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Council holds first reading on proposed 5% electric-rate increase
Summary
Scottsburg City Council introduced Ordinance 2025‑5 to raise municipal electric rates by 5% and held a first reading; council discussion noted rising utility costs and that the city’s rates rank among the lowest in the state, but no final vote was recorded.
Scottsburg City Council conducted the first reading of Ordinance 2025‑5, which would amend the city’s electric rates and charges, at its March 2025 meeting. Councilmembers discussed the proposal and heard staff say a 5% increase is needed to keep pace with rising costs; no final ordinance vote was recorded in the transcript.
A council member told the meeting that municipal records show Scottsburg’s electric rates are among the lowest in Indiana and that the proposed 5% increase would help cover cost pressures. The presiding official said utility representative Willie Daniels was present and could confirm that some input costs have increased as much as 60 percent; the transcript also references a document noting a 19 percent rate increase by Duke in a separate jurisdiction.
Councilmembers asked whether Scottsburg is the second‑lowest or the lowest municipality in the state; staff clarified that the list compared municipalities and some co‑ops, and that one nearby municipality applies additional fees for builds (truck fees, labor, materials) that Scottsburg does not. No detailed revenue projections, effective date, or roll-call vote on Ordinance 2025‑5 were recorded in the provided transcript.
A motion to pass Ordinance 2025‑5 on first reading was made and seconded during the meeting; the transcript does not include a recorded tally or the names of members who voted for or against the first-reading motion. Because this item was at first reading, the council did not finalize the ordinance at this meeting.
