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Waukesha Water Utility Commission approves payments, designates banks and OKs $37,930 change order
Summary
At its Jan. 15 meeting the Waukesha Water Utility Commission approved routine payments (including a large pilot payment noted by staff), designated Waukesha State Bank, JPMorgan Chase and the State of Wisconsin LGIP as 2026 depositories, and approved a $37,930.22 change order for site grading and a loading-dock leveler.
The Waukesha Water Utility Commission on Jan. 15 approved routine payments, named official depositories for 2026 and authorized a $37,930.22 change order for construction work at the new operations center.
Courtney, a utility staff member who presented the financial items, highlighted a pilot payment recorded for Jan. 2026 and described the utility’s cash posture. "We started the month at $48,100,000 and ended at $50,000,000," Courtney said, noting a $2.1 million reimbursement from WIFIA tied to the operations center. Courtney also explained the recommendation to designate Waukesha State Bank (including Waukesha Investments), JPMorgan Chase Bank and the State of Wisconsin Local Government Investment Pool as the utility’s depositories for 2026, describing Waukesha State Bank as the daily servicing bank, Chase as the electronic collections bank, and LGIP as a low‑risk investment vehicle.
On the payments item, commissioners discussed a pilot payment described in the meeting transcript as "774,000, dollars 50" and staff confirmed the utility makes three such pilot payments per year. The commission moved and approved the payments item.
The commission next approved the depository designations after Courtney described how each institution is used operationally and said the action does not preclude bringing other investment opportunities to the commission for later approval.
Commissioners then considered a $37,930.22 change order to Myron Construction to regrade a stormwater pond to meet city engineering requirements and to add a loading-dock leveler. Matt, a utility operations staff member, described the change: "So the motion is to approve the $37,930.22 to Myron for the regrading of the pond and a loading dock leveler for the new operation center." He explained the dock leveler as an adjustable ramp a semi can back into so equipment can be unloaded safely.
Matt told commissioners the leveler had been budgeted at about $15,000 but bid at about $18,000; he said project allowances and credits (including an approximately $80,000 credit on roof trusses) left sufficient contingency for the change order. The commission voted to approve the change order.
The meeting record shows the commission approved these action items by voice vote during the session. The chair closed the action-item portion of the agenda and the meeting moved on to discussion and information items.
