Call to Order – Chairman Marett called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m. Board members present
were Eddie Roberts, Curtis Taylor and J.B. White. Staff member present Alyssa Lackey, general
manager, and clerk to the board, Amber Eason.
Approval of Minutes from December 16th Meeting- Mr. Roberts made a motion to dispense
with the reading of, and to adopt the minutes from the December 16, 2025, meeting, with any
necessary corrections being made. This was seconded by Mr. Taylor and approved unanimously.
Award Bids for GDOT Hwy 36 W Project- Ms. Lackey presented proposals from Roberts
Hauling & Pipeline Construction and Pyles Plumbing Utility Contractors, Inc. The bids were for the
Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) Highway 36 West culvert replacement project at
Norris Creek and Big Sandy Creek. The proposals include a 12 inch ductile iron pipe relocation,
insertion valves, and casing for both creeks. Roberts Hauling bid was $330,992 with Pyles being
$276,000. Mr. White made a motion to proceed with the bid from Pyles Plumbing. This was
seconded by Mr. Taylor and approved unanimously. A copy of the proposals are attached and made
part of these minutes.
Award Bids for Meter Change-out Project- Ms. Lackey presented proposals for the water
meter change-out project. Midsouth Meter Group proposed removal of existing water meters and
installation of 1,200 meters at $62.50 for 3/4″ meters and $65.00 for 1″meters. M&E Construction
proposed removal of existing water meters, installation, global positioning system (GPS) coordinates
and to import the data into the utility billing system at $55.00 for 3/4″ and 1″ meters. Mr. Roberts
made a motion to proceed with the bid from M&E Construction. This was seconded by Mr. Taylor
and approved unanimously. A copy of the proposals are attached and made part of these minutes.
Managers Report-
Minutes Correction- Ms. Lackey reported the minutes from the June 18, 2025 meeting
needed to be corrected to reflect Chairman Marett called the meeting to order and not Mr.
White. Mr. White made a motion for the minutes to be corrected. This was seconded by Mr.
Taylor and approved unanimously.
Mountain View Road- Ms. Lackey reported that the three property owners on Mountain
View paid for a water main installation. Construction is schedule to begin in a few weeks.
Operations Statistics – Ms. Lackey went over the water production, water loss and customer
statistics for December. The average daily finished water pumped to the Authority, Jackson, and
Jenkinsburg from Burford and Stewart plant was 2.78 million gallons per day, with a maximum of
3.12 million gallons per day. The rolling twelve-month average loss of 6% with the current monthly
average at 1%. The total amount of finished water pumped in December by each plant was: Burford
69 million gallons and Stewart 17 million gallons.
Water billing for December was $410,549 up 12% from the previous month, up 2% over a rolling 12-
month total, and up 14% the same month for the previous year. Sewer billing for December was
$58,503 down 28% from the previous month, down 16% over a rolling 12-month total, and down 6%
from the previous year.
Total water accounts numbered 6,892 at the end of December with 5,794 of those being active
customers. There were 6 new connections sold. There were 263 total sewer accounts at the end of
December, with 210 of them being active customers.
Financial Report – Ms. Lackey reviewed the financial summary for Water & Sewer Operations and
Capital Recovery Fees for December 2025 and Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST)
through December 31, 2025.
Water Operations income for December was $417,161 with expenses of $332,504. Water capital
recovery fee revenue for Fiscal Year 2025 thus far was $69,914 with $0 in expenses.
Sewer Operations income for December was $52,437 with expenses of $46,446. Sewer Capital
Recovery Fee revenue for Fiscal Year 2025 thus far was $71,542 with $0 in expenses.
For the 2019-25 SPLOST, $4,686,744 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.
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For the 2025-30 SPLOST, $464,409 has been collected. A SPLOST payment of $75,544.27 was
received on January 5, 2026.
Total cash on hand at the end of December was $16,877,094. Copies of the December 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 5:41p.m. This was seconded
by Mr. White and approved unanimously.