Waldo Utility Board approves $53,685.14 in vouchers; operator reports April effluent limits met

The Waldo Water & Sewer Utility Board on May 11, 2026 approved routine meeting minutes and financial actions and heard an operations report showing April testing met regulatory limits.

Operator‑in‑Charge Bruce Neerhof, participating by phone, reported that "all effluent parameters met limits at the Wastewater Treatment Plant" for April and that infiltration into the sewer collection system remained at an acceptable level. He said staff pumped wastewater from the influent pump manhole to the recirculating pumps' wet well as a precaution during heavy rain. Neerhof also noted that a new phosphate pump was purchased and referenced the Water Tower Project — Verizon.

Trustee Jerome Hammarlund moved to approve the minutes from the April 13, 2026 Utility Board meeting; Trustee Joshua Behr seconded and the motion carried. Hammarlund later moved to approve the Financial Report as presented; Trustee Becky Bauer seconded and the motion carried.

President Travis Thomas moved to approve monthly vouchers 9476–9485 and ACH2603 totaling $53,685.14 and requested staff call Korff Plumbing to discuss their bill; Trustee Steve Bunnow seconded and the motion carried. The motion to pay the vouchers was recorded as approved; the board did not specify individual vote tallies in the minutes.

Clerk/Treasurer Lisa Gillette confirmed the meeting complied with the Open Meetings Law and recorded attendance: Trustees Joshua Behr, Jerome Hammarlund, Travis Thomas, Becky Bauer and Steve Bunnow; DPW Mike Kitzerow and Clerk/Treasurer Lisa Gillette were present in person. Operator‑in‑Charge Bruce Neerhof participated by telephone.

The board listed no correspondence and no items for the next meeting. Trustee Steve Bunnow moved to adjourn; Trustee Jerome Hammarlund seconded and the meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m.

The minutes record routine approvals and an operations update; no policy changes or contested votes were recorded.