Commission approves two job orders, bills and payroll, minutes, and votes to enter closed session

The commission moved through routine business and several formal actions during the meeting.

Job orders: Staff presented two budgeted job orders. The North Apple overhead-to-underground conversion was budgeted at $148,850; the packet noted the job-order estimate was slightly above budget though the numeric transcription of that estimate is garbled in the record. The second job order was a 2026 floodlight changeover budgeted at $84,000 with a job-order cost shown as $79,992. A motion to approve the job orders was made and seconded; commissioners voted "Aye" and the motion carried.

Bills, payroll and minutes: The commission moved and approved payment of bills and payroll. Staff drew attention to a payment to American Transmission Company of $713,000 and explained capital calls are quarterly and can reduce cash-on-hand; staff said the ATC amount represents about seven days of cash on hand under current reporting. The commission then moved to approve the January 19 meeting minutes (moved by Natasha, second by Mike) and approved them without recorded corrections.

Closed session: The commission approved a motion (mover Mike, second Nick) to enter closed session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(c) to consider employment/performance matters related to the general manager and under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(e) to deliberate negotiating and purchasing matters. Agenda items named for closed-session discussion included an MISO access/capacity agreement, a power purchase agreement with Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, and land-lease agreements with renewables or distributed-energy firms. The motion passed on an "Aye" vote; the commission recessed before reconvening in closed session.

Next steps: The meeting moved into closed session for the specified employment and negotiation matters; no outcomes from the closed session are recorded in the public transcript.