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Plainfield Utility Board retains leadership, approves consent agenda and shifts certain costs to businesses
Summary
At its Jan. 26 meeting the Plainfield Utility Board voted to retain its current leadership and approved a consent agenda that authorized multiple contracts and a change to pass third-party pretreatment costs to affected businesses under Ordinance 06-2017; one member abstained on the minutes item.
The Plainfield Utility Board on Jan. 26 voted to retain its current leadership and approved a bundled consent agenda that authorizes multiple professional-services contracts and work orders and directs certain third-party pretreatment costs to the affected businesses.
Board President Dan Bridget opened the meeting and, after a motion from board member Brandgard and a second from Mr. Angle, the board voted to "retain the board as it is." Later, Brandgard moved to approve the consent agenda and Mr. Kingseed seconded. In roll call the board approved the consent agenda: Kingseed yes, Everling yes, Angle abstained on the minutes item, Bridget yes, Brandgard yes.
The consent agenda lists several contract authorizations and spending limits, including Butler, Fairman & Seufert, Inc., professional services for Swinford Water Treatment Plant improvements (not to exceed $444,700); a Town Engineer assistance work order (not to exceed $285,000); a 2026 site inspection-services work order (not to exceed $325,000); Midwest Presort Service for billing and mailing (not to exceed $130,000); a new pump at the Center Street lift station from BBC (not to exceed $59,219); lab and consulting services from Astbury Water Technology (not to exceed $275,000); final payment/retainage to JDH Contracting Inc. for County Road 400 water main relocation ($14,256.10); and a Public-Private Agreement with Kokosing Industrial Inc. for the Moon Road water-main extension (subject to legal review). The agenda indicated the listed projects are funded from a mix of Water, Wastewater, Stormwater operating funds, the General Fund and TIF or Water Availability funds as noted per item.
Board member Angle questioned the minutes packet and several consent items before the vote. On the item authorizing BSI Online to collect backflow-device fees directly, Angle summarized his understanding: the contractor or testing provider would submit the backflow report to BSI and be charged a small online fee that would ultimately be part of the service cost to the resident. Utility Director Jeremy Hunsicker confirmed the contractor would submit the report and be charged when they submit it.
Angle also pressed about item 7, which passes third-party pretreatment costs to businesses under Ordinance 06-2017. Hunsicker said the measure affects five businesses today and that monitoring and testing costs are currently in "the $20,000 to $30,000 a year range right now." Angle asked for a communication plan so those businesses are not surprised by the billing change: "I just would like to see some kind of communication plan, especially to those businesses, so they're not surprised by it," he said.
The board adopted the consent agenda as presented. No additional public comments or formal amendments were made during the vote.
The board additionally approved an adjournment motion later in the meeting.
Votes at a glance - Retain leadership: mover Mr. Brandgard; second Mr. Angle; voice vote "all ayes." - Approve consent agenda: mover Mr. Brandgard; second Mr. Kingseed; roll call — Kingseed yes, Everling yes, Angle abstain (on minutes item), Bridget yes, Brandgard yes; outcome approved. - Adjourn: mover Mr. Angle; second Mr. Kingseed; voice vote "all ayes."
What happens next: Staff said it will consider communications to affected businesses about the new pretreatment cost arrangement and will coordinate with legal staff on the Moon Road agreement.
