1. Call to Order

President Joe Graves called the Annual Meeting of the membership of Bartonville Water Supply Corporation to order at 7:33 P.M. on Monday, April 12, 1999 at the Crossroads Bible Church, 9099 Justin Road, Bartonville, Texas.

 

2. Welcome and Introductions

President Graves welcomed the members and guests and introduced
the directors, consultants, and staff present.

Directors in Attendance

Joe Graves, President
Scott Kilpatrick, Vice-President
Larry Kaufman, Secretary-Treasurer
Philip Block
Michael Paulson

Directors Absent

Kevin Alberts

Consultants in Attendance

Vickie Brouse, C.P.A., Crain & Company
Wayne Ginn, P.E., The Ginn Corporation
Ronnie Phillips, Esquire

Staff in Attendance

Jim Leggieri, General Manager
Betty Robertson, Administrator
Darrin Ezell, Customer Service and Administrative Support

3. Credentials Committee Report

The Credentials Committee reported that a quorum was present as more than the required 10% or 167 members of the 1671 eligible members were present or represented by proxy; 245 members were represented by proxy and 18 were voting in person.

4. Approve Minutes of the April 13, 1998 Annual Meeting

After the reading of the minutes of the April 13, 1998 Annual Meeting by Betty Robertson, Deputy Secretary-Treasurer,
motion by William Wilkerson and second by Richard Cook to approve the minutes as read. Motion approved unanimously.

5. 1998 Audit Report

Vickie Brouse, CPA, who performed the 1998 audit, reviewed the 1998 Financial Highlights; all members present received a copy. Ms. Brouse noted that a complete copy of the 1998 Audit is available for review at the corporation office. Motion by Richard Cook and second by Larry Kaufman to accept the 1998 audit report. Motion approved unanimously.

6. Election of Two Directors

President Graves announced that the two directors whose terms expired were Philip Block and Larry Kaufman. Graves stated that both directors wish to seek re-election. President Graves opened the meeting for nominations for two directors.

 

Scott Kilpatrick nominated Larry Kaufman; Michael Paulson nominated Philip Block. Motion by Robert Lyons that nominations cease. Second by James Griffith. Motion carried unanimously.

 

President Graves asked for volunteers to count the ballots. Judy Fouts, Jeremy Alberts, and Ronnie Phillips volunteered.

President Graves announced that the Board had received 205 proxies, and he would entertain a motion as to how the directors would like them to be voted.

 

Motion by Larry Kaufman and second by Philip Block to vote for the two nominated candidates Philip Block and Larry Kaufman. Motion carried unanimously.

7. Bartonville Water Supply Corporation Staff Presentation

In his computer-aided Powerpoint presentation, Jim Leggieri, General Manager, gave a retrospective view of the capital projects that were started in the 1980's and completed and put into service through 1999. The presentation covered all aspects of the Corporations infrastructure development including costs, location and impact to service. Leggieri also discussed the goals of trying to meet future demands with the growth in the number of customers. The Copper Hill Pump Station upgrades and the new SCADA system were discussed thoroughly and a brief question and answer period followed.

8. Drawings for Prizes

The tickets and proxies were drawn for water credits. The tickets of the
following members who were present were drawn for the following credits;

Charles Payne	5,000 gallons
Tanci Paulson	10,000 gallons
William Wilkerson	15,000 gallons
Scott Kilpatrick	20,000 gallons

The proxies of the following members who were not present were drawn
for the following credits:

Kent Mahoney	5,000 gallons
Phil Crawford	10,000 gallons
Bernhard Linke	15,000 gallons
Charles Arnold	20,000 gallons

6. Election of Two Directors

President Graves announced that the results of the election for directors were:

Philip Block, 263 votes
Larry Kaufman, 260 votes

9. Adjournment

President Graves announced that there would be a meeting following the Annual Meeting to elect officers; he invited the members to attend the meeting.

Motion by Richard Cook and second by James Griffith that the meeting adjourn. Motion approved unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:50 P.M.

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Recorded by Betty J. Robertson, Deputy Secretary-Treasurer

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Certified by Larry Kaufman, Secretary-Treasurer