Commission approves minutes and routine proof payments; members queried legal and credit-card fees

At the Oct. 21 meeting the Waukesha Water Utility Commission approved minutes from the prior meeting and routine proof payments from the general and improvement funds.

Commissioners asked staff to clarify several line items in the invoices. A Cloud Incorporated line described in staff materials was clarified as credit-card merchant fees totaling roughly $9,794 for the month (staff said those fees are recoverable in rates). Commissioners also questioned a Stafford Rosenbaum legal invoice—staff said the roughly $59,000 charge reflected current work on a billing dispute and contract litigation, and that monthly legal costs fluctuate with deposition and litigation activity.

Staff noted the Public Service Commission advanced assessment increased by about $10,000 in 2025 because the PSC assessment is based on revenues; commissioners discussed whether that structure fairly tracks regulatory costs to utilities.

Votes were taken to approve the minutes and the listed payments; the meeting record shows the motions passed (vote tallies not specified).