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, September 19, 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. External Audit Report – Stan Syra
C.1.2. Telecom Rate Schedule – Kevin Frizzell
C.1.3. Healthcare Plan Structure for CY 2022 – Kevin Frizzell
C.1.4. Temporary Headcount Increase – System Operator – Kevin Frizzell
C.1.5. Accounts Payable Specialist Job Description Changes – Kevin Frizzell
C.2. Consent Agenda
C.2.1. Approve Minutes from the Regular Meeting on August 19, 2021
C.2.2. Ratify and Approve Disbursements for August 2021
C.2.3. Ratify and Approve Bids Accepted by the General Manager
C.2.4. Approve Determination and Findings – Including Purchase
C.2.5. Ratify Determination and Findings – Including Purchase
C.2.6. Ratify and Approve Determination and Findings – Method of Procurement
C.2.7. Personnel Items
Probationary Civil Service
Casey Baize, Broadband Specialist, effective October 4, 2021
Transfer
John M. Coons, Water Distribution Person to System Operator, effective September 18, 2021
Retirement
Kathryn Polites, System Operator, effective February 1, 2022
D. PERFORMANCE REPORTS/PRESENTATIONS – Chairman
D.1. Stakeholder Communication Plan – Sonya Dixon
D.2. Telecom Sales Update – Chris Poynter
D.3. General Manager Report – Kevin Frizzell
D.4. 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. CMC – 1.4 Monitoring Performance of the General Manager
F.1.2. CMC – 1.5 General Manager Performance Planning & Evaluation
F.1.3. DM – 1.10.1 Investments
F.1.4. R – 1.3 Organizational Core Values
F.2. Policy Review & Development
G. GENERAL INFORMATION – Kevin Frizzell
H. OTHER BUSINESS – Chairman
I. UPCOMING MEETINGS
I.1. Work Session: October 7, 2021
I.2. Board Meeting: October 26, 2021
J. Closed Session to discuss pending litigation pursuant to KRS 61.810 (1)(c), and matters which are required to be discussed in privacy pursuant to KRS 61.810 (1)(k), including, but not limited to KRS 61.878 (1)(c), (i), KRS 61.810(1)(m) and KRS 61.872 (6)