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Stratmoor Hills Water District elects Douglas Dieterle president, schedules plant maintenance
Summary
At its May 20 meeting the Stratmoor Hills Water District Board of Directors unanimously elected Director Douglas Dieterle president, named John Willcox vice president and Richard Bond secretary/treasurer, approved June maintenance for ion exchange tanks and accepted the April financial report.
At its May 20, 2026 regular meeting, the Stratmoor Hills Water District Board of Directors elected Director Douglas Dieterle as board president and approved routine maintenance and financial reports in unanimous 5-0 votes.
The board, meeting under President Robert Colgrove at 3:27 PM, voted to elect Douglas Dieterle as president after a motion by Vice President John Willcox and a second from Secretary/Treasurer Richard Bond. Director Richard Dull moved to elect John Willcox vice president (seconded by Bond), and Willcox moved to elect Richard Bond secretary/treasurer (seconded by Dull). All officer elections passed 5-0.
District Manager Darren Adame reported operational items for the water treatment plant. He said the facility's ion exchange tanks are scheduled to be cleaned in June 2026, and that several upgrades to the treatment plant have been scheduled (the minutes do not list specific upgrade items). Adame also noted that an email from Sheila Booth about annexation of the district into the City of Colorado Springs was included in the meeting packet; the minutes record the email but do not record further board action.
Vice President John Willcox delivered the Safety Committee report from the committee's May 13 meeting, noting it has been 355 days since the district's most recent accident and 226 days since the most recent close call. Willcox said the next safety meeting is scheduled for June 10, 2026. The safety report was included in the board packet.
On finances, the April 2026 financial report was included in the packet and the District Manager stated the district is staying on budget. Willcox moved to approve the April financial report; Bond seconded and the motion carried 5-0.
There were no public comments recorded. With no further business, the board voted to adjourn at 3:41 PM. The minutes include standard signature pages.
What the board decided: officer elections (Dieterle, Willcox, Bond) and approval of routine maintenance scheduling for ion exchange tanks and unspecified plant upgrades; approval of the April 2026 financial report. Next administrative dates noted in the minutes include the Safety Committee meeting on June 10, 2026.
The minutes do not specify detailed budgets, technical specifications for plant upgrades, or additional actions on annexation beyond receipt of an email from Sheila Booth.
