Minutes

Board Meeting

South Fork Water & Sanitation District

February 21^st, 2024

28925 W Hwy 160, South Fork, CO  81154

Board Meeting call to order at 6:30 PM Board members present, Darrell T. Davis, Ellie Fluck, Tom Slade, Darrel Gillespie, Emily Cruz Office Administrator, Ron Carpenter District Manager

President Davis called for the Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation

Approve January 17th, 2024 Minutes – Motion to approve January Minutes made by Gillespie, 2^nd by Slade. Motion carried.

Additions or Corrections to Agenda – Motion to approve February Agenda made by Gillespie, 2^nd by Slade. Motion carried

Public Comment – None

Financial Report as of February 20^th, 2024

Operator’s Report – Ron has had to be out due to illness. Ron’s mom is ill. John will be here until replaced or until April 1^st, 2024. Lift station #2 pump package ordered. Waiting on a shipment date. Cooley & Sons Inc., is on board to get started when we tell them everything is good to go. San Luis Valley REC., is also on notice. SLV REC will need to move the pole and re-meter it. Lift Station #2 will be put in exactly like lift station #4, except for a different pump set-up. It will have a three-phase set up instead of a two-phase.

Samples will be taken at the end of February. E-coli was high last month and Ph is up. A help wanted ad was placed in Colorado Rural Water, South Fork Happenings, Creede Happenings and SLV Jobs. We have received 5 applications. Creede has an emergency situation and would like to hire us to take the Vac-truck to help with this situation. We will charge them $175.00 an hour.

Continuing Business –

           Rio Grande RV & Resort and Connection Agreement- Tabled

            Lift Station #2- Everything is in place for installation except for time and date.

            Sawmill Villas/Work Force Housing- Ron spoke with Mr. Burwell to make sure they are on track to start as soon as the ground thaws.

            Tap Maint., Wolf Creek Park LLC- On hold for now, two people still living there. Tabled.

            Beaver Mountain Estates- Project is going well. A map and a letter stating all maintenance with the contractor and homeowner will be installed in the spring. This will need to be filed with the clerk and recorder.

New Business – New Employee- We have had five applications turned in and Ron would like to start the new employee at $19.00 an hour. Give a raise to .75 cents after working up to a higher amount. Then a $1.50 raise after achieving either a Class D Wastewater Liscense or a CDL Driver’s Liscense.

Adjourned- Motion made to Adjourn made by Gillespie, 2^nd by Slade. Motion carried.

Respectfully submitted this 14th day of March, 2024.

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Darrell T. Davis, President

Emily Cruz, Office Administrator