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PURCHASE OF METER TESTING EQUIPMENT - UTILITY SERVICES <br />The Board reviewed the following memo dated 6/26/89: <br />DATE: JUNE 26, 1989 <br />TO: JAMES E. CHANDLER <br />COUNTY ADMINISTRATOVRVICES FROM: TERRANCE G..PIN <br />DIRECTOR OF UTIL TY <br />SUBJECT: METER TESTING <br />PREPARED AND STAFFED BY: JOHN FREDERICK LANG <br />ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIS <br />DEPARTMENT OF UTILITY SERVICES <br />BACKGROUND <br />The Department of Utility Services is now over ten years old. The <br />Department is acquiring existing water systems with a mix of water <br />meters of varying ages. In the recent past, the water systems of <br />Breezy Village,Mobile Home Park and River Edge Subdivision presented <br />the Department with a group of older meters. Revenues are dependent <br />on accurate meters, as most of the older meters are of the disc <br />variety, which are subject to wear and thus the loss of accuracy. <br />The Department proposes to purchase a portable small meter test kit. <br />ANALYSIS <br />The Department currently does not possess the capabilities necessary <br />to test meters and must send protested meters back to the <br />distributor or manufacturer. Older meters simply cannot be tested <br />prior to expiration of warranties. A portable test unit would be <br />capable of testing over 90% of the current meters in the system. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />The Department of Utility Services recommends that the Board of <br />County Commissioners authorize the spending of not more than <br />$2,400.00 for said meter testing equipment and training. Funding <br />will be from the Water Account #471-219-536-044-64. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Eggert, the Board unanimously approved <br />staff's recommendation as set out in the above memo. <br />67 <br />J U L 111989 <br />