Board actions: minutes, bills, hiring tabled, grant draw, meeting time change, meter parts purchase

The County Water District took several procedural and substantive votes during its Jan. 13 meeting:

- Approve minutes from the December meeting: Motion made and approved by voice vote. - Approve bills and written checks: Motion made and approved by voice vote. - Table hiring of new employees (office clerk and field technicians): Motion to table was made, seconded and passed; staff to finalize application reviews and return with recommendations. - Generators discussion: Board made and seconded a motion to pursue quotes and funding options for generators and to discuss generator deployment; motion carried and staff was directed to obtain estimates and pursue FEMA/KIA funding. (No purchase authorization was recorded.) - Pay CRA archaeological invoice from the cleaner-water extension grant: Board authorized drawing $24,286 from the extension grant and issuing payment to CRA upon reimbursement from KIA; motion passed. - Purchase meter parts to refurbish 10+ year meters: Board approved buying parts and kits to rebuild meters, contingent on finance confirmation and vendor quotes; motion passed. - Change regular meeting time: Board voted to change its regular meeting start time from 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; next meeting set for Feb. 10 at 6:00 p.m. - Adjournment: Motion to adjourn passed.

All votes were taken by voice; the transcript records aye/voice approval and does not list roll-call tallies for the motions above. Where motions had specific dollar amounts (CRA invoice, $24,286) staff provided figures in discussion and said the draw would be submitted to the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority for reimbursement.