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Stillwater, Minnesota, April 14, 2011
Regular Meeting:
The regular meeting of the Board of Water Commissioners was held on Thursday April
14, 2011 at 8:30 A.M.
All Commissioners were present with President O’Brien presiding. Also present was
Tom Corman, and George Vania.
On motion of Commissioner Nyberg, duly seconded by Commissioner Speedling, all
voting “Aye”, the Agenda was accepted as presented.
On motion of Commissioner Speedling, duly seconded by Commissioner Nyberg, all
voting “Aye”, the minutes of the March 24, 2011 regular meeting were read and
approved as written.
On motion of Commissioner Nyberg, duly seconded by Commissioner Speedling, all
voting “Aye”, Resolution No. 1423 was approved for payment
Tom Corman reported to the Board that they will start repairing the streets due to the
watermain breaks next month and there are eleven that need to be fixed. They also are
working on yard clean-up and gate valve inspections for the 2011 street projects.
Manager Benson informed the Board that the Water Department is required to have an
Out of State Travel Policy for the Board members which had been included in their board
packet. After discussion, on motion of Commissioner Nyberg, duly seconded by
Commissioner Speedling, all voting “Aye”, Resolution No. 1424 for Out of State Travel
Policy was approved.
Manager Benson included a copy of the 2010 Audit Report with the Board’s meeting
packets for review. LarsonAllen recommended that the Water Board have an Accounting
Procedures Manual and the Board instructed Manager Benson to talk to the City of
Stillwater Finance Director Sharon Harrison about getting one in place. After further
review of the audit, on motion of Commissioner Nyberg, duly seconded by
Commissioner Speedling, all voting “Aye”, the 2010 audit report was approved.
The following items were discussed, with no action taken:
1.Accounts receivable balance as of March 21, 2011 was $62,561.56 with the actual
amount of $96,737.80. This is $5,200.00 higher than last years.
2.Manager Benson informed the Board that the new meters that are going to be
installed at Charter Oaks Townhomes have a longer lay length than the ones in
place which will require some additional plumbing and Manager Benson will be
getting estimates to change the plumbing to accept the new meters.
There being no further business, on motion of Commissioner Nyberg, duly seconded
by Commissioner Speedling, all voting “Aye”, the meeting was adjourned.
Attest: Secretary