Utility Commission Meeting Thursday, January 23, 2025 06:00 PM Columbus City Hall – 105 N. Dickason Boulevard

Call to Order

Roll Call

Notice of Open Meeting

Approval of Agenda

Public Comment

Closed Session

• 1.Convene to closed session under section 19.85(1) (c) Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any      public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or      exercises responsibility to discuss the compensation of the Business      Manager and banked vacation benefits for two employees.

Reconvene to Open Session

Consent Agenda

• 2.Approval of Meeting Minutes: November 7, 2024

• 3.Approval of Meeting Minutes: November 21, 2024

• 4.Electrical Outage: November 16, 2024 - 210 Dix Street.

  Electrical Outage: December 18, 2024 - Water Street Substation #1

  Water Outage: December 28, 2024 - South Water Street

  Water Outage: December 30, 2024 - Maple Ave

  Water Outage: January 7, 2025 - Faith Drive & Faith Lutheran Church Lot Entrance

• 5. December 2024 - Approve Utility Departments Cash Disbursements Report and Accounts Payable Report - Discussion/Approval

  January 2025 - Approve Utility Departments Cash Disbursements Report and Accounts Payable Report - Discussion/Approval

Unfinished Business

• 6.Hourly Wage Corrections to 2025 Budget for Electrical Utility Staff

New Business

• 7.Resolution # 1-2025 Emergency Declaration for Water Plant #1 Repairs 

• 8.Task Order 2024-CU03R Wastewater Treatment Facility BioSolids Upgrade Design Services - 2026 Project 

• 9.Task Order – Ruekert-Mielke 2025 WQT Services

• 10.Columbus Wastewater Utilities 2025 Rate Case Study

• 11.Approval of Rhyme Printer Leasing Contract for Wastewater and Utilities Offices

• 12.Approval of Rhyme Managed IT Contract for Columbus Utilities

• 13.Consider and take possible action on the compensation of      the Business Manager.

• 14.Consider and take possible action on banked vacation benefits for two employees.

Reports

• 15.Directors Report

• 16.MEUW - December 2024 Live Lines

• 17.MEUW - January 2025 Live Lines

• 18.Commendation of Mutual Aide Letter and Memo from American Public Power Association

Reports

• 19.Emergency Funding - Water Plant #1

• 20.Funding Approval - Meister Park Forced Main Repair 

• 21.Permission of Additional Bonding - Payment of Emergency Repairs to Water Plant #1

Adjourn

Special Joint Columbus Utility Commission & Columbus Common Council Meeting: February 4, 2025 7:45PM Council Chambers - City Hall; Following Common Council & COW Meetings.

Emergency Columbus Utilities Commission Meeting Following Joint Common Council& CUC Meeting: February 4, 2025 Council Chambers - City Hall

Next Columbus Utility Commission Meeting: February 20, 2025 6:00PM Council Chambers - City Hall 

*A quorum of city committees and/or commissions may be present at this meeting. No action will be taken or considered by those committees and/or commissions.