Utility director reports finances, training and operations updates

Unidentified Speaker 3 delivered the operational and financial report for the Tipton Utility Service Board. Staff noted that December financials include biannual bond payments and that, year‑to‑date, the utility has spent in excess of $1,000,000 on electric trucks and several system upgrades including work at the West Water plant.

On workforce safety, staff said the utility held safety training in mid‑December and plans monthly training in 2026 conducted by a third party identified in the transcript as the Tennessee Valley Public Power Association (TVPPA), with a local representative leading sessions for utility and city workers.

Staff provided a personnel update on an employee who underwent rotator-cuff surgery, experienced a post‑operative infection that required further procedures and antibiotics, and remains off work while recovering. Staff described the employee’s rehabilitation as progressing with a positive attitude.

Unidentified Speaker 3 also invited board members to the input‑board meeting (typically the fourth Friday) and said they would circulate details. No new policies or budget amendments were adopted at this meeting; these items were presented as routine updates and planning.