January 2013 minutes
all minutes are in draft form
January 7, 2013
7:00 p.m.
Basement of the United Church of Underhill
TRUSTEES PRESENT OPERATORS PRESENT GUEST PRESENT
Peter Mitchell Marc Maheux Mike Willard
Joe O’Brien
CLERK ASST. OPERATOR
Jane Maheux
Peter Mitchell called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
1. Review & approval of previous minutes. Minutes from the December meeting were approved.
2. Review & approval of financial statements. The financial reports for the December meeting were approved.
3. Operations Report.
A. Operator’s report.
i. Water usage. 55835 gal/day
ii. Test Results and Testing.
Bacteria results negative.
Fluoride results within tolerance.
B. Marc signed up for a four course class for development for code for the website. The cost of the course is $250.00 which the Board approved.
C. Power was out for approx. 18 hours on Dec 21st we ran off generator power during that time on Poker Hill.
D. UPS battery in the Control Building stopped working Marc replaced it with a new one he ordered.
E. The website crashed and Marc has worked with Dream Host to repair it. He has had to go back and redo years back to 2000.
F. The new chlorine pump and Act Pack have been ordered.
G. No Dog signs are in Marc will put them up on a warmer day.
4. Customer concerns/comments.
A. It was brought to Jane’s attention that the Bergeron house on Farmhouse Rd had been abandoned. Jane will try to contact her so we can get approval to shut the water off. The Board approved shut off with a note on the door.
5. Repairs and Maintenance.
6. Old business.
A. Marc worked a calculation that shows we are losing approx. 2 million gallons a year we are not billing for.
B. State does not have a Core Curriculum for fluoridation since so many systems are different, they will be holding a training soon.
7. New Business.
A. Mike Willard has been approved for a 3 month trial as Asst. Operator.
B. Joe made a motion and approved it to make a donation of $305.00 to the United Church for use of the meeting room. Peter recused himself.
C. Peter is going to invite Bob Genter to our next meeting to discuss fluoride with the Board.
D. We will put a noticed on the bill that we are looking for a new Trustee.
8. Bills to review & approve for payment. Bills were reviewed and approved.
9. Next Meeting Date: Next regular meeting February 4, 2013 at 7:00 PM
10. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane Maheux clerk/ treasurer
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Peter Mitchell President
2013-02-23 13:03:51