HomeMy Public PortalAbout12-16-2002 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 16,2002
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 16,2002 in the Council Chambers
in the Municipal Building in said City.Chairperson Larry Parker presided with the following Councilmembers in
attendance:Howard"Jack"Elstro,Etta J.Lundy,Karl Sharp,Bing Welch,Bruce Wissel,Paul Combs,Phil Dickman
and Sarah"Sally"Hutton. The following business was conducted:
ROLL CALL
Nine present.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the meetings of November 20,December 2,and December 10,2002 were approved on a motion by
Councilmember Hutton,second by Councilmember Sharp and the motion was carried on a voice vote.
APPROVAL OF BILLS,INVESTMENTS AND TRANSFERS
Upon recommendation of the Finance Committee,Councilmember Hutton moved to approve the following bills for
payment,seconded by Councilmember Dickman and the motion was carried on a voice vote.
Bills Already Paid:
Payroll and Deductions (October 25,2002) $ 273,115.13
Investments Purchased From:
Cash Operating Fund
Bond Sinking Fund
Utility Bond Reserve Fund
Depreciation Reserve Fund
Insurance Reserve Fund
Consumer Deposit Fund
Cash Reserve Fund
Group Insurance Fund
Total $ 273,115.13
Telecommunications Division Investments Purchased From:
Cash Operating Fund
Transfer from Cash Operating Fund to:
Cash Reserve Fund for Payment
To City in lieu of taxes
Transfer from Cash Operating Fund to:
Depreciation Reserve Fund
For Property&Plant
Transfers from Depreciation Reserve to:
Cash Operating Fund
Transfers from Consumer Deposit to:
Cash Operating Fund
Transfers from Utility Bond Reserve Fund to:
Bond Sinking Fund
Transfers from Cash Operating to:
Interest and Bond Principal
Bond Sinking Fund
Cash Reserve Fund
Utility Bond Sinking Fund
Depreciation Reserve Fund
Insurance Reserve Fund
Consumer Dep •
osit Fund
Interest and Bond Principal
End of Month Petty Cash
Revenue Bonds
Interest Coupons Redeemed
Interest Coupons Redeemed
Bond Coupons
Miscellaneous Prepaid Invoices $ 103,326.12
Telecom.Div.Misc.Pre Paid Invoices: 28,913.21
Total Prepaid Invoices: 405,354.46
Total EFT/Direct Deposit of Payroll: (93,226.79)
Total Prepaid Invoices: 312,127.67
Total EFT Transfers: 76,614.94
Total Prepaids plus EFT Transfers: 388,742.61
Total Bills Not Paid: 697,423.19
Grand Total of Bills to be approved: $ 1,086,165.80
RP&L Minutes Cont'd
December 16,2002
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REMARKS BY CHAIRPERSON
Chairperson Parker had no remarks.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
There was none.
STREET LIGHT COMMITTEE REPORT
Councilmember Elstro had no report.
REPORT BY GENERAL MANAGER
General Manager David Osburn requested approval of the Board to solicit bids on a 2003 mid-size extended cab pick
up truck to replace a 1991 Chevrolet Lumina with 106,000 miles.Councilmember Wissel moved to approve the request
made by Osbum,second by Councilmember Sharp and the motion was carried on a voice vote.
Councilmember Dickman reported that the RP&L Board's personnel committee met and is recommended approval of
a pay increase of$2,500 to the General Manager's salary retroactive to October 1,2002.He moved for approval,
second by Councilmember Elstro and the motion was carried on a voice vote.
Osburn thanked the Board for its vote of confidence and said he is looking forward to planning for the future to
continue serving in his capacity as General Manager of RP&L.
Osburn talked about the customer satisfaction survey that he had distributed at the last meeting and invited questions.
Councilmember Dickman asked about the amount of people interested in whole house protection and Osburn said this
might be revisited in the future.He said he would put it on the list of things to be looked at.
Councilmember Welch commented on the number of people who responded who could not or did not differentiate
between RP&L being a municipal utility versus and industrial utility.He added that they seemed to have the same
problem with deregulation.He asked Osburn if he had any plans to initiate any educational enclosures in the monthly
bills pertaining to those subjects.Osburn responded that the utility would be doing some bill stuffers shortly,dealing
with the comparison of rates and to increase the level of communication.
Osburn reminded Board members again of the APPA Legislative Rally in Washington,D.C.February 10—12 and
asked them to contact him if they are interested in attending.
A brief update was given by Osburn on reporting outages of street lights.He explained that when street lights are out
RP&L looks for certain things such as the number of the pole or the address of a house as close as possible to the pole.
He pointed out that they have close to 9,000 lights in the City counting outdoor lights and it is important to be specific
when reporting a light out.Councilmember Sharp asked about putting on a second shift to take care of that problem and
Osburn said that has been put off,citing cost as the most important factor.
Councilmember Combs asked about how much RP&L spends on advertising and Osburn estimated about$30,000 is
spent in that area,adding that the bulk of the advertising is centered around customer education and is legitimate
customer service/education advertising.
Chairperson Parker said that on behalf of the Board he would like Osburn to pass on to the RP&L employees that it is
satisfied with the job they have done throughout the year and to wish them a happy holiday.
NEW BUSINESS
There was none.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business,on a motion duly made,seconded and passed,the meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
Larry Parker,Chairperson
ATTEST:
Norma Schroeder,Clerk