TSD#3 5.12.2026 Minutes

TAYCHEEDAH SANITARY DISTRICT #3 MONTHLY COMMISSION MEETING MAY 12, 2026 5:30 P.M. TAYCHEEDAH TOWN HALL Members present: Commissioners Brian Mand and Mark Haensgen. Excused: President Katherine Diederich. Also present: Recording Secretary Brenda Schneider. Also excused: John Rickert, Maintenance Technician. Call to order. Commissioner Brian Mand called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance. The Commission recited with the Pledge of Allegiance. Approval of the minutes of the 8/20/25 and 4/15/26 monthly meetings. The minutes of the August 20th meeting are have not yet been prepared. Motion by Mark Haensgen, second by Brian Mand, to approve the minutes of the April 15th meeting as distributed. Motion carried (2-0). Approval of the bills. Motion by Brian Mand, second by Mark Haensgen, to approve the bills (order #29-35), for a total of $25,511.01. Motion carried (2-0). Motion by Brian Mand, second by Mark Haensgen, to authorize the following transfer of funds: • Transfer $40,000.00 from the Operations/User Charge Account to the regular checking account , and • Transfer $134.56 from the Operations/Inspections Account to the regular checking account . Motion carried (2-0). Special Business: Annual review of insurance coverage with Shaun Andrew, Rural Mutual Insurance Company . The District has six lift stations, nine grinder pump stations and three flow meters. Rural applies an annual inflation guard of 7%. The Commission will pursue estimates of current costs of replacement to ensure the District is adequately insured. Per the Commission’s request, the deductible was increased from $1,000 to $2,500. This change reduced the annual premium by $1,400. This change also increased the equipment breakdown deductible to $2,500. Sewer System Maintenance: 1. Consideration and possible action regarding general maintenance and operational issues : a. Meter Stations. Nothing to report at this time. b. Lift Stations. The April pump-run time reports for all lift stations were reviewed. c. Grinder stations. Nothing to report at this time. d. Clearwater elimination. Nothing to report at this time. e. Televising. The Commission will discuss repairs to the cracked lateral pipe at a property on Meadow Lane and the leaky joint at the drop-pipe in the Evergreen lift station during a future meeting. f. Other maintenance and operational issues. Nothing to report at this time. Unfinished Business: 1. Discussion and possible authorization to invest in a new CD. Authorization was postponed to the next meeting. Schedule the next meeting . The next meeting w as tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, June 23 rd, at 5:30 pm, at the Taycheedah Town Hall. Comments from the public pertaining to District business. No public comments were presented. May 12, 2026 2 Adjournment. Motion by Mark Haensgen, second by Brian Mand, to adjourn the meeting at 6:09 pm. Motion carried (2-0). Attest. ____________________________________________ Brenda A. Schneider, District Recording Secretary