MP Municipal Utilities Board Meeting, April 21st

By Allison Jacobs · Monday, April 20th, 2026 at 10:19 am CDT

Regular Meeting:

1:00 P.M. Tuesday

April 21st, 2026

(MPMU Conference Room located at 509 N. Adams St.)

AGENDA

  • CALL TO ORDER.
  • Roll call.
  • Approval of Agenda.
  • APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS.
  • Regular Board Meeting March 17, 2026 – (Action).                                                                                                  
  • Approval of Warrants (Action).
  • Treasurer’s Report – Jody Fuller (Action).
  • 2026-2028 Agreement between MPMU and Local 55, IBEW – Review and Approval (Action)
  • Resolution No. 2026-01: Resolution Increasing the Customer Commercial Demand Rate (DM-031) and the Customer Industrial Demand Rate (ID-033), as a result of an increase in the Mount Pleasant Municipal Utilities’ Purchase Power Rate (Action).
  • Resolution No. 2026-02: Resolution amending the Municipal Electric Utility’s rates and charges related to electric service by repealing and replacing Resolution 2024-04 and increasing certain electric rates and charges for energy and demand (Action).
  • Resolution No. 2026-03: Resolution amending the Municipal Water Utility’s rates and charges related to water service by repealing and replacing Resolution 2023-03 and increasing volumetric and base rates by 15 percent (Action).
  • LEGAL COUNSEL.                                                                        
  • Attorney – Timothy J. Whipple (Ahlers & Cooney P.C.) – (Informational).

                             

  • Nate Lucas – General Manager                                                                                                                           
  • Cedar Lane Well #7 and Water Distribution System Project – Litigation Update & Approval – (Roll call vote to go into closed session)
  • Possible Closed session with Ahlers & Cooney pursuant to Iowa Code section 21.5(1)(c) to discuss strategy with counsel in matters that are presently in litigation.
  • Discussion of well treatment progress (Informational)
  • Motion to Approve sending Demand Letter (Action)
  • AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) Status Update – (Informational)
    • Discussion of the replacement metering project.
  • Water Treatment Maintenance Project Status Update (Informational)
  • a) Board discussion of the maintenance project.
  • Hoaglin Dr. Overhead to Underground Improvement Project Status Update – (Informational)
    • Board review of the Hoaglin Dr. overhead to underground improvement project.
  • Transmission System Power Supply Project Status Update – (Informational)
  • Status update of the associated 69 kV transmission system power supply work
  • Monthly Activities.

 

OTHER BUSINESS.

Wholesale Power Supply – RPGI Litigation Update (Roll call vote to go into closed session).

    • Possible Closed Session with Ahlers & Cooney pursuant to Iowa Code section 21.5(1)(c) to discuss matters presently in litigation.
      • No action expected.

 

                                                                             Next Regular Board Meeting: 1:00 p.m. May 19th, 2026