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CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY
January 20, 2026
The Board of Supervisors of the Clay County Utility Authority (CCUA) met in Regular Session in the Board
meeting room at the Administrative Office of the Clay County Utility Authority, 3176 Old Jennings Road,
Middleburg, Florida, on the above-stated date.
Item No. 1 —Call to Order
Chairman McNees called the meeting to order at 2:00 P.M.
Item No. 2—Invocation/Pledge of Allegiance
Mr. McCall offered the Invocation and led those in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Item No. 3—Roll Call
Roll Call was taken with Chairman McNees, Vice-Chairman Petty, Mr. Bourre, Mr. Hingst, Ms. Lebesch, Mr.
McCall and Mrs. Taylor in attendance.
Also present at the meeting were Executive Director Jeremy Johnston, Chief Operations Officer Darryl Muse,
Chief Financial Officer Karen Osbourne, Chief Engineer Darrell Damrow, Assistant COO/General
Superintendent Distribution & Collection David Rawlins, Service Availability Manager Melisa Blaney,
Facilities Manager Jim Moore, Customer Service & Billing Manager Diana Strickland, Accountant Teresa
Antonucci, Communication & Public Relations Specialist Ashley Taliaferro, Contract & Procurement Specialist
Darrin Parker, Administrative Assistant Operations Alicia Ellis, High School Intern Regan Hughes, and Grady
H. Williams, Jr., legal counsel to the CCUA.
Item No. 4—Employee Recognition
a. Zachary Loeb—5 years
b. Paul "PJ"Rosenbaum— 10 years
c. Diana"Dee Dee" Strickland—20 years
d. Tracy Alexander—20 years
Executive Director Jeremy Johnston introduced and presented a certificate to Utility Engineer Zachary
Loeb and Sewer Line Inspection Technician PJ Rosenbaum in recognition of their years of service. He
also presented a certificate to Customer Service & Billing Manager Dee Dee Strickland and Facilities
Maintenance Technician Tracy Alexander acknowledging their twenty-year service milestone with the
CCUA.
Item No. 5 —Approval of Minutes
a. Audit/Finance Committee Meeting, January 6, 2026
b. Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting, January 6, 2026
After discussion, Mrs. Taylor moved, seconded by Mr. Bourre, and carried, 7-0, to approve the minutes
of the Audit/Finance Committee Meeting and Regular Session held on January 6, 2026.
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Item No. 6—Approval of Consent Agenda
After discussion, Ms. Lebesch moved, seconded by Mr. McCall, and carried 7-0, to approve the Consent
Agenda as follows;
1) Approval of Payment of Warrants
Warrants totaling $3,379,363.24
a. Schedule of payments to Sole Sources—None
b. Schedule of Emergency Repairs/Purchases—None
c. Schedule of items initiated under Emergency Contract-None
d. Schedule of payments from the Emergency Account—None
e. Schedule of claims paid under the Sewage Backup Response Policy-None
2) Request for Asset Disposal Authorization—None
3) Sole Source Designation—None
b. Approval of Capital Budget Activities
1) Requests for Award of Procurement Contracts and/or Ratification of
Procurement/Construction Contracts or Contract Renewals—None
2) Approval of Supplemental Agreements and Change Orders—None
c. Approval of Financing Requests—None
d. Approval of Contract Usage—None
e. Approval of Developer Agreements, Warranty Deeds & Easements
1) Developer Agreement KU25/26-16 — Water and Wastewater Service to 1140 & 1146
Fleming Street (J.C. Harward & Associates, Inc.) — 2 ERC's water, 2 ERC's wastewater,
2 ERC's AWS, 2 ERC's SJRWMD, 2 ERC's environmental impact, 2 ERC's debt
service - $23,546.46
2) Developer Agreement KU25/26-17 — Water and Wastewater Service to 3223 Doctors
Lake Drive (Irene Moridi) — 1 ERC water, 1 ERC wastewater, 1 ERC AWS, 1 ERC
SJRWMD, 1 ERC environmental impact, 1 ERC debt service - $14,123.85
e. Approval of Developer Agreements, Warranty Deeds & Easements
3) Developer Agreement MU25/26-6 — Water Service to 293 Wesley Road (Donald
Bennett, Jr. and Emilee Hiers) — 1 ERC water, 1 ERC AWS, 1 ERC SJRWMD, 1 ERC
debt service - $5,020.20
4) Grant of Easement — 1140 & 1146 Fleming Street — Grantor — J.C. Harward &
Associates, Inc.
Item No. 7—Customer Account Adjustments -None
Item No. 8—Business discussed at Committee Meetings -None
Item No. 9—Executive Director's Business
a. October 2025 Financial Package
Chief Financial Officer Karen Osbourne presented the Financial Statements for October and reported
operating income is $275,253 (14%) over budget due to unfavorable revenue and a favorable expense
variance. Operating revenue is $619 (0.01%) under budget and operating expenses are $275,873 (6%)
under budget. CCUA has gained 89 active water accounts and 100 active sewer accounts during fiscal
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year 2025/2026. After discussion, Mr. Bourne moved, seconded by Mr. Hingst, and carried 7-0, to accept
the Financial Statements for October 2025, as presented by Ms. Osbourne.
b. Other
Mr. Johnston reminded the members about the Workshop Session—Facility Tour on Friday, January 23,
2026. He also shared the Florida Legislature is currently in session and Clay Day will be held on
February 18 and 19, 2026, in Tallahassee.
Item No. 10—Legal Business
a. Letter from Fisher Tousey dated January 13, 2026
Mr. Williams shared that a copy of the letter from Fisher Tousey has been sent to CCUA's liability
carrier and he is working with staff on a response to their claim.
b. Other-None
Item No. 11 — Old Business/New Business -None
Item No. 12—Public Comments -None
Item No. 13— Supervisor Comments -None
Item No. 14—Adjournment
Chairman McNees adjourned the meeting at 2:15 P.M.
Michael C. McNees, Chairman
Janice Loudermilk, Recording Secretary
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