Commissioners’ Retreat Workshop Minutes – Wednesday, January 18, 2023

For your consideration, please read the minutes from the Commissioners’ Retreat Workshop held on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. in the third floor conference room at the offices of Hall Booth Smith PC.

Commissioners Retreat Minutes 1-18-23 Approved

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Brunswick-Glynn Joint Water and Sewer Commission

1703 Gloucester Street, Brunswick, GA 31520

Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 1:00 PM 

COMMISSIONERS’ RETREAT

WORKSHOP MINUTES 

PRESENT:                             

Ben Turnipseed, Chairman

Chuck Cook, Commissioner

Wayne Neal, Commissioner

Clayton Watson, Commissioner Elect 

ALSO PRESENT:                  

Andrew Burroughs, Executive Director

Charlie Dorminy, Legal Counsel 

ABSENT:                               

Chad Strickland, Commissioner

Tripp Stephens, Commissioner

Kendra Rolle, Commissioner

LOCATION:                         

Conference Room – Office of Hall Booth Smith P.C.

3528 Darien Hwy., Suite #300, Brunswick, GA  31525

Chairman Turnipseed called the workshop to order at 1:00 PM.

INVOCATION

Chairman Turnipseed provided the invocation.

WELCOME

Chairman Turnipseed welcomed everyone to the retreat and workshop.

COMMISSIONERS’ GOALS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2023

• Cook:
  • For the community:
    • “Give-a-day” for employees to local nonprofits
    • “Inform the Golden Isles”
  • For the Board:
    • Pension Workshop
    • Investment Workshop
  • For the Utility:
    • New WWTP in North Glynn
  • Random:
    • Operations Manager
    • Additional Engineer
    • Additional P&C staff
    • Customer bonus for switching to e-bills
    • Tours of WWTP
    • Summer picnic outings for employees
      • Solicit donations from businesses
    • Neal:
      • Improve construction approvals process
        • Standards review
        • User Friendly aspects

DISCUSSION

• Burroughs:
  • Discussion of Revenues
  • Discussion of Rates

GOALS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2023 cont.

• Turnipseed:
  • Existing WWTP projects
  • Canal Road well and WWTP
  • Personnel benefits package
  • Improve safety
  • Communication with community
  • Encourage employee wellness program
  • North Mainland tank

• Burroughs:
  • Commission agenda overview
  • Health of Systems
  • 2024 Capital Plan
  • 2023 Organizational Priorities

ADJOURN

There being no further discussion the meeting was adjourned at 4:10 PM.