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Tipton Utility Board appoints Don McElfresh chair, approves minutes and claims

Tipton Utility Service Board · January 6, 2026
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Summary

At its Jan. 5 meeting the Tipton Utility Service Board elected Don McElfresh chair, approved a secretary nomination and prior minutes, and voted to pay claims totaling $975,008.03 as reported during the meeting.

Unidentified Speaker 2 called the Tipton Utility Service Board to order on Jan. 5 and opened nominations for board officers. "I nominate Don McElfresh," said Unidentified Speaker 1; the board closed nominations and approved McElfresh as chair by voice vote.

The board then discussed a secretary appointment. Unidentified Speaker 3 nominated Jim Grama and the board approved the nomination by voice vote. The board also moved to approve the minutes from the last meeting; that motion passed by voice vote.

On claims, Unidentified Speaker 2 moved to pay claims, and the motion was seconded and carried. During the rollup of the claims agenda the transcript records an aggregate figure of $975,008.03 as the amount to be paid. No formal roll-call vote or individual tallies were recorded in the transcript; all four procedural motions were adopted by voice vote as noted on the record.

The meeting adjourned after scheduling the next board meeting for Jan. 20.

Votes at a glance: - Chair appointment: Nomination of Don McElfresh approved by voice vote (mover: Unidentified Speaker 1; outcome recorded as "Motion carried"). - Secretary appointment: Nomination of Jim Grama approved by voice vote (mover: Unidentified Speaker 3; second: Unidentified Speaker 2). - Minutes: Prior meeting minutes approved by voice vote (mover: Unidentified Speaker 1; second: Unidentified Speaker 2). - Claims: Motion to pay claims (amount stated in meeting: $975,008.03) approved by voice vote (mover: Unidentified Speaker 2).

Next steps: All procedural appointments and the claims motion were recorded as carried on a voice vote; no additional follow-up actions or reporting deadlines were specified during the meeting.