A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Butte-Meade Sanitary Water District was held at the District Office on November 8, 2023, at 8:00 a.m., led by the Pledge of Allegiance.  The meeting was called to order by the President of the Board, Bob Lewis at 8:00 a.m.

Unless otherwise noted, all Board action was by unanimous decision.

Members Present: Bob Lewis, Gary Velder, Penny Oedekoven, Judy Heisler, Richard Harmon, Mike Wolff, and Dallas Conner.  

Motion by Bob Lewis, second by Penny Oedekoven to adopt the agenda.  Motion carried.

The Minutes of the regular October 11, 2023, meeting were presented and approved on a motion by Judy Heisler, second by Gary Velder.  Motion carried. 

The Treasurer’s Report and bills were approved on a motion by Richard Harmon, second Gary Velder.  Motion carried.

Old Business:

• Office Repairs – The repairs to the crawl space have been completed.  There are some cracks in the wall that need to be fixed and those will be done soon.
• Well Update –The FNSI report was published, and things are moving forward with closing the loan.  

New Business:

• FMG Engineering – New Well – The Engineering agreement was approved for Mike Wolff to sign, on a motion from Judy Heisler, seconded by Gary Velder.  Motion carried.
• FMG Engineering – Highway 212 and 79 Intersection – The Engineering agreement was approved for Mike Wolff to sign, on a motion from Judy Heisler, seconded by Gary Velder.  Motion carried.

Office Manager Report:

• Office Manager Meeting – CharLee & I attended the Office Manager Meeting.  Talks on improving work relationships, creating Pivot Tables, and working to develop employee strengths provided great learning opportunities.
• Butte-Meade participated in the Newell & Vale Halloween festivities.  Both were well attended.

Manager Report:

• Highway 212 & 79 Intersection – Will meet with Engineer for plans
• Viken Road – Will meet with Butte County to discuss funding.
• Dry Creek bridge – will have to set 2 valves.
• Water sample taken, we are waiting for results from the state.
• We will be expanding the line on Arpan Road another 1,200 feet.
• Prop Study for a possible Tower System is complete.  With 3 towers we would have over 98% coverage.  The towers are $35,000 each.  This project will need to be put off for a few years.  
• We still have a few taps to install this fall.
• Fixed a few leaks. One could account for high water loss in Vale.

Motion by Judy Heisler, second Richard Harmon, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 am.