HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_GTEU_10.19.2023Minutes of the
Electric Utility Advisory Board
City of Georgetown, Texas
Thursday, October 19, 2023
The Georgetown Electric Utility Advisory Board met on Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 4:00 PM at
Georgetown Municipal Complex, Williamson Room, 300 Industrial Ave.
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The following Members were in attendance:
Present were: Robert C Case, Sammy R Jones, Mike Triggs, Benjamin H Butler
1. Regular Session
1.A Call to Order
Call to Order -- Robert Case; Board Chairman
The meeting began at 4:00 PM.
1.13 Introduction of Members and Welcome of new members
Introduction of FY23 Board members -- Robert Case; Board Chair
Board members and staff welcomed Robert Case and Ben Butler to their new term for
the Electric Advisory Board.
1.0 Introduction of Board Liaison and Staff
Introduction of Board Liaison and Staff-- Krisen Lowry; Board Liaison
Krisen Lowry introduced herself as Board Liaison and her team that reports the Electric
Operations Report -- Daniel Bethapudi, Kress Carson, Mike Westbrook, and Daniel
Potter.
1.D Introduction of Visitors
Introduction of Visitors -- Robert Case; Board Chairman
None present
1.E Public wishing to address the Board
Public wishing to address the Board --Robert Case; Board Chairman
None present
1.F Overview of Board Purpose
Overview of Board Purpose and Section 2.36 City Commissions, Committees and
Boards of the Municipal Code, including member duties, attendance policy and how
Conflicts of Interest are addressed. -- Krisen Lowry; Board Liaison.
Reviewed Board purpose that is posted on the Georgetown city website. There are no
updates or changes to it.
1.G Consideration, nomination, and election of Vice Chair
Consideration, nomination, and election of Vice Chair -- Robert Case; Board Chair
Moved by Sammy R Jones; seconded by Mike Triggs to Approve Rick Woodruff was
nominated by Sam Jones and second by Mike Tiggs..
Motion Approved: 4- 0
Voting For: Robert C Case, Sammy R Jones, Mike Triggs, Benjamin H Butler
Voting Against: None
1.1-1 Approval of minutes
Consideration and approval of the September 23rd, 2023 minutes -- Krisen Lowry,
Board Liaison
Moved by Mike Triggs; seconded by Sammy R Jones to Approve.
Motion Approved: 4- 0
Voting For: Robert C Case, Sammy R Jones, Mike Triggs, Benjamin H Butler
Voting Against: None
1.I Electric Monthly Operating Report
Discussion regarding the Electric Monthly Operations Report -- Kress Carson; Electric
Utility Analyst
Kress Carson opened the discussion of the Electric Monthly Operating Report.
Leigh Wallace presented the Customer Service and Billing Report. An update on the
new billing software, UMAX was presented to the board along with Customer statistics
of the meters were reviewed and the billing for all meters. Aged Receivables report and
Collection Agency Review were briefly discussed.
Mike Westbrook presented the operations report and discussed the Top 5 Outages,
Performance Metrics, and a brief discussion on the actions being taken to replace the
failed equipment that caused three outages on 9/15, 9/16, and 9/24.
Mike Westbrook also presented the Electric Safety and Employee Development Report
and discussed URD Cable Testing Program Implementation and L.E.D. Fault Indicator
Refresher training.
Daniel Bethapudi presented an update on the Electric Cost of Service Study.
Announcing that a consultant will come soon to present to the board members.
2. Executive Session
In compliance with the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, Vernon's Codes,
Annotated, the items listed below will be discussed in closed session and are subject to action in the regular
session.
2.A Competitive Matters Purchased Power Review
Sec. 551.086 Competitive Matters Purchased Power Review
Adjournment
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