​​​​​Jericho Underhill Water District Underhill, VT

all minutes are in draft form

 

May 4, 2015

7:00 p.m.

Basement of the United Church of Underhill

 

TRUSTEES PRESENT          OPERATORS PRESENT          GUEST PRESENT

Peter Mitchell                                                                                  

Joe O’Brien                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

                                                                 CLERK                        ASST.  OPERATOR                               

                                                            Jane Maheux                              

                                                              

                               

 

Peter Mitchell called the meeting to order at 7:10 pm to adopt the Agenda, which was approved.

 

1. Review & approval of previous minutes. Minutes from the April meeting were approved.

 

2. Review & approval of financial statements. The financial reports for the April meeting were approved. Peter made a motion for Jane to check the cost of the QuickBooks update if less than $300.00 ok to purcahse. The motion was approved. Jane is working on getting the back taxes we paid to GMP and the Board voted to put it in the Sinking Fund.

 

3. Operations Report.

    A. Operator’s report. 

        i. Water usage. 53503 gal/day 

         ii. Test Results and Testing.

             Bacteria results negative.

             Fluoride results within tolerance.

            

    B. Marc will pick up the Lead-Copper sample bottles.

 

    C.  Work permit has been received for the Rt 15 project.

 

4. Customer concerns/comments

 

1. Aaron Brillhart emailed Peter to see if he could set up an automatic payment with PSN. It was discussed and Jane explained that we are not able to do it at this time since we do not send all our bills to PSN. Peter will contact him.

 

2. Alan Morse contacted Marc to let him know that he would be adding an apartment in his garage. The Board discussed that our bylaws state there will be an $800.00 connection fee for this, Marc will inform Alan.

 

 

 

 

 

   5. Repairs and Maintenance.

   

1. Joe made a motion to accept the $700.00 mowing proposal from AKT; the motion was seconded and approved. Jane will notify.

 

 6. Old business.  

    

1. The Board certified that all CCR flyers have been distributed. Jane will send in the certification papers.

 

2. Discussion about the received RFP responses Peter to find out more about the cost of the Engineering and when it starts, since it is not budgeted for. (To find out how the money flows and to be sure they understand our process and when the money will be available).

 

 7.  New Business.

      

1. Joe made a motion to approve the revisions to the Water Allocation Policy. Seconded and approved by the Board.

 

2. Paul Millette has asked if we could serve him with water. Marc told him to speak with Engineer so he could get an idea of the cost. Marc also recommends that we serve him as a consumer not a customer since he is not in the system boundaries.

 

8. Bills to review & approve for payment. Bills were reviewed and approved.

 

9. Next Meeting Date:  Special Meeting May 11, 2015                                                       

                                        Regular Meeting June 1, 2015

                                       

10. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 8:39 PM.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Jane Maheux clerk/ treasurer

 

 

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Peter Mitchell President