HomeMy Public PortalAbout05-18-1993 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
TUESDAY.MAY 18.1993
1 The Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, serving as a Board in charge of the operations of the
2 Richmond Power& Light Plant met in regular session at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 18, 1993 in the Municipal Building
3 in said City. Chairperson Brookbank presided with the following Councilmembers in attendance: Elstro, Lundy,
4 Donat, McBride,Parker, Allen, Dickman and Hutton. The following business was had to-wit:
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6 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY 3.1993
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8 Councilmember McBride moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as prepared, seconded by
9 Councilmember Allen and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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11 APPROVAL OF BILLS. INVESTMENTS AND TRANSFERS
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13 Upon recommendation of the Finance Committee, Councilmember Allen moved to approve the following bills for
14 payment after reading the totals,seconded by Councilmember Dickman and on unanimous voice vote the motion
15 carried.
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17 Bills Already Paid
18 Payroll and Deductions 215,646.10
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21 Investments Purchased From:
22 Cash Operating Fund 935,068.16
23 Bond Sinking Fund
24 Utility Bond Reserve Fund
25 Depreciation Reserve Fund 608,842.95
26 Insurance Reserve Fund
27 Consumer Deposit Fund
28 Cash Reserve Fund 104,931.84
29 Group Insurance Fund
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31 Total Investments 1,648,842.95
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34 Transfer to City in Lieu of Taxes:
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36 Transfer from Cash Operating Fund to;
37 Payroll Deduction Fund
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40 Transfers from Depreciation Reserve to:
41 Cash Operating Fund
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43 Transfers from Consumer Deposit to:
44 Cash Operating Fund
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46 Transfers from Utility Bond Reserve Fund to:
47 Bond Sinking Fund
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49 Transfers from Cash Operating :
50 Interest and Bond Principal
51 Bond Sinking Fund
52 Cash Reserve Fund
53 Utility Bond Sinking Fund
54 Depreciation Reserve Fund
55 Insurance Reserve Fund
56 Consumer Deposit Fund
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58 Interest and Bond Principal
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60 End of Month Petty Cash
61 Revenue Bonds
62 Interest Coupons Redeemed
63 Bond Coupons
64 Miscellaneous Bills Already Paid 275,320.93
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Total prepaid invoices 2,139,809.98
Total Bills Not Paid 495,643.16
Grand Total 2,635,453.14
RP&L Minutes Cont'd
May 18, 1993
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1 REMARKS BY CHAIRPERSON
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3 Directing her question to City Attorney Thomas Milligan, Chairperson Brookbank asked about committee meeting
4 requirements. Milligan responded that when two thirds of a committee meets, it is bound by the requirement of
5 giving 48 hours notice and posting it 48 hours ahead of time to the public then opening the meeting to the public.
6 Milligan added that matters to be taken up in executive sessions have to be specified in the advanced notice. He
7 said these have to fall within the statutory exceptions to the open door rule and are generally pertaining to such
8 things as disciplinary matters, termination matters or negoitation for purchase of real estate. In other words, he
9 said,negotiations where it is necessary to have some secrecy before the deal is concluded.
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11 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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13 Chairperson Brookbank thanked Milligan for providing the Board with the legal bills for RP & L from August to
14 December 1992, adding that some were not attached for the legal negotiations. Huffman said he would get copies
15 from Reid Sisson, RP&L's legal attorney. He added, however,that he thought the City Attorney had requested all
16 those bills. Chairperson Brookbank said she had looked over the bills and found that $17,000 had been spent on
17 negotiations. Huffman answered that RP & L has labor negotiations once every two years and has an ongoing
18 relationship with its attorney concerning interpretations of different rules that are handed down by the federal
19 government which means all of that amount was not incurred just during negotiations. He added that Sisson is a
20 specialist in the labor field and RP&L does confer with him on matters that come up during the year.
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22 STREET LIGHT COMMITTEE REPORT
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24 No report was presented.
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26 MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
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28 None.
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30 REPORT BY GENERAL MANAGER
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32 General Manager Irving Huffman reported that the two bids received for the cargo van had been studied and it
33 was his recommendation that the bid be awarded to Fred First Ford,accepting its alternate quote of$16,416.00.
34 Huffman explained that the bids received were from Studebaker Buick for$17,211.00 and Fred First Ford for
35 $17,033.60 with the alternate quote for$16,416.00. He said the alternate quote involved furnishing a truck that
36 had a 50-pound less GVW rating than the 600 pounds specified but it was felt that the cost difference warranted
37 the acceptance.
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39 Reading from a three-page prepared statement, Huffman gave a cable TV update, noting that it started on a
40 positive note with the Richmond Power& Light motto:Building Richmond A Better Tomorrow. (See statement in
41 its entirety in the RP&L file).
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43 NEW BUSINESS
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45 Chairperson Brookbank reminded Councilmember Lundy that the Board has still not made a decision on the
46 General Manager's salary starting from October 1, 1992.She said the Board will speak to that issue and that of
47 summer hires at the May 24 meeting in the RP& L service building at 7 p.m. She added that she also had a letter
48 from the Street Tree Commission and asked Huffman if he had received a copy. He said he had and had turned
49 it over to the line department. He said there are certain things that can and cannot be done,adding that RP&L
50 has tried to do the best it can to help that committee but there are certain restrictions.
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52 ADJOURNMENT
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54 There being no further business,on a motion duly made,seconded and passed the meeting was
55 adjourned.
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61 Jane Brookbank,Chairperson
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ATTEST:
Norma Games,City Clerk