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CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY
July 21,2026
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
Vice-Chairman Petty 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,Ms. Lebesch,and Mr. McCall 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, Chief Human Resource Officer Kim Richardson,
Senior Accountant Loriel Wilkinson, General Superintendent Water Jason McLain, General Superintendent Wastewater
David McDonald, IT Manager Andrew Marchand, Risk& Safety Manager Stanley Jurewicz, Customer Service &Billing
Manager Diana Strickland, Environmental Compliance Manager Heather Webber, Service Availability Manager Melisa
Blaney, Environmental Scientist/Laboratory Manager Madison Lloyd, Communication & Public Relations Specialist
Ashley Taliaferro, Administrative Assistant Operations Alicia Ellis, Environmental Specialist Brandon Ferraco, and
Grady H. Williams,Jr.,legal counsel to the CCUA.
Item No. 4—Employee Recognition
a. Heather Webber—5 years
b. Jerry Ley— 15 years
c. Michael Echelberger—5 years
d. Nick Griffin— 10 years
e. Robert Dawkins— 15 years
Executive Director Jeremy Johnston presented a plaque to Environmental Compliance Manager Heather Webber and
Field Service Technician Michael Echelberger acknowledging their five years of service. Lead Operator Water Nick
Griffin received a plaque recognizing his ten years of employment with the CCUA. Operator Wastewater Jerry Ley and
CADD Technician Robert Dawkins also received a plaque in recognition of their fifteen years of service.
Item No. 5—Approval of Minutes
a. Joint Audit/Finance&Personnel Committee Meeting,July 7,2026
b. Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting,July 7, 2026
After discussion, Ms. Lebesch moved, seconded by Mr. McCall, and carried 4-0, to approve the minutes of the
Joint Audit/Finance&Personnel Committee Meeting and Regular Session held on July 7,2026.
Item No. 6—Approval of Consent Agenda
At the request of staff, Item 6(c)1 Financing Request for Stephanie Johnson was removed from consideration.
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After discussion,Ms. Lebesch moved, seconded by Mr. McCall, and carried 4-0,to approve the Consent Agenda,with the
exception of Item 6(c)1, as follows;
a. Approval of Financial and Operational Activities
1) Approval of Payment of Warrants
Warrants totaling$2,245,760.50
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
4) Investment Account Transfer
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
(1) Stephanie Johnson—481 Creighton Road(removed from consideration)
d. Approval of Contract Usage—None
e. Approval of Developer Agreements,Warranty Deeds&Easements
1) Developer Agreement GC25/26-10 — Saratoga Sagebrook Amenity Center located at 3940 Feed
Mill Road (Saratoga Sagebrook LLC) — 15.50 ERC's water, 4.50 ERC's wastewater, 23.00
ERC's reclaimed, 15.50 ERC's AWS, 15.50 ERC's SJRWMD, 4.50 ERC's debt service -
$94,682.96
2) Developer Agreement KU25/26-45 — Wastewater Service to 43 Swimming Pen Drive (Michael
and Teressa Bell)— 1.00 ERC's wastewater, 1.00 ERC's environmental impact, 1.00 ERC's debt
service- $11,331.19
3) Developer Agreement MU25/26-12 — Rolling Hills Ranch Subdivision — Consisting of 29 Lots
(Pulte Home Company, LLC) —29 ERC's water, 29 ERC's wastewater, 29 ERC's reclaimed, 29
ERC's AWS,29 ERC's SJRWMD,29 ERC's debt service-$11,161.63 (deferred$163,973.54)
4) Grant of Easement—600 Aberdeen Court—Grantor—Millely and William Summers, III
5) Grant of Easement— 1022 Blanding Blvd—Grantor—Hagan Ace Hardware of Blanding, Inc.
6) Grant of Easement—3911 Main Street—Grantor—Samuel and Abigail Grimes
Item No. 7—Customer Account Adjustments—None
Item No. 8—Business discussed at Committee Meetings -None
Item No. 9—Executive Director's Business
a. Water,Wastewater, and Reclaimed Water Rate Study Presentation by Raftelis Financial Consultants,Inc.
Mr. Johnston introduced Senior Vice-President Thierry Boveri and Utility Financial Consultant Vanessa Bryant
from Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc., who provided a presentation on the Water, Wastewater, and Reclaimed
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Water Rate Study which was conducted by their firm. This report was for the Board's information only, no action
was requested or required on this item at this time.
b. Environmental Compliance Department Updates Presentation
Ms. Webber presented an update on the status of the Environmental Compliance Department and CCUA's testing
laboratory. This report was for the Board's information only; no action was requested or required on this item.
c. Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment 2026
Risk & Safety Manager Stanley Jurewicz provided and reviewed the Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
(HIRA) 2026 update. He also reviewed several incidents which occurred during the past year, discussed driver
training, and reviewed the benefits of CCUA using a dashcam system. This report was for the Board's
information only; no action was requested or required on this item.
d. Other
Mr. Johnston shared the commercial rate comparison which was requested during the recent committee meeting
has been emailed to each member and is also in the FYI section of today's agenda. He also informed the Board of
some upcoming events he will be participating in and reviewed several agenda topics which will be presented at
the August 4,2026,meeting.
Item No. 10—Legal Business
a. Other-None
Item No. 11 —Old Business/New Business -None
Item No. 12—Public Comments -None
Item No. 13—Supervisor Comments
Chairman McNees thanked everyone for their presentations today.
Item No. 14—Adjournment
Chairman McNees adjourned the meeting at 3:33 P.M.
Michael C. McNees, Chairman
Janice Loudermilk,Recording Secretary
Alicia Ellis,Assistant Recording Secretary
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