Regular meeting was held May 13, 2026, 6:00 PM at the community center with the following board members present: Lane, Rittgers, Promes and Carpenter. Also, present were Troy Thomas and Patrice Klingson. Motion by Rittgers to approve the minutes & financials, second Carpenter. Carried-all ayes. Bills allowed on motion by Carpenter, subject to audit, second Promes. Carried-all ayes.PAYROLL TAXES STATE TAX 740.82BLACK HILLS ENERGY UTILITY SERVICE 170.90TCB SANITATION GARBAGE-393 CUSTOMERS 6,622.05CITY OF GOWRIE, ELEC WATER SEWER GARBAGE 1,411.98GMU UTILITY SERVICE 2,613.69SINKING FUNDS-HEARTLAND SINKING FUNDS 15,846.45IOWA UTILITIES COMMISSION ASSESSMENT DUE 36.50NAPA, BLDG & GROUNDS MAINTENANCE 63.51STATE HYGIENIC LABORATORY WW COMPOSITES & WATER SAMPLES 803.50SALES TAX SALES TAX 2,907.04WCCTA TELEPHONE & UPS CHARGES 453.07SIMECA POWER PURCHASED 32,138.07EFTPS FED/FICA TAX 5,656.47WELLMARK BLUE CROSS HEALTH INSURANCE/JUNE 5,692.34PRINCIPAL LIFE, LIFE, STD, LTD INSURANCE/MAY 460.02IPERS IPERS 4,141.26KLINGSON, PATRICE, CLOTHING ALLOWANCE/CELL PHONE 128.71NEW CENTURY FS DIESEL FUEL 259.21USA BLUEBOOK CHEMICALS FOR TESTING 459.35TAYLOR CLEANING OFFICE CLEANING 240.00FARM & TOWN INSURANCE INSURANCE,GENERAL & WORK COMP 70,138.08ADKINS, GORDON CELL PHONE REIMBURSEMENT 25.00BUSINESS CARD OFFICE SUPP/MICROSOFT 365 139.09BEEMER FISHERIES WHITE AMUR/WW LAGOONS 222.50GFC LEASING - WI, SERVICE AGREEMENT-COPIER LEASE 164.46SJE COMPUTER SCREEN/WTP 3,372.00GOWRIE NEWS APRIL MINUTES 94.13JIMS RECYCLING & ROLL-OFF RECYCLING-393 CUSTOMERS 1,768.50WATER EXCISE TAX WATER EXCISE TAX 1,311.89HARRISON, BRANDON CELL PHONE REIMBURSEMENT 25.00VAN WERT COMPANY ELECTRIC METERS 542.59US CELLULAR GMU CELL PHONE 91.12FORTE PAYMENTS INC MONTHLY PROCESSING 38.09MUELLER, CADE CELL PHONE REIMBURSEMENT 25.00AMWINS GROUP BENEFITS LLC, GAP INSURANCE/MAY 477.60FLETCHER-REINHARDT COMP ELEC DIST SUPPLIES 87.17USDA LOAN PAYMENT 2,667.00HUPP TOYOTALIFT FORKLIFT REPAIR 1,226.45ECHO ELECTRIC ELEC DIST SUPPLIES 2,094.19SECUR-SERV INC., ANNUAL SERVICE MAINTENANCE 654.00PAYROLL CHECKS TOTAL PAYROLL CHECKS 20,287.24 Total revenues for month - $177,598.94. Total expenditures for month $114,973.89. Agenda was approved by consensus with the addition of Castor Construction to new business. PWD update: Street project is underway. The water main on Main Street is finished. Working on replacing lead service lines. A neutral was hit and lost power on Pleasant for about 30 minutes. Should start asphalt on Main St in 3 weeks, whole project due to be completed mid-July. County Rd bridge is due to be done by June 1. Had several outages in Callender. Working on the Pool, had leaks from broken pipes. JEO Consulting talked to Troy about the 3450-to-6900-volt conversion coming in 2027. Looking at options for substation/switchgear. Could run in 2-2.5 million range. Personnel policy tabled and on next months agenda. Promes approved donating 400,000 gallons to the pool, second Rittgers. Carried-all ayes. Information item: The capacity payment has changed and the result will be approximately $12,213 per month credited to GMU on the SIMECA bill. Carpenter moved to approve the payment to the City of Gowrie for Castor Construction bill (as discussed at previous meetings), formal approval in June, with it being on the claims list for next month. Second Rittgers. Carried-all ayes. Motion by Rittgers to adjourn, Carpenter second. Meeting adjourned 7:00 PM. Next regular meeting set for June 11, 2026 at 6:00 pm at the community center. ___________________________________ ______________________________ Patrice Klingson Brad Lane Secretary of Board Chair of Board
