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The village of Freeburg Electric Committee met Sept. 19 to revise the IMEA power sales contract.

Here is the meeting's agenda, as provided by the committee:

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Committee meeting reports:

Exhibit E: Electric committee meeting:

Trustee Mike Blaies called the meeting of Electric committee to order at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 14, 2016

The Following items were talked about or discussed:

Old business: Trustee Blaies state Shane updated us on a few things.

1. South Loop extension: Trustee Blaies said this project has been completed. We added the Stehl's on that line and we put the service in the ground.

2. New Electric customers: Trustee Blaies said there are a few customers who have our electric but are not annexed into the village. We need to also look at the people who signed pre-annexation agreements.

New business:

1. JF Electric storm restoration rates: Trustee Blaies stated JF Electric will be out back up contact. Administrator Tony Funderburg said in case of a true emergency or disaster, we need to have set contracts in place in order to get reimbursed by FEMA. We received this information from JF Electric and will incorporate that into our emergency operating plan with ESDA.

2. IMEA power sales contract revision: Trustee Blaies stated public works director John Tolan advised us that IMEA are increasing their rates effective January 1, 2017, due to Ameren transmission increases. Trustee Blaies said this should be a wash to the community since IMEA is saving in other places.

3. IMEA Annual meeting: Trustee Blaies said there is an IMEA meeting scheduled for November 4th.

Trustee Blaies stated that Shane said we have three businesses that have added 3-phase services and they are the Dollar Tree, Jacks Auto wash and Professional metal works. Trustee Blaies stated that Head Lineman Shane Krauss said we have a handle on one of the Caterpillar engines at the south sub that is going bad and Shane is getting it repaired. Shane is going to replace some street lights to LED lights. Trustee Blaies said Publick works director John Tolan said at a recent IMEA meeting, they talked about generators. Out of 20 communities that generate, 8 failed and rather significantly. IMEA is concerned with the failure rate and are looking at possible joint training conducted by IMEA.