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Black Hawk County, Iowa, and has a general circulation in the said
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Harold E.Getty Council Chambers
December 6,2023
4:00 p.m.
1.Members present Kurtenbach,Young,
Batemon and Wienands. Absent: Van
Fleet. Ms.Wienands joined the meeting
at 4:08 p.m.
2. Moved by Young seconded by
Bateman that the Agenda as presented,
be approved. Voice vote- Ayes: Three.
Motion carried.
3. Moved by Young seconded by
Batemon that the minutes of November
29,2023 Regular Session,as proposed,
be approved. Voice vote-Ayes: Three.
Motion carried.
4. Moved by Young seconded by
Batemon that the resolution approving
Employment Agreements with Ian
Crowther-Green,Erica Christiansen.Julie
Eastman, and Erin Langenberg, be
approved.
Roll Cell vote-Ayes: Three. Motion
carried.Resolution 2023-035.
5. Moved by Young seconded by
Bateman that the resolution approving
hiring Markiea Thurmond and Danna
Morrow as Customer Support Level Ils,at
a rate of $24.00 per hour, including
benefits,be approved.
Erica Christiansen, Customer Support
Manager, shared that they had 130
applicants for the position.
Roll Call vote-Ayes:Four.Motion carried.
Resolution 2023-036.
6. Moved by Young seconded by
Batemon that the motion approving a
Request for Proposals for the FY2024
Fiber Optic Network Asset Management
Project,Contract No.1098.
Michael Reagan,Entrust Solutions,provi-
ded an overview of the REP.
Eric Lage,General Manager,shared that
this is a system that would be shared with
the city.
Voice vote-Ayes:Four.Motion carried.
7. Moved by Batemon seconded by
Young that the motion approving an
Inter-Government Agency Wholesale In-
ternet Bandwidth Services Agreement
with Cedar Falls Utilities and authorizing
the Board Chair and Board Secretary to
execute said document.
Eric Lage, General Manager, explained
the purpose of the agreement.
Voice vote-Ayes:Four.Motion carried.
8. Moved by Young seconded by
Batemon that the purchase of splicer
equipment from Power and Tel of
Piperton, TN, in the amount of
$19,714.22,be approved.
Ian Crowther-Green, Outside Plant Su-
pervisor, provided an overview of the
purchase.
Voice vote-Ayes:Four.Motion carried.
9.General comments from staff,consul-
tants,and board members.
Eric Lage,General Manager,shared that
we have been working on health
insurance and an employee handbook
with PDCM. They are working on a
commercial with Amperage Marketing as
well,
Mike Regan, Entrust Solutions, provided
a status update on the construction. He
shared that it is anticipated that the fiber
will be in the fire station shelter by
December 15th.
Chris Wendland shared that he continues
to provide support for review and revision
of any documents as Kelley and Eric
requests.
Kelley Felchle, Board Secretary, shared
that work continues on various agree-
ments and the building of the employee
handbook with guidance from PDCM.
Mr.Kurtenbach questioned if there will be
additional 28E Agreements coming.
Eric Lage commented that there would be
some coming in with the city for various
shared services.
10.Adjourn.
With no further business before the
board, it was moved by Batemon
seconded by Wienands that the meeting
be adjourned at 4:21 p.m. Voice
vote-Ayes:Four.Motion carried.
Kelley Fek:hle
Board Secretary