Call to Order – Chairman Marett called the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m. Board members present were JB White, Curtis Taylor, Eddie Roberts Jr., Eddie Ford. Also present was Amber Eason, clerk to the board and staff member Alyssa Lackey, general manager,
Election of Officers- Mr. Taylor made a motion to re-elect all current officials as they are. This was seconded by Mr. Ford and approved unanimously.
Approval of Minutes from May 20, 2025 Meeting- Mr. Roberts made a motion to dispense with the reading of, and to adopt the minutes from the May 20, 2025 meeting, with any necessary corrections being made. This was seconded by Mr. Ford and approved unanimously.
Review Meter Replacement Proposals- Ms. Lackey presented water meter upgrade proposals from Water Works Metrology LLC, and Consolidated Pipe a vendor for Master Meters. Water Works Metrology proposed $218,168 for 800 water meters and labor for an additional $48,000. Consolidated Pipe proposed $318,000 for 1,200 water meters and labor for an additional $90,000.
The Authority currently have Water Works meters installed. After years of replacements and failures, Mr. Roberts made a motion to go with Consolidated Pipe without the labor. The Board agreed to use the Authority’s crew members to replace the water meters. This was seconded by Mr. White and approved unanimously. A copy of the proposals are attached and made part of these minutes.
ACCG Property/Liability Insurance Renewal – Ms. Lackey presented a July 2025- June 2026 property and liability insurance quote from Association of County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG) for $99,116. This is an increase of 6% from the previous year. Mr. Ford made a motion to accept the proposed rate. This was seconded by Mr. Taylor and approved unanimously. A copy of the proposal is attached and made part of these minutes.
Operations Statistics – Ms. Lackey went over the water production, water loss and customer statistics for June. The average daily finished water pumped to the Authority, Jackson, and Jenkinsburg from Burford and Stewart plant was 2.59 million gallons per day, with a maximum of 3.00 million gallons per day. The rolling twelve-month average loss of 3% with the current monthly average at 2%. The total amount of finished water pumped in June by each plant was: Burford 67 million gallons and Stewart 13 million gallons.
Water billing for June was $358,800 down 22% from the previous month, down 1% over a rolling 12-month total, and down 12% the same month for the previous year. Sewer billing for June was $64,917 down 10% from the previous month, up 10% over a rolling 12-month total, and up 44% from the previous year.
Total water accounts numbered 6,892 at the end of June with 5,730 of those being active customers. There were 2 new connections sold. There were 263 total sewer accounts at the end of June, with 210 of them being active customers.
Financial Report – Ms. Lackey reviewed the financial summary for Water & Sewer Operations and Capital Recovery Fees for June 2025 and Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) through May 31, 2025.
Water Operations income for June was $406,483 with expenses of $782,299. Water capital recovery fee revenue for Fiscal Year 2024 thus far was $36,895 with $0 in expenses.
Sewer Operations income for June was $76,014 with expenses of $91,535. Sewer Capital Recovery Fee revenue for Fiscal Year 2024 thus far was $41,074 with $0 in expenses.
For the 2019-25 SPLOST, $4,684,953 has been collected. A SPLOST payment of $19,114.96 was received on March 2, 2025. Overages in the 2019-24 SPLOST are being covered by temporary transfers from the Water Operations fund.
Total cash on hand at the end of June was $16,249,704. Copies of the June 2025 financial summaries, the consolidated fund balance sheet and the consolidated fund income statement are attached and made a part of these minutes.
Adjourn – A motion was made by Mr. Marett to adjourn the meeting at 11:27 a.m. This was seconded by Mr. Taylor and approved unanimously.