Chad Scheidecker

The board reviewed operational data for the utility department, including water meter installations, sewer inspections, and total volumes of treated water and wastewater. Financial adjustments for customer and catastrophic leaks were approved. Additionally, the board received an update on maintenance and capital improvement projects, specifically reviewing a pay request for the Melton Hill Water Treatment Plant sedimentation improvements.

The meeting agenda includes a report from the General Manager detailing water and wastewater statistics, rainfall data, and financial adjustments for customer leaks. Other items include updates on maintenance and capital improvement projects, authorization for a new retainage account for the watermain improvements project, reviews of policy and employee handbook revisions, a rate model presentation by financial consultants, and the adoption of the annual budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

Key discussion topics for the meeting included operational reports for December 2025, such as water and wastewater treated volumes, rainfall totals, and approvals for customer leak adjustments totaling $16,760.32. The agenda also covered an update on maintenance and capital improvement projects, specifically Pay Request #6 of $122,863.50 for Melton Hill WTP Sedimentation Improvements. Other items involved the election of 2026 officers, completion of the 2025 Annual Statement of Utility Commissioner Training, recommendations for General Counsel approval, and approval of an amendment to the Employee Educational & Training Assistance Policy.

The board received updates on district growth, water meter installations, and sewer inspections. They reviewed and approved customer leak adjustments and catastrophic leaks. Progress on capital improvement projects, including Brabston Trucking and Melton Hill WTP Electrical Improvements, was discussed and pay requests were approved. The board also declared certain equipment and vehicles as surplus and authorized their disposal. Additionally, the board discussed the district's unaccounted for water loss and the use of multiple tools and processes for detection, including a designated employee. Questions from guests regarding the water loss program and district projects were addressed.

The board received reports on district growth, maintenance, and capital improvement projects. They discussed and approved leak adjustments for customers. Pay requests were submitted and approved for the Beaver Creek Interceptor Project - Phase 1 (Rebid) and the Beaver Creek Interceptor Improvement Project - Contract 2, as well as for Melton Hill WTP Electrical Improvements. The board also approved the meeting schedule for 2023, with changes to the March, June, and October meetings.