The Board of Trustees of the Municipal Waterworks for the City of Perry met in regular session June 11th, at 8:00 am at the Water Administration Building. Chairman Marcus Carris, Trustees John Wuebker, Denise Levan were present. Legal counsel Mark Powell was absent.
Chairman Marcus Carris brought the meeting to order.
Approve the May 2026 published minutes and claims as presented. Denise motion, John second, all vote yes.
Approve the financial reports and claims as presented. John motion, Denise second, all vote yes.
Discussed and approved FY27 employee wages. John motion 5% for employees and 7% for Superintendent, Denise second, all vote yes.
Discussed and approved resolution 06112026A, regarding ACH-sign up and one-time discount. Marcus motion, John second, all vote yes.
Discuss entering agreement with Fidelity Express, regarding allowing Fidelity Express to process customer payments. Agreement was tabled.
Superintendent Matt Holmes report.
Special end of FY board meeting will be June 30th, 2026 at 8:00a, at the Water Administration Building.
Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Denise, Marcus second, all vote yes.
Marcus Carris, Chairman of the Board
ATTEST:
Misty Conrad
CLAIMS REGISTER
ALLIANT UTILITIES/IES UTILITIES 8,068.53
AMERICAN BUSINESS PHONES AMERICAN BUSINESS PHONES 400
BENEFITS INC BENEFITS INC 60
CASEY'S CORPORATE GAS 1,419.52
CITY OF PERRY CITY OF PERRY ACH 227,838.47
COLONIAL LIFE EMPLOYEE DEDUCTIONS 135.42
CONCRETE SUPPLY CONCRETE SUPPLY 1,464.00
CORE & MAIN LP CORE & MAIN LP 10,926.22
CURT'S ELECTRIC INC CURT'S ELECTRIC INC 1,825.30
DALLAS COUNTY TREASURER DALLAS COUNTY TREASURER 5
FEDERAL T-TAX FEDERAL WITHHOLDING TAX 9,086.70
GATEHOUSE MEDIA IOWA HOLDI PERRY CHIEF 193.28
HARLAND HARDWARE INC SUPPLIES 116.93
HAWKINS WATER TREATMENT IN CHEMICALS AND FREIGHT 2,584.27
INFOMAX OFFICE SYSTEMS INC PRINTER 380.35
IOWA ONE CALL LOCATE REQUESTS 81
IPERS IPERS 6,435.72
MAIL SERVICES LLC MAIL SERVICES LLC 2,775.58
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO. UTILITIES 77.02
MIDWEST VAC PROFESSIONALS MIDWEST VAC PROFESSIONALS LLC 4,250.00
MILLER, ZIMMERMAN & EVANS ATTORNEY FEES 560
MINBURN COMMUNICATIONS INTERNET 330.16
MISC HALL, ALITA REFUND 372.54
MISSISSIPPI LIME CO. MISSISSIPPI LIME CO. 24,549.47
MUNICIPAL SUPPLY INC EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES 1,151.00
PETERS SERVICE CENTER PETERS SERVICE CENTER 995.96
QUILL CORPORATION OFFICE AND CUSTODIAL SUPPLIES 154.85
STATE HYGIENIC LABORATORY- WATER SAMPLES 246.5
TASC TASC 564.62
TREAS ST OF IA - WET TREAS ST OF IA - WET 7,143.11
TREASURER ST OF IA STATE WITHHOLDING 1,079.58
USA BLUE BOOK/HD SUPPLY FA USA BLUE BOOK/HD SUPPLY FACILI 147.36
UTILITY SERVICE CO INC UTILITY SERVICE CO INC 8,204.66
VAN METER, INC VAN METER, INC 484.09
WELLMARK BCBS HEALTH INS 11,036.65
Total Claims 335,143.86
Payroll 29,233.24
Total Expenditures 364,377.10
Resolution No. 06112026A
Resolution to offer discount to new ACH sign-ups
WHEREAS, customers currently have the option to pay their bill via check, cash, money order, credit/debit online, credit/debit via IVR, bank bill pay and ACH; and
WHEREAS, it has been found that ACH offers the lowest processing cost of all payment forms for the Perry Water Works; and WHEREAS, the Perry Water Works desires to offer an incentive to customers to enroll in ACH payment;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that effective immediately upon passage, the Perry Water Works shall provide a one-time discount equal to one (1) month of the water base charge ($17.45) to new ACH sign-ups for bank drafts successfully processed between June 2026 and December 2026, at which time this promotional incentive shall expire.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this incentive applies exclusively to ACH automatic payments established using a checking account via an authorization form processed directly through the Perry
Water Works office, and does not apply to automatic or recurring payments set up online by the customer.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, this discount will not apply to any account or customer who has previously paid via ACH.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this incentive is limited to a maximum of one (1) promotional credit per individual customer, regardless of the number of properties or accounts linked to that customer.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this discount will be applied to the bill following the first successful ACH draft.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this 11 th day of June 2026
Marcus Carris, Chairman of the Board
June 18 2026
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