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• Board Minutes 22 November, 2022 MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING HELD AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE ON NOVEMBER 22, 2022   Those present for the meeting were:                           BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS                 Jimmy R. Read more MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING HELD AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE ON NOVEMBER 22, 2022   Those present for the meeting were:                           BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS                 Jimmy R. French, Gen. Mgr.                                       Oscar Coody                                                               Annette Williams, Controller, Absent                         Elizabeth Q. Lindsay Greg Jones, Attorney                                                   Billy McKay Jamie Timberlake, Operations Mgr.                            Don T. O’Neal                                           Keesha Halliburton, Administrative Sec.                    Clyde Moore, Board President, Absent Brendon Gaspard, Pan American Engineers, Absent  Marion Simpson Jr.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         D.W. Williams                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Russell Flowers                                                                                              Lane Lavespere                                                                                                The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Elizabeth Q. Lindsay, Vice President of the Board of Commissioners.   Greg Jones gave the invocation.   Marion Simpson Jr. led the Pledge of Allegiance.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               The Roll was called with eight Commissioners present and Clyde Moore being absent.   The reading of the minutes of the regular Board meeting held on November 08, 2022 was dispensed with and Marion Simpson Jr. made a motion to accept the minutes as printed.  Don O’Neal seconded the motion.  Motion carried.    Jimmy French, General Manager, reported that all taps and leaks are up to date.   Marion Simpson Jr. made a motion to accept the General Manager’s report.  Lane Lavespere seconded the motion.  Motion carried.   Elizabeth Q. Lindsay, Personnel Committee, reported on the Personnel Committee meeting held November 15, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.  No formal notions.   Marion Simpson Jr. made a motion to accept the Personnel Committee report.  Oscar Coody seconded the motion.  Motion carried.   D. W. Williams, Chairman, Finance Committee, reported on the Finance Committee meeting held November 15, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.   Russell Flowers made a motion to approve leak adjustments as presented for accounts 35-1660-00, 26-2550-02, 19-1290-05, 30-0125-00, 23-1520-00, 32-1010-00, 13-2440-06, 61-1310-00, 27-1680-07, 41-1530-00, 62-0270-01, 32-1055-08, 21-0800-11, 34-0690-17, 23-2160-04, and 22-1240-04.  Don O’Neal seconded the motion.   There was a roll call vote as follows:  Oscar Coody; Aye, Bill McKay; Aye, D.W. Williams; Aye, Marion Simpson Jr.; Aye, Russell Flowers; Aye, Don T. O’Neal; Aye, Elizabeth Q. Lindsay; Aye, Lane Lavespere; Aye, Clyde Moore; Absent.  8-Aye, 0-Nay, 1-Absent 8-0   Lane Lavespere made a motion to approve Blue Cross Blue Shield as the District’s Health Insurance carrier. Billy McKay seconded the motion. There was a roll call vote as follows:  Oscar Coody; Aye, Bill McKay; Aye, D.W. Williams; Aye, Marion Simpson Jr.; Aye, Russell Flowers; Aye, Don T. O’Neal; Aye, Elizabeth Q. Lindsay; Aye, Lane Lavespere; Aye, Clyde Moore; Absent.  8-Aye, 0-Nay, 1-Absent 8-0   Billy McKay made a motion to designate Bill Dart as Agent of Record for the District’s Health Insurance, for a period of five years.  Oscar Coody seconded the motion.   There was a roll call vote as follows:  Oscar Coody; Aye, Bill McKay; Aye, D.W. Williams; Aye, Marion Simpson Jr.; Aye, Russell Flowers; Aye, Don T. O’Neal; Aye, Elizabeth Q. Lindsay; Aye, Lane Lavespere; Aye, Clyde Moore; Absent.  8-Aye, 0-Nay, 1-Absent 8-0   D. W. Williams made a motion to approve the 2023 Budget as presented.  Billy McKay seconded the motion.   There was a roll call vote as follows:  Oscar Coody; Aye, Bill McKay; Aye, D.W. Williams; Aye, Marion Simpson Jr.; Aye, Russell Flowers; Aye, Don T. O’Neal; Aye, Elizabeth Q. Lindsay; Aye, Lane Lavespere; Aye, Clyde Moore; Absent.  8-Aye, 0-Nay, 1-Absent 8-0   Billy McKay made a motion to approve changing the order of 4 F150 trucks to 2 F250 trucks with an increase of $10,000.00 per truck.  Oscar Coody seconded the motion.   