Marshall Municipal Utilities

Board Meeting Minutes

May 31, 2006

The Board of Public Works convened the regular session at 8:30 a.m. at the Marshall Municipal Utilities Business Office. Present were Mike Mills, President; Jim Heinzler, Vice President; Spencer Fricke, Secretary; and Charles Hird, member.

The agenda was approved as presented. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as printed on a motion by Mr. Heinzler, seconded by Mr. Fricke.

Electric Distribution Assistant Superintendent Doug Root reported one block of the rebuild project on the south side of the square is complete.

Administrative Service Director Ken Gieringer reported the work on the Unit #10 controls is complete.

Electric Production Director Kyle Gibbs reported MMU will stop buying power from KCPL at the end of today and will start the contract with MoPEP June 1. Unit #5 is in operation.

Environmental Services Director Ginny Ismay reported a letter has been received from EPA concerning the inspection of the risk management program.

General Manager Paul Jensen reported the sewer capping policy is not working as currently written and needs to be revised. On a motion by Mr. Fricke, seconded by Mr. Hird, the Board approved the revised policy.

General Manager Jensen reported that an Initial Distribution System Evaluation needs to be completed and the Owner Supervised Water Plan needs to be updated. Both of these projects would be helped by the development of a model of our water system. The water modeling would require the services of a consultant. The Board postponed a decision on the hiring of a consultant until a future meeting.

The progress on getting energy audits was discussed.

A discussion was held concerning the effluent irrigation system at the golf courseand the cost to the city.

On a motion by Mr. Hird, seconded by Mr. Heinzler, accounts payable were approved and warrants ordered issued from the following funds:

	WATER OPERATING FUND		$	 75,483.89
	ELECTRIC OPERATING FUND		$	764,562.63
	SEWER REVENUE FUND		$	 52,311.14
	INTERNET OPERATING FUND		$	 15,002.57
	NATURAL GAS OPERATING FUND	$	  4,280.54
	ELECTRIC CONSUMERS DEPOSIT FUND	$	  6,975.00

On a motion by Mr. Hird, seconded by Mr. Heinzler, the Board voted to adjourn the regular meeting at 9:50 a.m. to go into executive session to discuss matters related to security (Mo. Rev. Stat. 610.021, [19], if authorized. Roll call vote:
Mike Mills yes
Jim Heinzler yes
Spencer Fricke yes
Charles Hird yes