25 August Power Board Meeting
Why would anyone get up and go to town just to attend a Power Board Meeting at 7AM?
I was very encouraged when the meeting began with a statement that future purchases under $50,000.00 by the Power Company would come before the Power Board for approval instead of giving them an invoice to approve.
Next on the agenda was an announcement by Mr. Kelly that several policies were being reviewed and would be presented to the board for approval at a later date. Included in this review was the policy on vehicles and travel of employees.
It was announced that Tammy Bubb had resigned from the Electric System and they were looking for an accounting firm to handle their finances on a temporary basis.
Also announced there would be a number of public meetings held at various places in the county to better inform the public about the AMI meter systems.
A clip from UTUBE was shown describing the need for a new national electrical grid system and greater efforts toward energy use controls.
The possibility of providing cell phone service through Energize is being explored.
I asked permission to ask a question just prior to the Board adjourning and was reluctantly allowed to ask two questions and was sorely disappointed by the reaction of the Board Chair. I asked since the public meetings when it had been discussed to move the Board Meeting to a later time if and when that change might be expected. There was no response from the Chairman and when I asked again Mr. Kelly graciously stated it was being discussed but no decision had been made yet.
I referenced my second question as one of credibility. That when the power company or anyone else asked people to cut back on their energy usage yet they refused to cut back their own usage they tended to lose credibility, and I asked what was the thermostat in the conference room set at since it seemed very, very cold. This obviously did not set well with the Chairman and he immediately adjourned the meeting and refused to answer even when asked a second time.
After the meeting Mr. Kelly once again came to the rescue and stated there had been some problems getting the room temp. adjusted but they were working on it. A very reasonable and acceptable explanation.
While the meeting seemed to go well and offer some promising changes I was extremely disappointed in the attitude of the recently re-appointed chairman, Mr. Bryant. I still consider him a capable, honorable man but must now ask myself if the security of a new four year term to the Power Board might have created a renewed comfort in business as usual. I certainly hope not for I believe he is much better than that. Allen Barrett
I was very encouraged when the meeting began with a statement that future purchases under $50,000.00 by the Power Company would come before the Power Board for approval instead of giving them an invoice to approve.
Next on the agenda was an announcement by Mr. Kelly that several policies were being reviewed and would be presented to the board for approval at a later date. Included in this review was the policy on vehicles and travel of employees.
It was announced that Tammy Bubb had resigned from the Electric System and they were looking for an accounting firm to handle their finances on a temporary basis.
Also announced there would be a number of public meetings held at various places in the county to better inform the public about the AMI meter systems.
A clip from UTUBE was shown describing the need for a new national electrical grid system and greater efforts toward energy use controls.
The possibility of providing cell phone service through Energize is being explored.
I asked permission to ask a question just prior to the Board adjourning and was reluctantly allowed to ask two questions and was sorely disappointed by the reaction of the Board Chair. I asked since the public meetings when it had been discussed to move the Board Meeting to a later time if and when that change might be expected. There was no response from the Chairman and when I asked again Mr. Kelly graciously stated it was being discussed but no decision had been made yet.
I referenced my second question as one of credibility. That when the power company or anyone else asked people to cut back on their energy usage yet they refused to cut back their own usage they tended to lose credibility, and I asked what was the thermostat in the conference room set at since it seemed very, very cold. This obviously did not set well with the Chairman and he immediately adjourned the meeting and refused to answer even when asked a second time.
After the meeting Mr. Kelly once again came to the rescue and stated there had been some problems getting the room temp. adjusted but they were working on it. A very reasonable and acceptable explanation.
While the meeting seemed to go well and offer some promising changes I was extremely disappointed in the attitude of the recently re-appointed chairman, Mr. Bryant. I still consider him a capable, honorable man but must now ask myself if the security of a new four year term to the Power Board might have created a renewed comfort in business as usual. I certainly hope not for I believe he is much better than that. Allen Barrett
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