President Thomas Bills called the Regular Board Meeting of the Woodrow-Osceola Water Supply Corporation to order at 6:30 P.M., May 14, 2013. All Directors were present with the exception of Linda Hasselstrom. Also, Malcolm Tucker and 2 guest were present.
Item 8: Public Comment
Brent Sprinkles with Hillsboro Carpet was moved next on the agenda. Mr. Sprinkles stated to the Board, he was hired to strip and wax the office floors and in good faith replaced four tiles behind the counter. He said, the floors were sparkling and he wanted to be paid. Mr. Sprinkles was questioned about dirt and hair under the waxed floors and he stated it was the Corporation’s housekeeping, not his work. Johnnie Bankston stated the receipt showed strip x 2 and wax x 3 and asked for an explanation and how much time was spent on the job. The Board was told the floors were stripped twice and waxed three times and it was done in one day. She stated for for $920.00, we were not satisfied with the job done. President Bills told Mr. Sprinkles the Board would discuss the matter and inform him the next day.
Item 2: Approve Minutes
Johnnie Bankston read the minutes from the April 09, 2013 Regular Board Meeting. Ray Mershawn made a motion to accept the minutes as read, with two corrections. Jane Morgan seconded. Vote was unanimous.
Item 3: Directors Source and Application of Funds
Malcolm Tucker presented the Source and Application of Funds. Charles Jones made a motion to accept the Source and Application of Funds as presented. Ray Mershawn seconded. Vote was unanimous.
Item 4: Well #7
Malcolm stated the well was basically complete and the finalization is taking place-3 bacterial samples will be taken, Ben Shanklin did his walk through and the well is scheduled to go on line June 1, 2013.
Item 5: Employee Pay Raises
President Bills asked, if the Board needed any discussion on the pay raises and with no discussion at that time, the Item was moved to Executive Session.
Item 6: Replace ž Ton Truck
The bids to replace the ž Ton Ford truck were discussed. Johnnie Bankston made a motion to accept the bid from Philpott(Buy Board) for a 2014 F250 Diesel 4×4 for $32,390.00. Tim Rochelle seconded. Vote was unanimous. Also, Malcolm was asked to inquire about pricing on replacing the F150 Truck. The item will be placed on the June agenda. As a notation, the truck was being replaced, due to Eric Haffner having an accident and totaling the truck. The Corporation will receive $17,600.00 from our auto insurance.
Item 7: Membership Changes
Jane Morgan made a motion to accept 1- New Membership, No Transfers, No Sellbacks and No Revokes. Charles Jones seconded. Vote was unanimous.
Item 9: Directors and Manager Comments
John Milburn made a comment, he would like to see the water loss turned into water sales. He also wanted to compliment the field for repairing the leak in his yard, saying you could barely see a disturbance. Ray Mershawn asked if pressure differentials could be used to help find leaks. Malcolm stated, when Well #7 is on line it will help equalize the pressure on the northside of the system, because with the elevate tower, the system is pressurized and it can be difficult to find leaks. Thomas Bills said he attended a free workshop put on by the Heart of Texas concerning water conservation, with about 70 in attendance.
Item 10: Executive Session
The Board adjourned to Executive Session at 7:55p.m. Upon reconvening at 8:20p.m. Charles Jones made a motion to give a $1.00 hourly increase to Teena Worbington, Rodney Votaw, Eric Haffner and Patrick Saylor. Also, an increase to $20.00 per hour for Malcolm Tucker. Ray Mershawn seconded. Vote was unanimous. The Board asked, Malcolm to express their appreciation to the employees for all their good work. Also, the Board said, we were responsible for the $920.00 to Hillsboro Carpet, but we need to use another cleaning service the next time.
Item 11: Adjourn
John Milburn made a motion to adjourn at 8:30p.m. Jane Morgan seconded. Vote was unanimous.
Respectively Submitted,
Johnnie Bankston
Secretary/Treasurer
Woodrow-Osceola Water Supply Corporation
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