HomeMy Public PortalAbout01-03-1984 •
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, JANUARY 3 , 1984
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1 The Common Council of the City o.f Richmond, Indiana, serving as
2 a Board in charge of the operation of the Richmond Power & Light
3 Plant, met in regular session January 3 , 1984, at the hour of
4 7-:00 P.M. in the Municipal Building of said City. Chairman
5 Whitesell presided with the following members present : , Jack
6 Elstro, Marion Williams , Jane Brookbank, Jim 'Hanki'nson, Larry
7 Parker, Richard Bodiker, Joan .Lemoine and Lynn Morris . Absent :
8 None.. The following business was had, to-wit :
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10 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF DECEMBER 19 , 1983-
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12 Councilperson Hankinson moved to approve the minutes of the previ-
13 ous meeting as published, seconded by Councilperson -Williams ,
14 and on unanimous voice. vote the motion was carried.
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16 APPROVAL OF BILLS
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18 Councilperson 'Bodiker moved to approve the bills as presented,
19 seconded by Councilperson. Hankinson, and on unanimous voice vote
20 the motion was carried.
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22 Approve the following :
23 Bills in the amount of $986 ,273 . 31
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25 REMARKS BY CHAIRMAN
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27 Chairman -Whitesell commented on being a new member of the Richmond
28 Power'-& Light Plant Board as well as the new Chairman of the Board.
29 He stated that he and the other new members look forward to this
30 • opportunity and view the Richmond Power & Light as a major asset
31 in the City. He •also stated that . the new members will accept
32 their responsibility as a part of the Board and look forward to
33 serving with the more experienced Board members . Chairman White-
. 34 sell noted the diversity of the Board membership and added they
35 will be an active Board of Directors to assist the General Manager
36 and his staff . . The Board of Directors will be responsible for
3.7 establishing policy for overall operation leaving local operations -
38 and day-to-day activity to. the general management. He commented
39 that the Board will also insure, proper and continued operation.
40 within given policies. as established by the •Board and various •
41 statutes .
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43 Chairman Whitesell announced the following committees to serve
44 for 1984 :
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46- Finance Committee : Richard Bodiker, Chm. , Joan Lemoine and
4.7 . Jim . Hankinson
48 Employee Relations : •Lynn Morris , Chm. , Larry Parker and
- 49 Marion Williams
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51 Street Light.: Jack Elstro, Chm. , Joan Lemoine and Jane
52 Brookbank
53 Executive Committee : Richard Bodiker, Lynn Morris , Jack
54 Elstro, Chairman Whitesell and three (3) members of
55 Richmond Power & Light Management Representatives Group
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57 Chairman Whitesell announced a work session at the . Richmond Power
58 & Light office on Monday, January 9 , 1984, at 7 :00 P.M. for the
59 Board members . The executive meeting will be on Monday, January
60 23 , 1984, at 7 :00 P.M. at the Richmond Power & Light office.
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62 The Chairman reminded all Board members to be certain they are
63 free of any conflict of interest when dealing with the affairs ,
64 financial obligations or contracts of Richmond Power & Light.
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RP&L MINUTES - CONTINUED
January 3 , 1984
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1 REPORT BY GENERAL MANAGER.
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3 General Manager Irving Huffman commented on the success of the
4 Richmond Power & Light and the advantage this is to the Board
5 of Directors . He stressed the importance of the work sessions
6 for the new members of the Board for them to become acquainted
7 with regulations and guidelines for the operation of the utility.
8 He stated that Richmond Power & Light is a stable utility and
9 an asset in attracting new industry to the community, and that
10 he is looking forward to working with the Board members .
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12 Councilperson Bodiker questioned General Manager Huffman on the
13 story in the Palladium-Item regarding the increase in rates .
14 Mr. Huffman assured the Board members that there was no application
15 for a rate increase, rather this increase was due to normal fuel
16 clause energy cost adjustment reconciliation factor done on a
17 quarterly basis as mandated by the Public Service Commission.
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19 ADJOURNMENT
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21 There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded
22 and passed the meeting was adjourned.
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25 Terry Whitesell
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30 ATTEST: Mary Merchanthouse
31 City Clerk
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