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Staff report spike in utility charges after meter replacement; board hears facilities updates
Summary
A staff member told the Covington Community School Corp board that a replaced transformer/meters revealed a meter installed backwards, and utility charges rose by about $14,000 in a month; operations staff also reported painting and maintenance schedules.
During administrative reports at the Covington Community School Corp board meeting, a staff member identified as Vicky summarized a utilities update provided earlier by Mayor Crane. Vicky said that when a transformer unit behind the kitchen was replaced, district staff discovered multiple meters and that "one of those meters had been put in backwards," which coincided with utility charges rising by roughly $14,000 in a month.
Vicky told the board the mayor warned the power bill may remain higher going forward and that staff provided copies of the utility documentation to the board. The chair acknowledged the report; no board action was taken during the meeting beyond noting the information.
Operations staff member Corey reported facilities updates: elementary painting is complete, commons-area work was rescheduled to occur over Thanksgiving break, pressure-washing around the high school is finished with repainting of letters set to begin, and middle-school doors will be repainted.
The board did not receive public comments at this meeting and took no formal decisions related to the utilities report; the report was informational and will likely prompt follow-up with the mayor's office or utility providers.
