JSD-11.14.2024 meeting minutes

JOHNSBURG SANITARY DISTRICT MONTHLY COMMISSION MEETING NOVEMBER 14, 2024 5:00 P.M. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH OFFICE, JOHNSBURG Members present : President Franz Schmitz, Commissioners Ken Schneider and Jason Meyer . Also present: Recording Secretary Brenda Schneider. 1. Call to order. President Schmitz called the meeting to order at 5:02 p.m. 2. Approval of the minutes of the 10/3/2024 meeting. Motion by Ken Schneider, second by Jason Meyer, to approve the minutes of the October 3rd monthly meeting as distributed. Motion carried (3-0). 3. Discussion and possible action regarding operational issues: a. Meter station. Nothing to report at this time. b. Lift Stations. The October pump runtime reports were reviewed. On September 16, the County Q station ceased recording flow information. Joel Schneider contacted Missions. The SIM card was bad. The replacement SIM card was received and installed on October 24th. The reports now include information from this station. c. Grinder pump stations. Nothing to report at this time. d. Clearwater Inspections. Nothing to report at this time. e. Other operational issues. Nothing to report at this time. 4. Consideration and possible action regarding an upgrade to the Missions alarm system . Missions informed the District their legacy units are failing. They plan to retro -fit an upgrade. The cost of said upgrade is $2050.00 for each station. Brenda contacted Sabel Mechanical who in turn contacted Missions. Per an email from Sabel, the only time the upgrade is needed is if the motherboard in our stations goes bad or Missions loses their main server. Missions will have the new system boards readily available if something happens to an existing unit. After careful consideration of the situation , motion by Ken Schneider, second by Jason Mayer, to not take any action at this time. Motion carried (3-0). 5. Approval of District bills. Motion by Ken Schneider, second by Jason Meyer, to approve the bills (order #70-77), for a total of $5,900.99, and to authorize the following: • Transfer $6,600.00 from the Operations/User Charge Account to the regular checking account, • Transfer $8,279.81 from the Operations/User Charge Account to the Debt Service Account, and • Transfer $1,464.45 from the Operations/User Charge Account to the Reserve for Replacement Account. Motion carried (3-0). 6. Review and possible action regarding a maturing investment. After review of the updated debt payment and cash flow report, motion by Ken Schneider, second by Jason Meyer, to reinvest the $110,000 principal in a 26 month CD with Bristol Morgan at an interest rate of 4.07% and to deposit the accrued interest in the Debt Service Account. Motion carried (3-0). 7. Consideration and possible action to levy a property tax for 2024, payable 2025. Motion by Ken Schneider, second by Jason Meyer, to not levy a property tax for 2024. Motion carried (3-0). 8. Schedule the next meeting . The next monthly meeting of the Commission is tentatively scheduled for Thursday December 5th, at 5:00 p.m. November 14, 2024 Page 2 9. Adjournment. President Schmitz declared the meeting adjourned at 5:19 p.m. Attest. ____________________________________________ Brenda A. Schneider, District Recording Secretary