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Safety Moment
Consent Agenda
Hiring of
Apprentice Line
Tech First Period
Notice of Public
Hearing on Two
New PURPA
Standards
14,2023
SEP 13 2023
CITY CLERIC
The Electric Plant Board of the City of Paducah, Kentucky d/b/a Paducah
System ("PPS") held a regular Board Meeting on August 14, 2023, in the
Room at the offices of Paducah Power System.
The meeting was called to order at 12:00 p.m. by Chairman Mark Workman
presided. Members of the Electric Plant Board present in addition to
ian Workman were Sandra Wilson, Darryl Pea, and Evan Rittgers. PPS
ees present were Dave Carroll, Rick Windhorst, Andrea Underwood, Doug
y, Eileen Miller, Brian Thomasson, and Sarah Durbin. Kent Price
irry & Livingston) also attended the meeting.
Chairman Workman opened the meeting by calling on Brian Thomasson
presented this month's Safety Moment on safety hazards of schools being
in session.
Member Pea then offered a motion, seconded by Member Wilson, that the
ric Plant Board approve the Consent Agenda which consisted of: (i) approval
e minutes of a regular meeting of the Electric Plant Board held on July 10,
; (ii) approval of promotion for Employee #304 from In Class Lineman to
Foreman; and (iii) acceptance of the bid of Border States Electric —
(BSE Quote #27141383) in the amount of $152,298.86 for pole mount and
transformers described therein as the best evaluated bid, and ratification
PPS Purchase Order No. 30337 for same. The motion was then adopted
with all members saying aye.
Member Rittgers then offered a motion, seconded by Member Wilson, that
the Electric Plant Board approve Max Hughes as Employee #388 for the position
of Apprentice Line Tech First Period. The motion was then adopted unanimously
with all members saying aye.
The next item of business was a motion made by Member Wilson and
seconded by Member Rittgers that the Electric Plant Board (a) approve a Public
Hearing on September 11, 2023 for consideration of two new standards added to
the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 CTURPA") and (b) authorize
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Pierce Lackey
Extended Power
Outage
Updates to the
back of PPS utility
bills
Executive Session
Adjournment
14,2023
Director of Human Resources and Community Relations of PPS to publish a
Notice on or about August 28, 2023 to inform the public of the Public
and procedures for participating therein. Following brief discussion, the
was adopted unanimously with all members saying aye.
Chairman Workman then called on Rick Windhorst who updated the Board
the causes of the recent extended power outage at Pierce Lackey Court, a
perty owned by Paducah Housing Authority ("PHA"), and the efforts of PPS to
ist the PHA in restoring electric service. Mr. Windhorst noted that the electric
facilities within the Pierce Lackey property are owned by the PHA and
that entire property is primary -metered by PPS. PPS has previously offered to
ownership of the PHA distribution facilities, but only after such facilities
re -built to PPS specifications. PHA has to date been unwilling to incur the
of converting the ownership of its facilities at Pierce Lackey to PPS.
Eileen Miller then gave a brief report to the Board on the use of the back of
customer bills to communicate with customers about PPS efforts and
tives within the community to and inform them of various matters affecting
electric service.
Member Pea then offered a motion, seconded by Member Wilson, that the
Electric Plant Board enter into Executive Session for discussion of issues which
might lead to the appointment, dismissal, or disciplining of an employee, as
permitted by KRS 61.810(1)(f). The motion was adopted unanimously with all
members saying aye whereupon all meeting attendees other than Board members
and Dave Carroll, Andrea Underwood, Rick Windhorst, Sarah Durbin, and Kent
Price left the room and the Board entered into closed session.
After emerging from Executive Session, Member Wilson offered a motion,
seconded by Member Rittgers, that the Board return to regular session. Said
motion was unanimously adopted. Member Wilson then offered a motion,
seconded by Member Rittgers, that the meeting of the Electric Plant Board be
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The motion was adopted with all members saying aye, whereupon the
was adjourned.
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