Linen Supply,
Rug/Supplies, $185.10; Calix Inc., Inventory, $26482.51; Calix Inc., Supplies, $90039.90; Card
Connect, Credit Card Processing Fee, $248.46; Carquest Auto Supply, Work Equip
Maintenance/Supplies, $296.93; CDW Government Inc, Licenses/Support, $3657.48; Central
Bank, Employee Recognition, $2280.00; Century Business Products, Printer/Copier
Maintenance, $86.64; Century Link, Telephone Expense, $83.60; City of Brookings Landfill,
Landfill Fee, $351.90; City Of Sioux City, Storm Drainage Fee, $193.61; City of Vermillion,
Tower Lease Payment, $770.00; Click Rain, Website Development, $2250.00; Connections Inc,
EAP Service, $1025.82; Core & Main, Supplies, $838.50; Courtesy Plumbing Inc., Camera
Inspection, $650.76; Creative Printing Inc., Printed Materials, $278.90; Culligan of Brookings,
Bottled Water, $66.00; Dakota Supply Group, System/Cabling Inv, $69806.42; Dale's A-1
Transmission, Vehicle Maintenance, $5357.45; DeBoer, John, Employee Recognition Banquet,
$1350.00; Dept of Legislative Audit, Registration, $200.00; DGR Engineering Inc, Engineering
Service, $1442.00; DLT Solutions LLC, Software, $1676.90; Einspahr Auto Plaza, Vehicle
Maintenance, $246.93; Elevate Drone Services LLC, Drone Service, $200.00; Ethanol Products
LLC, Chemicals, $2066.64; Express Communications, Inc., Telco Settlement, $9168.15;
Farmers Implement Irrigation, Supplies, $343.58; Ferguson Waterworks #2516, Tapping Saddle,
$2439.08; Ferguson Waterworks #2516, Water Meters, $16500.00; First Bank & Trust - Trust
Dept, Admin Fees-Deferred Comp, $3575.00; First Bank & Trust - Visa, Supplies, $632.36; First
Bank & Trust Visa, Lodging/Car Rental/Registration, $2535.27; Flat Rate, Inc, Crushed
Concrete, $11594.00; Flexible Pipe Tools & Equip, Sewer Camera System, $233086.00; Foerster
Supply Inc, Supplies, $578.00; Franz Reprographics, Plotter Maintenance, $203.81; FRRPA,
FRRPA Lease, $9076.50; G & R Controls, Equipment Repair/Supplies, $239.83; Gacke
Enterprise, Lime Sludge Disposal, $19250.00; Golden West Technologies Inc., Tech Support,
$1234.78; Gray Media Group Inc, Contract Fee, $20976.33; Graybar Electric Company,
Supplies, $1432.84; Graybar Electric Company, System/Cabling Inv, $4645.67; GuidePoint
Security, LLC, Software Licensing, $363.10; H & A Enterprises, Tower Lease Payment,
$922.37; HDR, Inc, Engineering Service, $53568.72; Helsper, McCarty, & Rasmussen, PC,
Legal Service, $3814.56; Innovative Systems, Software/Hardware Maint, $15306.26; Interstate
TRS Fund Admin, Teleco Relay Service, $6987.26; Jackrabbit Tire Company, Work Equipment
Maintenance, $70.20; Johnson Garage Door, LLC, Steel Door, $8201.76; Kibble Equipment,
Supplies, $48.40; Kruse, Dan, Travel, $460.20; Lewis Drug Inc, Festival of Lights, $157.70;
Localogy, Directory Rates/Data, $58.14; Lowe's, Supplies, $1007.91; Lowe's, System/Cabling
Inv, $24.96; Marco Technologies, LLC. NW 7128, Board Room Equipment, $30032.30;
Martin's Inc, Diesel/Oil, $6615.24; Matheson Tri-Gas Inc, Supplies, $269.39; Mediacom LLC,
Broadband Service, $89.95; Midcontinent Comm., Contract Fee, $735.68; Missouri River
Energy Services, Supplemental Power, $1290399.42; Missouri River Energy Services, WAPA
Allocation, $215880.36; MMUA, SafetyTraining, $7643.70; Napa Auto Parts, Supplies,
$126.36; Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., Contract Fee, $9982.33; Niklason Masonary,
