Call to Order – Chairman Marett called the meeting to order at 5:28 p.m. Board members present were J.B. White, Eddie Ford, Ken Rivers, Curtis Taylor, Eddie Roberts and Bill Jones. Staff members present were Alyssa Hopson, general manager and Amber Eason, clerk to the board.
Approval of Minutes from June 18, 2024 Meeting- Mr. Rivers made a motion to dispense with the reading of, and to adopt the minutes from the June 18, 2024 meeting, with the necessary corrections being made. This was seconded by Mr. Taylor and approved unanimously.
Discuss FY 2025 Budget- Ms. Hopson presented a draft of the fiscal year 2025 budget. The budget anticipates a total of $4,134,700 in income, and $3,310,710 in operating expenditures. Ms. Hopson informed the Board, that the water and sewer rate analysis is expected to be completed in the upcoming weeks. Mr. Rivers made a motion to table the FY25 budget until the August meeting. This was seconded by Mr. Ford and approved unanimously. A copy of the budget summary is attached and made part of these minutes.
Operations Statistics – Ms. Hopson 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 3.24 million gallons per day, with a maximum of 4.00 million gallons per day. The rolling twelve-month average loss of 14% with the current monthly average at 1%. The total amount of finished water pumped in June by each plant was: Burford 86 million gallons and Stewart 11 million gallons.
Water billing for June was $357,906 up 14% from the previous month, up 14% over a rolling 12-month total, and up 22% the same month for the previous year. Sewer billing for June was $80,210 up 4% from the previous month, up 80% over a rolling 12-month total, and up 27% from the previous year.
Total water accounts numbered 6,892 at the end of June with 5,691 of those being active customers. There were 6 new connections sold. There were 263 total sewer accounts at the end of June, with 206 of them being active customers.
Financial Report – Ms. Hopson reviewed the financial summary for Water & Sewer Operations and Capital Recovery Fees for June 2024 and Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) through June 30, 2024.
Water Operations income for June was $376,106 with expenses of $355,261. Water capital recovery fee revenue for Fiscal Year 2024 thus far was $49,935 with $0 in expenses.
Sewer Operations income for June was $83,367 with expenses of $40,212. Sewer Capital Recovery Fee revenue for Fiscal Year 2024 thus far was $41,181 with $0 in expenses.
For the 2019-24 SPLOST, $4,003,444 has been collected. A SPLOST payment of $7,313.57 was received on July 10, 2024. 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 $15,246,080. Copies of the June 2024 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. Roberts to adjourn the meeting at 6:48p.m. This was seconded by Mr. Rivers and approved unanimously.