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Monthly utility reports: lower water sales, large reservoir dredging, workforce planning; resident raises transparency questions
Summary
BLW received monthly operations, finance and workforce reports Oct. 6 showing lower summer water sales, ongoing capital work including a major reservoir dredging project, and a human-resources plan focused on retention and succession. A resident questioned transparency around an unspecified contract and access to digital documents.
At its Oct. 6 meeting, the Board of Lights and Water received several regular reports on operations, finance and workforce planning and heard a public comment urging more transparency around a contract and related digital document access.
Miss Chalfant (Cobb County Merit Water Authority representative) presented the water authority report. She said average water sales were about 81,000,000 gallons per day compared with a budgeted 90 million gallons per day for the month and that year-to-date water sales revenue reported was $9,600,000. The report said year-to-date net income exceeded budget; the presentation included figures of $2,500,000 and $2,700,000 in different places. Capital spending year to date was reported at approximately $40,000,000 with a remaining capital improvement program commitment of about $51,000,000 and…
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