HomeMy Public PortalAbout11-01-1976 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, SERVING AS
A COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF THE OPERATION OF THE
RICHMOND POWER & LIGHT PLANT, NOVEMBER 1, 1976
1 The Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, serving as a committee
2 in charge of the Richmond Power & Light Plant, met in regular session
3 November 1, 1976, at the hour of 7:00 p.m. in the Municipal Building of
4 said City. Mr. Ahaus presided with the following members present: Messrs.
5 Austerman, Carter, Cornett, Elstro, Merchanthouse, NEills, Paust and Williams.
6 Absent: None. The following business was had, to-wit:
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8 Mr. Williams moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting, seconded
9 by Mr. Mills and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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11 Mr. Cornett moved approval of the following bills and investments purchased,
12 seconded by Mr. Carter and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried:
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14 APPROVE THE FOLLOWING:
15 Bills in the amount of $ 234,612.67
16 Interest Coupons 5,195.00
17 Payroll 78,171.64
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19 INVESTMENTS PURCHASED:
20 * Cash Reserve Fund $ 60,000.00
21 * Depreciation Reserve Fund 91,000.00
22 ** Utility Bond Fund 68,937.48
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24 * C.D. 's Maturing 10/26/77, yielding 6%
25 ** C.D. 's Maturing 12/30/76, yielding 5%
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27 Mr. Ahaus announced there will be an executive session meeting on Monday,
28 November 8 at 7:00 p.m. at RP&L.
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30 Mr. Elstro replied to Mr. Mills question about petitions for street lights
31 on S.W. 9th to S.W. llth and N.W. 17th & N.W. 18th in the alley that there
32 would be a report on these requests within two (2) weeks.
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34 Mr. Williams requested a light be installed on a pole already located in
35 back of Lewis Liquor Store at No. 12th and "J". Mr. Elstro stated that the
36 Street Light Committee will take a look at it.
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38 Mr. Huffman, General Manager, stated that since most of RP&L employees are
39 experienced technicians, technical training is required for many of the
40 employees. Certain training accomplishments are required for advancement
41 and classification. RP&L has found an area they have been missing in
42 customer contact area, especially in the area of handling customer complaints.
43 The American Public Power Association put on a course recently and used
44 D. J. Vernine & Associates, which four (4) managers attended. Each of these
45 felt very strongly the program should be made available to RP&L employees
46 who have customer contact. The cost for this would be $1200. for a two (2)
47 day program for up to twenty four (24) participants. RP&L will try to
48 schedule this program for March 30 & 31, 1977.
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50 Electric Power Research Institute plans to conduct a workshop on research
51 and development requirements of small electric utilities. Mr. Huffman has
52 been chosen as one of thirty to participate in a seminar in Denver in
53 December. This group is sponsoring the supervision of a lot of research.
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55 There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and passed,
56 the meeting was adjourned.
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58 Rick Ahaus
59 Chairman
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61 ATTEST: JoEllen Trimble
62 City Clerk