Minutes
Monthly Board Meeting
Chalk Bluff Water Supply Corporation
May 12, 2026

The Board of Directors of Chalk Bluff Water Supply Corp. met in regular session at 6:00 PM. Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at the Chalk Bluff Water Office, 6511 Gholson Road, Waco, Texas 76705 and via Zoom. The board reserves the right to take action on information items.

Board Members in attendance in the office:  Lem Brown, President; John Engelke, Secretary/Treasurer; Vern Darlington; Don Raybold; Ed Butler; Andrew Bourgeois.

Employees in attendance in the office: Chance Bradbury, Field Supervisor; Chris Keys, SPI Engineering; Elizabeth Clinard, Office Manager.

Members in attendance in the office: Barney Owen.

Attendance via Zoom: Kathleen Dow, atty.

Absent: Noah Smith, Vice President; Mark Mitzel; Jamie Rager, 1st Operator.

Call to order: Lem Brown called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.
Members/Board Members Concerns: 
Acct 311 Dorothy Smith letter: After a discussion, a motion was made by Vern Darlington and seconded by John Engelke to deny the lake rate request.  The motion passed with yes votes from John Engelke, Vern Darlington, and Andrew Brougeois and 2 no votes from Ed Butler and Don Raybold.
Information Items:
Kathleen Dow, Atty:
CBWSC CCN Update: Kathleen Dow stated that everything looked good with Waco CCN.  The next update with the city of Waco should be in July.
SPI Engineering Update: (Chris Keys)
Discuss and take action on Hydraulic Mapping Update: A motion was made by John Engelke and seconded by Ed Butler to move forward with the Hydraulic Mapping for $66,200.00.  Motion passed unanimously.	
Consideration of April 2026 Minutes, April 2026 Director’s Report and March 2026 Financials, Pages 4, 5, 6 Omitted (Consensus approval vote): Minutes, Director’s Report and Financials were approved by a consensus vote.
Office Manager Report:
Bank Balances:
American Bank Operating:  $118,921.83
Petty Cash:                           $    2,012.35
American Capital Imp:        $  51,334.53
American Bank: Cdars:       $ 934,557.93
Total: $ 1,106,826.64
Customer Exceptional Use 50,000 plus gallons: 9
Zero Use: 95
d.	2025 Gallons Pumped YTD – STGWD Permitted Amount Used:  28.5%
e.	Monthly Reports: 
Water Loss: 12.60%
Changed Meters: 1
New Customer Meter Installs: 0
New Inventory Meters Purchased: 12
Field Supervisor Report: 
Training & Technical Conference July 15th thru 16th.
White Rock Well Pump:
System Leak Updates:	
Outstanding Work Order Report:
GPS mapping system update: 
Operators Report:
Action items:
 After a discussion about the quote from MP Electric to remove the wall at well house 2, a motion was made by Andrew Bourgeois and seconded by Don Raybold to table the repair at this time.  Motion carried.
Barney Owens expressed his interest in becoming a board member.  A motion was made by Vern Darlington and seconded by Andrew Bourgeois to accept Barney Owens as a board member to fill the vacancy for the term of 2026 – 2029.  Motion carried.
Executive Session if necessary:
12.   Closing comments Presiding Director and/or Manager:
13.   Adjournment: A motion was made by John Engelke and seconded by Andrew Bourgeois to adjourn the meeting.  Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm.
The Board of Directors may adjourn into executive session on the above items under Section 551.071 of the government code to discuss matters with the water system’s attorney. No final action will be taken in executive session.