City Utility Commission meeting available by video teleconference on March 18

The City Utility Commission of the City of Owensboro will hold its special meeting of the Commission by audio and video teleconference at 11:30 am on Thursday, March 18, 2021, as permitted by and in conformity with KRS 61.826 an SB 150.

The coronavirus pandemic and the declaration of a state of emergency by the Governor of Kentucky make it infeasible for the Commission to provide meeting room conditions at a physical location where the public could observe the meeting and not be in close proximity to one another. Consequently, as permitted by the Kentucky Attorney General in OAG 20-05 and SB 150 of the 2020 Kentucky Acts, the audio and video teleconference of the meeting will be made available to the public by live streaming and can be found at omu.org/commission/.

The audio and video conferencing of the meeting will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of KRS 61.826 and SB 150. While the primary site for the meeting will be the Board Room on the third floor of the OMU Customer Service Center at 2070 Tamarack Rd., Owensboro, Kentucky, physical observation of the meeting by the public at that site will not be available, as allowed by OAG 20-05. If for any reason the video teleconference is interrupted, or otherwise fails to meet the requirements of KRS 61.826, the meeting will continue as an audio conference, as permitted by 2020 Kentucky Acts, SB 150, Section 1, subsection (8)(b).

The closed session portion of the meeting will not be viewable by the members of the public, as permitted under the provisions of KRS 61.810.

The agenda for the meeting will include the following:

A. MEETING OPENING – Chairman

B. AGENDA REVIEW AND MODIFICATIONS – Chairman

C. ITEMS PRESENTED FOR ACTION AT THIS MEETING

C.1. Discussion Agenda
C.1.1. Fiscal Year 2022 General Wage Adjustment

C.2. Consent Agenda
C.2.1. Approve Minutes from the Regular Meeting on March 18, 2021
C.2.2. Ratify and Approve Disbursements for February 2021
C.2.3. Bid Recommendation for Annual Requirements of Electric T&D Hardware
C.2.4. Bid Recommendation for Sub I 69 kV Transmission Construction
C.2.5. Bid Recommendation for Transformers
C.2.6. Bid Recommendation for Production Line Truck with 28-Ton Boom
C.2.7. Bid Recommendation for Material for KY331/Industrial Dr. Widending
C.2.8. Bid Recommendation for Financial Audit Services
C.2.9. Ratify and Approve Bids Accepted by the General Manager
C.2.10. Ratify and Approve Determination and Findings – Including Purchase
C.2.11. Personnel Items

Probationary Civil Service​
Michael Throgmorton, Line Technician, effective April 5, 2021

Lay-Off​
Ernest T. Coons, Warehouse Attendant, effective March 31, 2021

D. PERFORMANCE REPORTS/PRESENTATIONS – Chairman

D.1. Cavin Plant Update Russ Evans
D.2. IT Update David Boarman
D.3. Community Investment Report Sonya Dixon
D.4. Quarterly Telecom Sales Update Chris Poynter
D.5. Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Key Assumption Review Laura Chapman
D.6. General Manager Report Kevin Frizzell
D.7. Monthly Financial Report Lynn Holland

E. ITEMS PRESENTED FOR ACTION AT A FUTURE MEETING – Chairman

F. GOVERNANCE ITEMS

F.1. Policy Compliance Reports
F.1.1. DM-1.11: Cost Allocation and Recovery
F.1.2. DM-1.11.1: Service Fees and Policies
F.1.3. DM-1.12: Protection of Assets
F.1.4. DM-1.15: External Communications
F.1.5. G-1.1: Commission – City Commission Roles

F.2. Policy Review & Development

G. GENERAL INFORMATION – Kevin Frizzell

H. OTHER BUSINESS – Chairman

H.1. Utility Commissioner Self-Evaluation Form

I. UPCOMING MEETINGS

I.1. Work Session: April 1, 2021
I.2. Board Meeting: April 15, 2021

J. Closed Session to discuss pending litigation involving OMU, as permitted under KRS 61.810(1)(c), and to discuss records exempt from disclosure under KRS 61.878(1)(m) because disclosure is reasonably likely to threaten public safety by exposing a vulnerability in protecting against, preventing, or responding to a terrorist act on critical systems of a public utility, as permitted by KRS 61.810(1)(m).