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City staff outline proposed charter changes to create a new utilities board for IPL; public oversight and pilot fee draw scrutiny
Summary
City staff told the Public Utility Advisory Board on July 10 that proposed charter changes would create a nine‑member utilities board to govern Independence Power & Light while keeping the Public Utility Advisory Board as the recommending policy body for water and wastewater.
City staff told the Public Utility Advisory Board on July 10 that proposed charter changes would create a new nine‑member utilities board (focused initially on Independence Power & Light) with broader governing authority than the current advisory board structure.
The deputy city manager said council discussions in April and June produced an approach that would have the new board govern IPL and allow the existing Public Utility Advisory Board to remain the recommending policy body for water and wastewater. The deputy city manager told the advisory board, “It has been determined that for now, we're proceeding with this new utility board, governing IPL only and then the existing PUEB to then be the recommending policy…
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