There was a roll call vote as follows:  Oscar Coody; Aye, Bill McKay; Aye, D.W. Williams; Aye, Marion Simpson Jr.; Aye, Russell Flowers; Aye, Don T. O’Neal; Aye, Elizabeth Q. Lindsay; Aye, Lane Lavespere; Aye, Clyde Moore; Absent.  8-Aye, 0-Nay, 1-Absent 8-0   Jimmy French, General Manager, reviewed the Budget Comparison and Schedule of Restricted Funds.   Marion Simpson Jr. made a motion to approve the Finance Committee report.  Russell Flowers seconded the motion.  Motion carried.   Elizabeth Q. Lindsay, Chairwoman, Goals Committee, reported on the Goals Committee meeting held November 10, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.  Third Quarter goals were reviewed with no formal motions.    Billy McKay made a motion to approve the Goals Committee report.  Lane Lavespere seconded the motion.  Motion carried.   There being no other business Marion Simpson Jr. made the motion to adjourn.  Oscar Coody seconded the motion.  Motion carried.  Meeting adjourned at 10:57 a.m.

• Board Minutes 08 November, 2022 MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING HELD AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE ON NOVEMBER 08, 2022   Those present for the meeting were:                           BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS                 Jimmy R. Read more MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING HELD AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE ON NOVEMBER 08, 2022   Those present for the meeting were:                           BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS                 Jimmy R. French, Gen. Mgr.                                       Oscar Coody, Absent                                                                Annette Williams, Controller                                      Elizabeth Q. Lindsay Greg Jones, Attorney                                                   Billy McKay Jamie Timberlake, Operations Mgr.                            Don T. O’Neal                                           Keesha Halliburton, Administrative Sec.                    Clyde Moore, Board President, Absent Brendon Gaspard, Pan American Engineers               Marion Simpson Jr.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         D.W. Williams                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Russell Flowers                                                                                              Lane Lavespere                                                                                                The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Elizabeth Q. Lindsay, Vice President of the Board of Commissioners.   Russell Flowers gave the invocation.   Marion Simpson Jr. led the Pledge of Allegiance.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               The Roll was called with seven Commissioners present and Clyde Moore and Oscar Coody being absent.   The reading of the minutes of the regular Board meeting held on October 25, 2022 was dispensed with and Don O’Neal made a motion to accept the minutes as printed.  D. W. Williams seconded the motion.  Motion carried.    Jimmy French, General Manager, reported that all taps and leaks are up to date. He also reviewed the Water Audit Report and the Consumption and Revenue Report.   Billy McKay made a motion to approve the quotes from Trek, Inc. in the amount of $11,488.00 for labor and materials and PAX Water Technologies in the amount of $47,780.00 for tank mixers at the Kingsville and Alpine elevated tanks.  Russell Flowers seconded the motion.   There was a roll call vote as follows:  Oscar Coody; Absent, Billy McKay; Aye, D.W. Williams; Aye, Marion Simpson Jr.; Aye, Russell Flowers; Aye, Don O’Neal; Aye, Elizabeth Q. Lindsay; Aye, Lane Lavespere; Aye, Clyde Moore; Absent.  7-Aye, 0-Nay, 2-Absent   Billy McKay made a motion to accept the General Manager’s report.  Russell Flowers seconded the motion.  Motion carried.   Elizabeth Q. Lindsay, Personnel Committee, stated the next Personnel Committee meeting will be held November 15, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.    D. W. Williams, Chairman, Finance Committee, stated the next Finance Committee meeting will be held November 15, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.   Elizabeth Q. Lindsay, Chairwoman, Goals Committee, stated the next Goals Committee meeting will be held November 10, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.   Brendon Gaspard, Pan American Engineers, reported on ongoing projects.   Marion Simpson Jr. made a motion to accept the Engineer’s report.  D.W. Williams seconded the motion.  Motion carried.   There being no other business Marion Simpson Jr. made the motion to adjourn.  Russell Flowers seconded the motion.  Motion carried.  Meeting adjourned at 10:50 a.m.