Call to Order – Chairman Marett called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Board members present were Eddie Roberts, Jr., Curtis Taylor, Eddie Ford, Rick Jeffares. Also present were William White representing Smith, Welch, Webb and White Attorneys at Law, Project Lighthouse Representatives and Tim Ingram with Ingram and Associates Engineers. Staff members present were Herbert Head, water production superintendent and Alyssa Lackey, general manager.
Project Lighthouse Coordination Meeting – AWS legal counsel and Attorney White discussed contractual revisions within the Water Service Agreement. No action was taken
Manager’s Report –
Dukes Road – Ms. Lackey reported that the crew is making great progress on the water main installation project. They have installed 750 lf and a fire hydrant.
Haley Road – Ms. Lackey reported that Standard Properties paid 100% of the materials cost and labor totaling $91,785. Construction is set to begin immediately following the Dukes Road project.
TPR Consulting Services – Ms. Lackey reported that Tony Rojas was hired as a consultant to analyze the Authority’s capital recovery fees. The capital recovery fees were last modified in 2014.
Operations Statistics – Ms. Lackey went over the water production, water loss and customer statistics for September. The average daily finished water pumped to the Authority, Jackson, and Jenkinsburg from Burford and Stewart plant was 2.89 million gallons per day, with a maximum of 3.32 million gallons per day. The rolling twelve-month average loss of 6% with the current monthly average at 14%. The total amount of finished water pumped in September by each plant was: Burford 76 million gallons and Stewart 13 million gallons.
Water billing for September was $430,975 down 5% from the previous month, up 4% over a rolling 12-month total, and up 2% the same month for the previous year. Sewer billing for September was $73,165 down 9% from the previous month, down 23% over a rolling 12-month total, and down 3% from the previous year.
Total water accounts numbered 6,892 at the end of September with 5,769 of those being active customers. There were 7 new connections sold and 13 subdivision taps. There were 263 total sewer accounts at the end of September, with 210 of them being active customers and no new service connections.
Financial Report – Ms. Lackey reviewed the financial summary for Water & Sewer Operations and Capital Recovery Fees for September 2025 and Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) through June 2, 2025.
Water Operations income for September was $430,975 with expenses of $293,817. Water capital recovery fee revenue for Fiscal Year 2026 thus far was $20,214 with $0 in expenses.
Sewer Operations income for September was $73,165 with expenses of $92,126. Sewer Capital Recovery Fee revenue for Fiscal Year 2026 thus far was $95 with $0 in expenses.
For the 2019-24 SPLOST, $4,686,516 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.
For the 2025-30 SPLOST, $210,677 has been collected. A SPLOST payment of $48,530.99 was received on September 4, 2025.
Total cash on hand at the end of September was $16,490,605. Copies of the September 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. Ford to adjourn the meeting at 1:15 p.m. This was seconded by Mr. Taylor and approved unanimously.