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Manchester aldermen table proposed 19% sewer rate increase; board votes to receive and file the ordinance
Summary
An ordinance to increase sewer user charges under chapter 52 (section 52.166) was proposed but received no second on a motion to approve; a subsequent motion to receive and file the item was approved and the increase was not adopted at this meeting.
The Manchester Board of Mayor & Aldermen considered an ordinance amendment to chapter 52, section 52.166, that would raise sewer user charges. A motion to approve the ordinance was moved but received no second and therefore did not advance. The board subsequently voted to receive and file the item, effectively tabling further action for a later meeting.
Aldermen discussed that a 19% increase was unpopular among members; one alderman said the board's hands were tied and described the proposed increase as undesirable. Members also noted prior board votes and a separate comment that nine votes had been recorded previously on a related measure and that 10 votes would be required for a bond, though no bond vote took place at this meeting.
Procedurally, the motion to approve the sewer-rate amendment was moved by Alderman Barry but no second was recorded; that motion "died." A motion to receive and file the ordinance was then made by Alderman Vlad Vassar and carried after a second was offered. The item will return to the agenda at a future board meeting; one comment referenced bringing the matter up again at the February board meeting.
