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MAY 0 9 2023
CITY CLERK
Safety Moment
Consent Agenda
Purchase of a
Ford F-150
Lightning
10, 2023
The Electric Plant Board of the City of Paducah, Kentucky d/b/a Paducah
System ("PPS") held a regular Board Meeting on April 10, 2023, in the
Room at the offices of Paducah Power System.
The meeting was called to order at 12:00 p.m. by Chairman Ed Hely who
ded. Members of the Electric Plant Board present in addition to Chairman
were Mark Workman, Darryl Pea, Sandra Wilson, and Evan Ringers. PPS
oyees present were Dave Carroll, Rick Windhorst, Andrea Underwood, Doug
ley, Eileen Miller, and Sarah Durbin. Others in attendance at the meeting
David Snow (Paducah Sun) and Kent Price (McMurry & Livingston).
Chairman Hely opened the meeting by calling on Rick Windhorst who
nted this month's Safety Moment, "See It, Own It." The topic discussed
-ent types of hazardous conditions including physical hazards, chemical,
gical and ergonomic hazards.
Member Wilson then offered a motion, seconded by Member Rittgers, that
Board approve the Consent Agenda which consisted solely of the
of the minutes of a regular meeting of the Electric Plant Board held on
27, 2023. The motion was then adopted unanimously with all members
saying aye.
The next item of business was a motion made by Member Pea, seconded
by Member Workman, that the Electric Plant Board approve the bid of Paducah
Ford for the purchase of Unit 6, a Ford F-150 Lightning all electric truck, in the
amount of $83,794 as the best evaluated bid. Rick Windhorst gave a brief
overview of why PPS would like to have an electric vehicle in its fleet. He noted
that PPS employees would be able to take turns driving it around town and
become familiar with an electric vehicle. Thus, should customers have questions
about electric vehicles, PPS employees might be able to answer some of their
questions. Mr. Windhorst then showed a website from the U.S. Department of
Energy showing the possible savings in fuel of $4,000-8,000 over a period of four
years depending on the type of charger used. Member Pea questioned the cost of
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new gasoline -powered Ford F-150. Member Ringers expressed concern with
he rate efforts of the Plant Board spending more for an electric truck than a
aditional gas -powered vehicle. The motion was then adopted with Members
ely, Workman, Pea, and Wilson saying aye and Member Ringers saying nay.
The next item of business to come before the Board was an update given
by PPS Business Systems Manager, Eileen Miller, on the breakdown of credit card
Breakdown of
Credit Card
charges as requested by Chairman Hely at the March 2023 board meeting. She
Charges
presented PowerPoint slides with data from 2022, indicating that 66% ofpayments
taken do not have any fees associated with them, 25% of payments made were by
credit card, and 9% ofpayments were by electronic check. She then noted PPS took
in over $23,000,000 in credit card revenue in 2022, and of that PPS paid roughly
$317,000 or 1.3760/a in fees. Ms. Miller then reminded the Board that we are
currently collecting that fee as part of our current base rate and that totals out to
about 0.003% of our total revenue.
Member Workman then offered a motion, seconded by Member Wilson,
Executive Session that the Electric Plant Board enter into Executive Session for discussion of issues
which might lead to the appointment, dismissal, or discipling of an employee, as
permitted by KRS 61.810(1)(1). The motion was adopted unanimously with all
members saying aye whereupon the Board entered into Executive Session.
Member Workman next offered a motion, seconded by Member Wilson,
Adjournment that the Board return from Executive Session. Said motion was unanimously
adopted. Member Workman then offered a motion seconded by Member Pea that
the meeting of the Electric Plant Board be adjourned. The motion was adopted
with all members saying aye, whereupon the meeti�9 was adjourned.
CHAIRMAN
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