City of Milwaukee - File #: 080849

• File #: 080849
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/7/2008
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 10/29/2008
• Title: : Resolution authorizing the acceptance by Milwaukee Water Works of a Gimmicks & Gadgets award from the American Water Works Association and donation of the $500 prize as a contribution to the Combined Giving campaign from employees of the Linnwood Water Treatment Plant.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: GIFTS, WATER WORKS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/3/2008	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/29/2008	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	12:0
10/15/2008	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Individuals present: Ms. Carrie Lewis, Superintendent Water Works and Mr. Ken Bumbalek, Linnwood Treatment Plant, Operation Manager	Pass	4:0
10/9/2008	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/7/2008	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number:
080849
Version:
ORIGINAL

Reference:

Sponsor:
THE CHAIR

Title:
Resolution authorizing the acceptance by Milwaukee Water Works of a Gimmicks & Gadgets award from the American Water Works Association and donation of the $500 prize as a contribution to the Combined Giving campaign from employees of the Linnwood Water Treatment Plant.

 
Analysis:
This resolution authorizes Milwaukee Water Works to accept an award of $500 from the American Water Works Association for first place in the Gimmicks & Gadgets Award contest, which recognizes inventive creativity by individuals working for a member water utility, and donate the money to the Combined Giving campaign.

Body:
Whereas, The operations and maintenance staff at the Linnwood Water Treatment Plant collaborated to find a more efficient and safer procedure to rinse chemical storage tanks; and

Whereas, The employees devised and constructed a sprayer device which was mounted internally in a chemical storage tank and this device reduced the amount of time required to rinse the tank, reduced the amount of water used, reduced energy used to pump water out of the tank, and lessened the time that employees were required to monitor the process; and

Whereas, The design for the device was submitted to the American Water Works Association for consideration for the 2008 Gimmicks & Gadgets Award, which recognizes simple mechanical devices that provide a more efficient, safer and/or simplified means of performing routine tasks in water systems; and

Whereas, The device won first place in the Gimmicks & Gadgets Award contest which has a prize of $500.00; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of The City of Milwaukee, that Milwaukee Water Works is authorized to accept the award of $500 from the American Water Works Association, in accordance with established City policies and procedures for acceptance of contributions; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the funds be donated to the Combined Giving Campaign as a contribution from the employees of the Linnwood Water Treatment Plant.

Requestor:

Department of Public Works

Milwaukee Water Works

Drafter:
Water Administration
CML:ps

September 29, 2008

Doc: Resolution_Gimmicks & Gadgets_080929