Utility board approves consent agenda, routine invoices, payroll and on‑call and encroachment agreements

At its Jan. 12 meeting the City of Bloomington Utility Services Board approved a package of routine financial and operational items including claims, invoices, payroll and several contracts.

The board approved multiple claims and invoices presented at the meeting, including payable invoices (amounts listed in the packet as "$3,565,000" and "$544.21" on separate lines), standard invoices (corrected on the record to $3,770.61), utility bills for several pay dates (including Dec. 11 for $200,146.93, Dec. 24 for $31,374.51 and Jan. 8 for $256,401.73), and wire transfers/fees and payroll for Jan. 26 in the amount of $1,195,988.36. Several customer refund batches were also approved (one for $766.14 and another for $4,951.79 with a Jan. 16 pay date), as were credit-card charges of $455.06.

Catherine Zager, utilities director, presented the consent agenda and asked for approval of nonchemical contracts totaling $120,523.73; with no objections the board approved the consent agenda as presented.

The board approved an on-call agreement with 502 Equipment LLC to provide mobile specialty repairs for vacuum and jetting units, as described by James Hall, assistant director of T&D. The board also approved an encroachment agreement for a structure within an easement after staff said it did not impact infrastructure and moving it would impose substantial cost on the property owner.

Finally, the board approved resolution 2026-02 to designate a listed item as surplus for auction; Chris Wheeler noted there was one item on the spreadsheet and the usual monthly surplus listing process was followed.

All routine items on the agenda were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote with recorded ayes and no recorded opposition during the meeting.