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Tipton board adopts State Board of Accounts’ plan to reverse prior overcharge; approves claims and routine business
Summary
The Tipton Utility Service Board voted to apply an offset in upcoming billing to reverse a prior overcharge identified by the State Board of Accounts, approved claims totaling $332,092.68, and covered a set of project updates including postponing a $150,000 water-plant repair to 2026 and a ribbon-cutting for a new water tower.
The Tipton Utility Service Board voted on Sept. 15 to implement a billing offset this quarter and the fourth quarter of 2025 to reverse an overcharge the utility made about a year ago, following guidance from the Indiana State Board of Accounts. Utility staff told the board the overcharge averaged about $2.50 per residential customer per month a year ago and that applying the offset will leave most residential customers “a hair ahead.”
The action formalizes the staff plan the State Board of Accounts reviewed; the State Board requested a formal board vote so the correction is documented in the minutes. The…
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