BPU to meet Wednesday

The Board of Public Utilities will meet Wednesday, Aug. 4, for a work session and regular meeting.

The work session will begin at 5 p.m. and the regular meeting is at 6 p.m. There also will be a BPU Finance Committee meeting at 4:15 p.m.

On the agenda for the work session at 5 p.m. is a board update, general manager update, economic development fund policy discussion, then the KCKCC economic development application.

On the agenda for the regular meeting at 6 p.m. is a public comment time; general manager and staff reports, Kansas Emergency Rental Assistance (KERA) program (including KERA’s utility assistance) update; second quarter financial report; water operations quarterly report; miscellaneous comments and board comments.

To access the board meeting information packet, visit
https://www.bpu.com/Portals/0/pdf/board-information-packet-8-4-21.pdf

According to the meeting notice, the meeting will be conducted through the telephone and internet.

The public may access the meetings through the telephone or internet.

The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84523139724.
The telephone number is toll free 1-888-475-4499.
The meeting ID number is 845 2313 9724.

Members of the community who would like to speak to the board during the regular session must be logged into the Zoom meeting through the internet using their browser or a Zoom application, according to a spokesman. They will be asked to rasie their hand to signal they want to address the board.

During the public comment section of the agenda, community members will be asked to provide their name and address and will have 5 minutes to speak.