HomeMy WebLinkAboutUtilMinutes_2025_08_11Municipal Utilities Board August 11, 2025
City of Brookings
The regular meeting of the Municipal Utilities Board was held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday,
August 11, 2025, at the Utility building with the following members present: Bartels, Hansen,
Harvey, Hawley and President Carruthers and City Council Liaison Avery.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
The agenda was adopted.
MINUTES
Minutes of the regular meeting held July 14, 2025 and the special meeting held July 28,
2025, were read and approved. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
APPROVAL OF BILLS AND CLAIMS
Motion was made by Hansen, seconded by Harvey that the following bills and claims be
approved. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
ADP, Inc, Payroll Processing Fee, $2692.20; Advanced Media Technologies Inc, Supplies,
$175.02; AMP Electric Construction Inc, Labor/Supplies, $436.49; Anixter Inc, Systems/Cabling
Inv, $11825.10; Appeara, Supplies, $69.43; AT & T Mobility, PCS Phone Service, $3561.10;
Aureon Network Services, LNP Fees, $180.00; Banner Associates Inc, Engineering Consulting,
$1623.00; BENNETT, KELDON, Utility Refund, $188.40; Bierschbach Equipment, Supplies,
$117.42; Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens & Prendergast, LLP, Legal Service, $2208.00; Bluefin
Payment Systems, Credit Card Processing Fee, $14487.16; Bobcat Backers, Advertising,
$1200.00; Border States Elec Supply, Supplies, $5146.98; Border States Elec Supply,
Systems/Cabling Inv, $377.23; Border States Elec Supply, Uniforms, $1463.76; Brookings
Dumpster Service, Sanitation Service, $569.26; Brookings Equipment Inc, Supplies, $49.46;
Brookings Municipal Utilities, Office Utility Bill, $55802.14; Brookings Radio, Advertising,
$1500.00; Business Track, Credit Card Processing Fee, $8499.16; Calix Inc., Inventory,
$3583.37; Card Connect, Credit Card Processing Fee, $10277.99; Carquest Auto Supply, Work
Equip Maintenance/Supplies, $785.45; Center for Internet Security, Inc., Annual Maintenance,
$10800.00; City of Brookings, Contract Fee, $6599.06; City of Brookings Landfill, Landfill Fee,
$115.54; Clark Drew Construction Inc, WWTP Dump Station, $11601.90; Click Rain, Website
Maintenance, $175.00; Climate Systems Inc, HVAC Maintenance, $2263.50; Clites Electric
Construction, Inc., Labor/Supplies, $204.08; Core & Main, Supplies, $23717.08; Courtesy
Plumbing Inc., Repair/Supplies, $621.00; Credit Collections Bureau, Delinq. Account Collection,
$885.68; Culligan of Brookings, Bottled Water, $66.00; Dakota Supply Group, Supplies,
$242.00; Dept Of The Treasury, Federal Tax, $5634.49; DHE, LLC, Maintenance Fee, $996.63;
Ditch Witch UnderCon, Supplies/Work Equip Maint, $717.55; Egeberg, Phil, American Flags,
$176.21; Ethanol Products LLC, Chemicals, $2045.16; Express Communications, Inc., Telco
Settlement, $10188.48; Fastenal Company, Supplies, $3450.69; First Bank & Trust, Bank
Processing Fee, $1.00; First Bank & Trust - Visa , Supplies, $1005.97; Flexible Pipe Tools &
Equip, Work Equip Maintenance/Supplies, $1142.45; Foerster Supply Inc, Supplies, $429.00;
Fortra, LLC, License/Support, $5823.02; Franz Reprographics, Inc, Plotter Maintenance,
