HomeMy Public PortalAbout04-17-2006 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, APRIL 17, 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, April 17, 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 meetings'held
March 27 and April 3, 2006 Board member Sharp seconded. The motion carried with a unanimous voice
vote.
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. The motion carried with a voice vote.
Bills Already Paid:
Payroll and Deductions . 288,427.85
Transfers from Cash Operating to:
Miscellaneous Prepaid Invoices 141,841.57
Telecom. Div. Misc. Pre Paid Invoices: 6,438.57
Total Prepaid Invoices: 436,707.99
Total EFT/Direct Deposit of Payroll: (104,024.64)
Total Prepaid Invoices: 332,683.35
Total EFT Transfers: 77,154.60
Total Prepaids plus EFT Transfers: 409,837.95
Total Bills Not Paid: 1,083,427.85
Grand Total: $1,493,265.80
STREET LIGHT COMMITTEE: None
NEW BUSINESS:
Councilor Welch moved to accept the Proof of Publication for Bids for the Control Building at the Highland
Road Substation with each second by Councilor Sharp. The motion carried with a unanimous voice vote.
Bids were received for the Control Building at the Highland Road Substation from SMC Electrical
Products in the amount of$176,520.
Councilor Sharp moved to refer the bid for the Control building to the General Manager for tabulation,
evaluation and recommendation with a second by Councilor Glover. The motion carried with a
unanimous voice vote.
REPORT BY GENERAL MANAGER:
• There were very few problems/outages but not caused by the recent storms. There was no
property damage
• The next special meeting of the Board will be April 24, 7 PM at RP&L.
• Mr. Osburn announced that RP&L was awarded a formal certification for reliability at the annual
APPA Operations Council Meeting. This status is renewable every two years. Dennis Dixon,
RP&L Superintendent of the Line Department,was the Chair of the conference.
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