ADOPT BUDGETS Ms. Shelnutt presented budgets

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

ADOPT BUDGETS Ms. Shelnutt presented budgets for the District, the wastewater treatment plant, and the joint water plant fiscal years ending November 30, 2023 as revised following discussions at previous board meetings. Ms. Shelnutt reviewed the draft budgets with the board and responded to questions. After discussion was concluded, upon motion by Mr. Whisler, seconded by Mr. Armand, and unanimously carried, the board adopted the budgets as presented. OPERATOR'S REPORT Charles Townsend of Water District Management Company ("WDM"), the District's operators, reported to the board regarding District operations and facilities. Mr. Townsend reviewed his written report with the board and responded to questions. Upon motion by Mr. Armand, seconded by Mr. Rochow, and unanimously carried, the board approved the operator's report. ENGINEER'S REPORT Matt Carpenter of IDS Engineering Group (“IDS”), the District's engineers, presented their monthly engineer's status reports for the District and the wastewater treatment plant. Mr. Carpenter reviewed the reports with the board and responded to questions. Mr. Carpenter presented a tabulation of bids received for the Water Plant No. 1 GST Replacement project. HGC, LLC made an error on their bid and asked that it not be considered. The base bid for the project included welded steel tanks with aluminum dome roofs. Alternative bid items included concrete tanks and tanks with steel roofs. The low bid cost differential from the aluminum roof to concrete is $370,000. IDS estimates that within the next 15 years the District should anticipate a rehabilitation cost of $500,000 with the steel tank, and is of the opinion that the concrete tank option is more cost effective in the long term. IDS is further of the opinion that award 3 of the contract for the project to WW Payton will be most advantageous to the District and result in the best and most economical completion of the project. Mr. Carpenter presented and reviewed a proposal by NTS to

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.9/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.