$154.28; Golden West Technologies Inc., Tech Support, $4041.40; Government Finance Officers
Association, Registration, $720.00; Grainger, Supplies, $442.12; Graybar Electric Company,
Holophane Light Poles, $15912.00; Graybar Electric Company, Supplies, $6381.33; Graybar
Electric Company, Systems/Cabling Inv, $2938.35; Gridor Const., Inc., Water Treatment Plant,
$437040.00; Gridor Const., Inc., WWTP Digester Pump, $157977.00; Halgerson, Russ, Travel,
$154.00; Hawkins Inc, Chemicals, $4578.52; Hawley, Spence, Travel, $206.09; HDR, Inc,
Engineering Service, $41160.35; Hillyard/Sioux Falls, Janitorial Supplies, $1748.73; Homestead
Do It Center, Supplies, $145.32; Innovative Systems, LLC, Software/Hardware Maintenance,
$21900.00; Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative, Telephone Expense, $351.43; Jenne,
Inc, Systems/Cabling Inv, $2589.00; KGP Logistics Inc, Supplies, $83.32; L G Everist Inc,
Quartzite/Gravel, $1276.55; Lowe's, Supplies, $3064.42; Lowe's, Systems/Cabling Inv, $11.86;
Lumen, Telco Settlement, $272.22; Martin's Inc, Diesel/Oil, $7404.98; Matheson Tri-Gas Inc,
Supplies, $297.66; Meyer, Steve, Travel, $518.00; Mid South Telecom, Systems/Cabling Inv,
$589.23; Millborn Seeds Inc, Grass Seed/Fertilizer, $375.00; MVTL Laboratories Inc.,
Wastewater Analysis, $904.26; Napa Auto Parts, Supplies, $682.19; NavePoint, Systems/Cabling
Inv, $62.50; NCTC, TV Programs Fee, $85934.91; Neuman, Hunter, Travel, $20.40; Nordstrom's
Automotive, Inc, Supplies, $26.00; Northwestern Energy, Natural Gas, $71.29; Novak Sanitary
Service, Shredding, $117.09; Office Peeps Inc, Supplies, $77.88; Outlaw Graphics,
Supplies/Decals, $90.00; Pete Lien & Sons Inc, Chemicals, $17412.21; Pinnacle Marketing
Group, Directory Publication, $8620.83; Prunty Construction Co, Inc, Raw/Treated Water
Pipelines, $646869.14; Prussman Contracting Inc, Main Repair/Equipment Rental, $14872.00;
Qdoba Mexican Grill, Event Supplies, $201.75; Quadient, Inc., Postage Meter Rental, $832.00;
RC First Aid, Supplies, $57.50; Resco, Supplies, $5072.96; Riverside Technologies, Inc.,
Docking Station, $289.00; Ron's Auto Repair, Vehicle Maintenance, $347.94; Runnings,
Supplies, $2869.74; Runnings, Uniforms, $24.99; Schomp's Mechanical Services,
Labor/Supplies, $6602.41; Schoon's Pump N' Pak, Vehicle Gasoline, $1885.54; SD Dept of
Health Lab Remit Center, Testing W-WW Samples, $3543.00; SD Dept of Rev, Enhanced 911,
$12320.56; SD Treasurer, Sales/Excise Tax, $197415.09; SDN Communications, Circuit Lease,
$3992.00; SDSU Cashiers Office, Employee Training, $1208.73; Sentry, LLC, Wellfield
Expansion, $564974.30; Silverback Communications, LLC, Inventory, $2224.04; Sioux Falls
Utilities, Utility Bill, $41.95; Sioux Valley Energy, Dispatching Service, $1100.00; Sixth Street
Development, Campanile Water Project, $45295.98; Skinner Striping, Asphalt, $8673.49; South
Dakota One Call, Locate Fee, $667.80; South Dakota Public Assurance Alliance, General
Liability/Property Ins, $529.48; Springbrook, Credit Card Processing Fee, $2456.78;
Springbrook Holding Company LLC, Software Support, $6046.00; Springbrook Holding
Company LLC, TOU/AMI Software Improvements, $1573.00; Stan Houston Equipment Co Inc,
Supplies, $226.32; Sturdevant's Auto Value, Supplies, $37.46; Swiftel Communications, Office
