Sweetwater Authority committee approves Jamavent bill adjustment, policy changes and insurance renewal

The Sweetwater Authority Finance and Administration Committee voted unanimously Jan. 6 to: grant a one-time $4,917.40 adjustment to the account of Jamavent LP; approve revisions to the authority’s one-time adjustment to customers’ water bills policy; recommend adoption of minor edits to board policies 501–509; and authorize payment of the authority’s annual auto and general liability insurance premium.

The one-time adjustment approved for Jamavent LP, which staff said resulted from an irrigation leak that has since been repaired, would credit the customer $4,917.40. Assistant General Manager (AGM) staff told the committee this was the account’s first adjustment request and that the requested amount exceeds the general manager’s approval limit under current policy. AGM staff described the agency’s existing calculation method as “subtracting the bimonthly average water usage for that year…