Marshall Municipal Utilities

Board Meeting Minutes

March 27, 2007

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

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

The following bids were received March 20th for a new utility bed to be mounted on the new cab and chassis for Underground Facilities.

					Make and
				Bid	   Model

Knapheide Truck Equipment	$5,995	Knapheide  7108D54FJ401
    Jefferson City, MO			
Marshall Welding, Inc.		$7,075	Omaha Standard  108D54UHT
    Marshall, MO	

On a motion by Mills, seconded by Mr. Fricke, the Board accepted the bid from Knapheide Truck Equipment for $5,995.

Discussion was held concerning the property damage claim made by Rick and Kim Whitlock and their request for compensation made at the last Board meeting. Further discussion of this matter was postponed until the full Board could be present.

Electric Distribution Director Jeff Bergstrom reported KCPL has finished installing the new relay at their Norton Substation. The MMU line between the Southeast and West Substations is the only section left to complete.

Electric Production Director Jim Johnson reported Unit #5 will go off line March 30 for maintenance. Repairs are continuing on Unit #4’s stokers and grates replacement.

Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator John Heilman reported the effluent irrigation system for the golf course was started March 22. Some problems were encountered and the system has been shut down for repairs.

Administrative Services Director Ken Gieringer compared Marshall’s electric rates to seven other cities in MoPEP. Marshall’s rates are lower than the average rates for these seven cities. A discussion was held on how MoPEP handles the demand charges.

General Manager Kyle Gibbs reported FERC is imposing 83 mandatory standards on the nation’s transmission system. MMU will be affected in a small way by these standards.

The Board had no objections to General Manager Gibbs signing an agreement with Utility Management Solutions for consultant services. Having these types of agreements in place allows us to utilize consulting engineering services in a timely manner, if needed.

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

	WATER OPERATING FUND		$	 77,543.80
	ELECTRIC OPERATING FUND		$	385,343.03
	SEWER REVENUE FUND		$	 87,732.26
	INTERNET OPERATING FUND		$	  7,609.78
	NATURAL GAS OPERATING FUND	$	  6,001.37
	ELECTRIC CONSUMERS DEPOSIT FUND	$	  6,925.00

On a motion by Mr. Fricke, seconded by Mr. Mills, the Board adjourned the regular meeting at 9:08 a.m. to go into an executive session to discuss matters related to personnel (Mo. Rev. Stat. 610.021 [3]). Roll call: Jim Heinzler yes Spencer Fricke yes Mike Mills yes