Phone Bill, $177931.40; Thryv, Inc, Advertising, $432.00; Titan Machinery, Inc, Work
Equipment Maintenance, $227.76; T-Mobile, PCS Phone Service, $55.20; United Parcel Service,
Freight, $43.38; United States Postal Service, Postage, $9000.00; Universal Service Adm. Co,
USAC Contribution, $31366.05; US Signal Company, LLC, Hardware/Software/Consulting,
$322.97; USA Bluebook, Supplies, $5065.61; Valcom, Inc, Repairs, $122.31; Wage Works, Inc,
Benefit Plan Fee, $322.50; Walker & Associates Inc, Supplies, $19.37; Xcel Energy/NSP, Utility
Bill, $12.20; Abicho, Natinael, Telephone Refund, $59.07; ANDERSON, HEATHER, Refund
Check, $142.83; BAYROCK, DENNIS & SUSAN, Refund Check, $5.73; Beck, Brady,
Telephone Refund, $20.67; Bennis, Charles, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $200.00; Biddle,
Kelly, Telephone Refund, $19.53; Brandwein, Robert, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $25.00;
Brookings County Democrats, Telephone Refund, $26.12; Carlson, Mary, Telephone Refund,
$18.92; Colson, Jesse, Telephone Refund, $21.00; Cose, Jason, Conserve/Demand Incentive,
$25.00; Defino, Nicholas, Telephone Refund, $81.87; Discovery Benefits Inc, Telephone
Refund, $51.45; Everding, Talia, Telephone Refund, $52.59; Flanery, Abby, Telephone Refund,
$65.36; GOERTZ, AMYAH, Refund Check, $63.80; GREYER, NICOLE, Refund Check,
$101.01; Kelley, Heather, Telephone Refund, $47.46; Koep, Evan, Conserve/Demand Incentive,
$40.00; Lambert, Trevor, Telephone Refund, $58.29; Liebl, Stephanie, Telephone Refund,
$57.18; Lookhe, Ellen, Telephone Refund, $11.15; Marnin, Aaron, Telephone Refund, $57.19;
MASON, DON & TRACY, Refund Check, $251.85; Moore, William, Telephone Refund, $8.63;
Murphy, Charles, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $155.00; Osborn, Bennett, Telephone Refund,
$139.72; Prokop, Nicholas, Telephone Refund, $16.94; Rent In Brookings, Telephone Refund,
$89.09; Schelske, Fern, Telephone Refund, $16.34; Skulstad, Roxanne, Telephone Refund,
$21.82; Strong, Cortni, Telephone Refund, $56.67; Tropical Smoothie Cafe, Telephone Refund,
$210.26; Van Diepen, Joshua, Telephone Refund, $127.38; WALTERS, SUSAN & BRAD,
Refund Check, $44.80; Weismantel, Mark, Conserve/Demand Incentive, $275.00;
PERSONNEL INFORMATION
Department Salaries (July): Electric, $329,990.39; Water, $157,112.09; Wastewater,
$145,262.06; Telephone, $362,149.43; Retirement, $55,951.06; Social Security, $72,121.63;
Insurance, $113,027.82; Deferred Comp, $17,695.56.
Salary Changes: J. Borns, $43.12; J. Bohl, $19.85;P.Chase, $29.79; T. Dahman, $51.00; J. Ekern,
$43.12; C. Grimsley, $18.08; E. Hegdahl, $25.15; J. Horst, $47.20; S. Kindt, $51.00, J.
Kleinmas, $47.20; J. Kriese, $44.81; D. Kruse, $44.81, J. Larson, $47.20, J. Lenander, $24.10; J.
Lounsbery, $44.41; B. Mack, $19.85, B. Nelson, $43.12; J. Owen, $26.47; D. Patrick, $27.92; R.
Petersen, $26.98; S. Reints, $43.12; C. Strand $49.42; L. Swenson, $43.12, J. VanEde, $28.40;
G. Bachman, $19.85; M. Beynon, $43.12; A. Brech, $39.18; D. Denison, $38.18; J. Hanson,
$44.81; E. Henningson, $43.12; J. Jensen, $30.18; T. Koch, $44.81; A. Landsman, $30.66; D.
Loban, $36.62; W. Lower, $35.26; C. May, $43.12; T. McClain, $37.33; K. Miller, $21.99; H.
