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RESOLuTIoN NO.'
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.96-11
A RESOLUTI°N OF THE COUNCILOF THE'CITY OF KEN/H, ALASKA....
CHANGiNG'APPROPRIATIONS BY $4,000 IN THE WATER'DEPART~,.
WATE t ANDSPECXAL P, EWNt
.Finance DePartment..." i .~
WHEREAS, the City of Kenni wishes to' switch from treatin8 water at 'its
gas chlorine to sodium hypochlorite; and
well'- houses With.
WHEREAS, the cost to make this treatment change is $2,000 for each well; and
WHEREAS, the Water Department does not have sufficient unencumbered funds within
its repair and maintenance supplies acCOUnt; and '
WttEREAS, the Water Department has a contingency account which was designed to
provide a source of unplanned resources in such cases.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE cOUNCIL OF THE cITY OF
KENAI, ALASKA that appropn'ations be increased, or'decreased as follOWs:
Sewer And Water Sp~ial..Revenue FUnd_, Water Depnn~m~en~t... ,
Decrease Appropriations: Continsency $4,000.00
Increase Appropriations: Repair & Maintenance Materials $4,000.00
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KEN/M, this 7th day of February,
1996.
VICE MAYOR
Attest:
Approved By Finance:
(1/30/96)
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
FOR:
III I rill IJ I I II IIIi I Illl TT I III
Jay Sweeney, Finance Director
Keith Komelis, Public Works Director
January 26, 1996
Well House Disinfection
Council meeting of 2/7/96
II
Public Works is presently working on converting the disinfection method
Wastewater Treatment Plant from gas chlorine to sodium hypochlorite (liquid).
at the'
We have seen a drastic increase in the cost of gas chlorine in the 150 pound cylinders
that we use at the well houses. We would like to switch to sodium hypochlorite at the
well houses. The capital cost for materials to make this disinfection change is $2,000 for
each well. Unfortunately we do not have the funds in Repair & Maintenance Supplies.
Would you please prepare a resolution that will transfer $4,(X)0 from Water -Continaencv
to Water - Reoair & Mainte~an._~_ S~n~lle. to'cOVer-the cos~ c~f' materials n~ t~
change the two well houses disinfection method from gas chlorine to sodium hypochlorite;
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