HomeMy Public PortalAbout12-16-1974 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, DECEMBER 16, 1974
1 The Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular
2 session December 16, 1974, at the hour of 7:00 p.m. in the Council
3 Chambers in the Municipal Building in said City serving as a committee
4 in charge of the operation of the Richmond Power & Light Plant.
5 Mr. Merchanthouse presided with the following members present: Messrs.
6 Brown, Cornett, Elstro, Geier, Hilton, Marino, Mills and Williams.
7 Absent: None. The following business was had to-wit:
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9 Mr. Mills moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting, seconded
10 by Mr. Williams and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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12 Mr. Marino moved to approve the following bills, seconded by Mr. Mills
13 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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15 APPROVE THE FOLLOWING:
16 Bills in the amount of $ 379,365.39
17 Interest Coupons 1 ,811 .88
18 1 Payroll 68,745.84
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20 TRANSFERS FROM CASH OPERATING FUND TO:
21 Depreciation Reserve Fund $ 91 ,000.00
22 Cash Reserve Fund 60,000.00
23 Utility Bond Fund 66,837.49
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25 Greg Merchanthouse, Chairman of the Board, thanked everyone for their.
26 help and cooperation during the past year. He said he thought it has
27 been a significant year as far as RP&L is concerned.
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29 Mr. Geier moved at the request of Mr. Huffman to approve giving the
30 employees of Richmond Power & Light a Christmas gift of ten dollars each,
31 seconded by Mr. Brown and on a voice vote the motion was carried. Mr.
32 Elstro voted no.
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34 Mr. Irving Huffman, General Manager, reported the price of coal will
35 probably increase from $13.00 per ton to $21 .00 per ton at the first
36 of the year, according to work received from representatives of Old
37 Ben Coal Company.
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39 Mr. Merchanthouse said the Board and representatives of City government
40 and the light plant will meet with computer personnel concerning possi-
41 ble use of the light plant' s equipment for programming city payrolls ,
42 planning and police record keeping.
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44 . Mr. Huffman on behalf of all employees of RP&L expressed thanks to
45 Council and wished everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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47 There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and passed,
48 the meeting was adjourned.
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50 Greg Merchanthouse
51 Chairman
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53 ATTEST: Margaret Mellen
54 City Clerk
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