Neuman, $29.32; M. Page, $36.62; B. Peterson, $35.55; M. Redmond, $19.85; J. Reller, $37.33;
B. Scott, $39.18; C. Stroschein, $21.99; N. Vandersnick, $40.33; M. Volkers, $41.10; D. Weekes,
$39.18; R. Wendland, $39.18; A. Witte, $21.99; J. Axtell, $40.02; Z. Barthel, $24.58; T. Bruna,
$34.58; W. Clark, $40.02; B. Goodfellow, $19.29; K. Falconer, $24.43; M. Hageman, $28.40; M.
Heninger, $51.00; T. Heitpas, $19.29; C. Koerlin, $28.40; J. McKibben, $34.58; T. Mumby,
$28.40; J. Neilsen, $27.11; J. Nutter, $31.36; C. Otis, $25.72; C. Petersen, $25.72; K. Resmen,
$18.08; M. Scott, $22.34; A, Skyberg, $37.39; D. Steege, $51.00; S. Stulken, $31.12; D.
Wakeman, $47.20; M. Stearns, $33.61; A. Anderson, $19.85; N. Axtell, $54.64; J. Brown,
$32.15; D. Brutty, $40.79; M. Collins, $51.00; D. DesLauries, $49.56; L. Dickey, $49.56; A.
Egeberg, $33.84; T. Everding, $24.20; R. Foster, $47.20; A. Haberman, $49.56; S. Hinricher,
$33.84; K.Hougland, $32.27; C. Hubbard, $24.20; C. Kelsey, $19.85; I. Kruse, $49.56; J.
Ladegaard, $32.27; N. Maher, $32.27; A. Martinez, $23.23; S. Mathison, $42.78; C. Mayer,
$23.23; K. Mc Clain, $32.15; M.McKibben, $23.23; R. Meyer, $19.85; J. Millard. $49.56; C.
Nutter, $47.20; J. Bryan Pedersen, $47.20; M. Robinson, $49.51; T. Rymerson, $35.55; C.
Sandmeier, $43.12, B. Steffen, $49.56; T. Swanson, $54.64; V. Voegeli, $49.56; J. Volkers,
$49.56; M. Vrchota, $49.56; P. Wolf, $19.85;
New Employees: K. Jensen, $34.58.
SURPLUS EQUIPMENT FOR TRADE-IN
Motion was made by Harvey that the following Resolution No. 23-25 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 23 - 25
RESOLUTION ORDERING DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS
EQUIPMENT TO BE TRADED IN
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:
Central Office Batteries (North Remote)
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 in accordance with the provisions of SDCL 6-13.
Adopted this 11th day of August, 2025.
ATTEST:
_________________________________ _________________________________
Seth Hansen, Secretary Tim Harvey, President
The motion was seconded by Bartels. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
SURPLUS EQUIPMENT FOR DESTRUCTION
Motion was made by Hansen that the following Resolution No. 24-25 be approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 24 - 25
RESOLUTION ORDERING DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS
EQUIPMENT FOR DESTRUCTION
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:
Air Conditioning Unit (from Wastewater Treatment Plant)
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 11th day of August, 2025.
ATTEST:
__________________________________ ____________________________________
Spence Hawley, Secretary Doug Carruthers, President
The motion was seconded by Harvey. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF SEWER MAINS – CAPITAL STREET
Motion was made by Hansen, seconded by Harvey that the application for extension of
sewer mains and connection into the city sewer system in Capital Street requested by the City of
Brookings be approved. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion was made by Hansen, seconded by Hawley that the Board adjourn to an
executive session to consult with legal counsel and review communications from legal counsel
about proposed or pending litigation or contractual matters, discuss marketing or pricing
strategies. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
The Board reconvened in open session.
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REVIEW
Laura Julius, Assistant General Manager, presented a quarterly financial review of second
quarter of 2025.
REVIEW OF 2026 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
The staff presented the proposed 2026 Capital Improvement Program for all funds. No
action was taken.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion was made by Bartels, seconded by Harvey that the Board adjourn to an executive
session to discuss personnel. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
The Board reconvened in open session.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned.
ATTEST:
____________________________________ ___________________________________
Spence Hawley, Secretary Doug Carruthers, President