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CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY
August 19, 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
Vice-Chairman Petty called the meeting to order at 2:00 P.M.
Item No. 2—Invocation/Pledge of Allegiance
Mrs. Taylor offered the Invocation and led those in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Item No. 3—Roll Call
Roll Call was taken with 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 Engineer Darrell Damrow, Assistant Chief Operations Officer/General Superintendent Distribution &
Collection David Rawlins, General Superintendent Water Jason McLain, IT Manager Andrew Marchand,
Service Availability Manager Melisa Blaney, Communication & Public Relations Specialist Ashley Taliaferro,
Administrative Assistant Operations Alicia Ellis, Contract & Procurement Specialist Countney Hinson, and
Grady H. Williams, Jr., legal counsel to the CCUA.
Item No. 4—Employee Recognition
a. Jonathan Wiggins—5 years
b. Ronald Hill— 10 years
Executive Director Jeremy Johnston presented a plaque to Utility Mechanic Jonathan Wiggins in
acknowledgement of his five years of service. Locator Ronald Hill also received a plaque recognizing
his ten years of employment with the CCUA.
Item No. 5 —Approval of Minutes
a. Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting,August 4, 2026
After discussion, Mr. Bourre moved, seconded by Ms. Lebesch, and carried 6-0, to approve the minutes
of the Regular Session held on August 4, 2026.
Item No. 6—Approval of Consent Agenda
After discussion, Mr. Hingst moved, seconded by Mr. McCall, and carried 6-0, to approve the Consent Agenda
as follows;
1) Approval of Payment of Warrants
Warrants totaling $2,819,779.76
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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 - Request to Grant Sole Source Status to Russelectric, A
Siemens Business for Critical Power and Associated Control Systems Parts and Services
SS No. 2025/2026-Al 1
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
(1) Sourcewell Contract No. 021726-VAC Sewer Vacuum, Hydro-Excavation, and
Municipal Pumping Equipment with Related Accessories and Supplies
e. Approval of Developer Agreements, Warranty Deeds &Easements
1) Developer Agreement GC25/26-11 — South and West Collector Roads Governors Park
Infrastructure Only (Governors Park South Community Development District) -
$5,806.99
2) Developer Agreement KH25/26-14 — Water Service to 6515 Woodland Drive (Wiggins
Construction Company of North Florida, Inc.) — 1 ERC water, 1 ERC AWS, 1 ERC
SJRWMD, 1 ERC debt service - $5,210.48
3) Developer Agreement KH25/26-15 — Water Service to 466 SE 55th Street, 484 SE 55th
Street, & 488 SE 57th Street (Call Street Management, LLC) — 3 ERC's water, 3 ERC's
AWS, 3 ERC's SJRWMD, 3 ERC's Debt Service - $10,706.68
4) Developer Agreement KH25/26-16 — Water Service to 436 SE 41' Street (FNC Homes
Inc.)— 1 ERC water, 1 ERC AWS, 1 ERC SJRWMD, 1 ERC debt service - $4,331.40
Item No. 7—Customer Account Adjustments—None
Item No. 8—Business discussed at Committee Meetings -None
Item No. 9—Executive Director's Business
a. Proposed Approval of the Well Repair, Maintenance and Ancillary Services Contract with Complete
Services Well Drilling, Inc.
Contract & Procurement Specialist Countney Hinson and Chief Operations Officer Darryl Muse
presented for approval the Well Repair, Maintenance and Ancillary Services Contract with Complete
Services Well Drilling, Inc. The scope of work includes providing all labor, materials, and services
necessary to support the operational reliability and disaster recovery of CCUA water wells and water
treatment plants. Services may include, but are not limited to, emergency mobilization; well repairs;
removal and installation of well pumps; drawdown testing; video logging of wells; geophysical logging
of wells; on-site pump evaluation; and well chlorination and flushing. Hourly rates for personnel as
identified in the contract documents are guaranteed for the full term of the contract and any material
pricing will remain fixed for the first year. Staff requested the Board's approval of the contract and bid
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documents and to authorize the Executive Director to execute the contract with Complete Services Well
Drilling, Inc. for the Well Repair, Maintenance, and Ancillary Services Project ITB #2025-2026-A04.
After discussion, Mrs. Taylor moved, seconded by Mr. McCall, and carried 6-0, to approve the bid
documents, the award of the contract, and execution of same, as requested.
b. Other
Mr. Johnston and Mr. Muse reviewed the recent failure of the SJRWMD's Black Creek Pipeline along
State Road 21 on August 11, 2026. They also shared how CCUA's team assisted at the request of the
District by providing pumps and a valve exerciser to facilitate closing the valves. It was also discussed
how CCUA may through a possible Interlocal Agreement be able to provide assistance in the future
should it be required.
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
Mr. McCall inquired about the proposed stormwater assessment fee and how it may affect the CCUA. Mr.
Johnston provided information on the County's proposed assessment and utility tax.
Vice-Chairman Petty congratulated staff on their employment milestones.
Item No. 14—Adjournment
Vice-Chairman Petty adjourned the meeting at 2:21 P.M.
Andrew Petty, Vice-Chairman
Janice Loudermilk, Recording Secretary
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