Concrete/Supplies, $1230.00; Northwestern Energy, Natural Gas, $5700.34; NRTC, TV
Programs Fee, $87535.82; Office Peeps Inc, Supplies, $1559.55; OneNeck IT Solutions LLC,
Annual Maintenance, $34320.00; OneNeck IT Solutions LLC, Software/Consulting, $1800.00;
Outlaw Graphics, Supplies/Decals, $30.00; Party Depot, Festival Of Lights, $53.38; Perkins
Storage & Transfer Co., Inc., Relocate Equipment, $352.50; Pests B Dead LLC, Pest Control,
$160.00; Pete Lien & Sons Inc, Chemicals, $4651.44; Portable Technology Solutions LLC,
Software, $2508.00; Prussman Contracting Inc, Main Repair, $3743.40; Quadient, Inc., Postage
Meter Rental, $1091.11; RC First Aid, Supplies, $129.50; Resco, Generator, $5515.47; Riverside
Technologies, Inc., Computer Supplies, $3972.00; Runnings, Festival of Lights, $64.46;
Runnings, Supplies, $2883.13; Schaffer Law Office, Prof. LLC, Legal Service, $1923.90;
Schoon's Pump N' Pak, Vehicle Gasoline, $3809.79; SD Dept of Environ & Nat, Certification,
$120.00; SD State Treasurer, Communication Impaired Fee, $1874.45; SD Telecom Association,
Registration, $975.00; SDN Communications, Circuit Lease, $21237.34; SDSU, Perform. Eval.
W/WW, $128064.00; SDSU Financial Aid Office, Scholarship, $1000.00; Seeco, Supplies,
$3776.26; Sioux Falls Utilities, Utility Bill, $37.46; Sioux Valley Energy, Annexed
Compensation, $5903.86; Sioux Valley Energy, Dispatching Service, $2200.00; South Dakota
Newspaper Services. Inc, Employment Advertising, $822.42; South Dakota One Call, Locate
Fee, $214.20; Springbrook, Credit Card Processing Fee, $2391.23; Springbrook Holding
Company LLC, Software Support, $990.00; Stuart C. Irby, Conductor, $31680.00; Stuart C.
Irby, Transformer, $2613.00; Subway, Meeting Supplies, $39.54; Tech Sales Company,
Equipment/Maintenance, $638.00; The UPS Store, Freight, $800.69; Thryv, Advertising,
$432.00; United Parcel Service, Freight, $94.64; United States Postal Service, Postage,
$9000.00; University of South Dakota, Scholarship, $500.00; Verizon, Phone Service, $20.02;
Wholesale Electronics, Supplies, $1165.72; WW Tire Service Inc, Work Equipment
Maintenance, $1021.28; Xcel Energy/NSP, Utility Bill, $9.48; Zesto, Employee Recognition,
$60.00; Bauman, Curt, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $150.00;
POLICY MANUAL AMENDMENT
Motion was made by Hansen that the following Resolution No. 2-24 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 2 - 24
RESOLUTION AMENDING POLICY MANUAL
PERSONNEL – VACATION AND SICK LEAVE POLICIES
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 308.01, Vacation Leave and Section 308.02, Sick Leave, 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 22nd day of January, 2024.
ATTEST:
_______________________________ ______________________________
Seth Hansen, Secretary Tim Harvey, President
The motion was seconded by Hawley. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
BIDS
AUTHORIZATION TO SOLICIT BIDS
EAST LOOK STATIS LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT
Motion was made by Hansen, seconded by Hawley to authorize solicitation of bids for
East Loop Static line Replacement Project. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned.
ATTEST:
_______________________________ ____________________________
Seth Hansen, Secretary Tim Harvey, President