CALL TO ORDER
Kyle Parkhurst, President (2026), called the meeting to order at 4:00pm which was held at the water plant. Members in attendance were Harlan Horst (2026), and Mark Closterman (2027). Gary Buck (2027) and Mike Lammers (2028) were unable to attend. Also in attendance were Zack Morrison, Water Superintendent, and Diane Hulett, Clerk.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Harlan Horst made a motion to approve the minutes of the December 18, 2025, Board Meeting. Mark Closterman seconded. All members were in favor; motion carried.
PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment.
OLD BUSINESS
Zack recently asked Decker Construction to reach out to ESI regarding a completion date on the pump skid. No reply has been received at this time.
NEW BUSINESS
Financial Report:
The financial reports and bills were reviewed and discussed. Harlan Horst moved to approve the December financial reports as submitted and approve the bills and transfers. Mark Closterman seconded. All members voted to approve; motion carried.
Zack noted that the Personnel Manual needed to be updated. Harlan Horst made a motion to add the five new federal holidays approved in executive session at the December meeting, plus correct the name of the district’s retirement plan from a Simplified Associate Pension Plan to Simple IRA. Mark Closterman seconded. All members voted in favor; motion approved.
DISCUSSION
Superintendent Report:
Zack informed the board that the valve replacement at the ball tower has been installed. He also reported that VVA gave permission for the district to set a meter at the community area in the south end for the purpose of taking water samples. Zack also provided details regarding the installation of a temperature sensor in the pump house. Since there are already redundancies in place to protect against freezing temperatures, the decision was made not to pursue at this time. Zack also noted that one reset and nine locates have been done in the last month.
Kyle Parkhurst, President, announced the next meeting will be March 17, 2026 at the water plant. No meeting will be held in February due to lack of a quorum. The meeting was adjourned at 4:45pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Mark Closterman
