HomeMy Public PortalAbout12-18-2006 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, SERVING AS A BOARD
IN CHARGE OF THE OPERATION OF THE RICHMOND POWER& LIGHT PLANT
MONDAY DECEMBER 18, 2006
The Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, serving as a Board in charge of the operations of the
Richmond Power & Light Plant met in regular session at 7 p.m. Monday, December 18, 2006 in the Council
Chambers in the Municipal Building in said City. Chairperson Parker presided.
ROLL CALL:
Present were: Howard "Jack" Elstro, Etta Lundy, Bruce Wissel, Karl Sharp, Bing Welch, Larry Parker, Al Glover,
Diana Pappin and Gil Klose.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Board member Welch moved to approve the minutes of the meeting held December 4, 2006. Board member Sharp
seconded. Upon a vote viva voce, the motion passed.
APPROVAL OF BILLS, INVESTMENTS AND TRANSFERS:
Upon recommendation of the Finance Committee, Board member Pappin moved to approve the following bills for
payment with a second by Board member Klose. Upon a vote viva voce, the motion passed. .
Bills Already Paid:
Payroll and Deductions 309,682.67
Transfers from Cash Operating to:
Miscellaneous Prepaid Invoices 125,232.56
Telecom. Div. Misc. Pre Paid Invoices: 10,297.62
Total Prepaid Invoices: 445,212.85
Total EFT/Direct Deposit of Payroll: (114,587.72)
Total Prepaid Invoices: 330,625.13
Total EFT Transfers: 84,295.12
Total Prepaids plus EFT Transfers: 414,920.25
Total Bills Not Paid: 1,052,350.57
Grand Total: $1,467,270.82
STREET LIGHT COMMITTEE:
A request for one light on North 34th Street. Mr. Elstro informed the resident that RP&L's schedule will not allow
installation, if approved, for several months.
NEW BUSINESS:
RESOLUTION NO. 7-2006—A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 3-2006 FIXING THE NUMBER AND
COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES
This Resolution would authorize to implement any two step-six month interval classification increase required to be
provided to an employee pursuant to the employee's classification. The position of Interim General Manager was
added to the number of salaried employees.
Board member Wissel moved to adopt Resolution No. 7-2006 with a second by Board member Welch. Upon a vote
viva voce, the motion passed.
REPORT BY GENERAL MANAGER:
• All major current issues have been reviewed with Mr. Saum, Interim General Manager.
• Mr. Osburn met with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. A settlement has
been reached with regard to the appeal filed on issues involved with the Title 5 permit issued in
2004 for the Whitewater Valley Station.
• The 2007-2010 coal contract with the mine has been signed and the terms of the agreement with
the railroad have been established. This contract will be operational no later than April 15,2007.
• Due to recent mild weather, production is down and Unit 1 is off-line.
• SO2 allowances will not need to be purchased this year.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business,the meeting was adjourned.
S/S Larry Parker
Larry Parker, Chairperson
S/S Karen Chasteen
ATTEST: Karen Chasteen, Clerk