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Comptroller flags unapproved water/sewer rebates, suggests changes to pool operations and payment methods

5867333 · September 17, 2025
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Summary

The comptroller reported Allentown is issuing water and sewer rebates without a current ordinance and identified operational and communication improvements for municipal pools, including payment options and concession management.

The city comptroller presented two audit reports: one on revenue and refunds and one on municipal pools.

On refunds and rebates, the comptroller reported Allentown is processing water and sewer rebates without an existing supporting ordinance. The comptroller said the annual budgetary impact of the program is small — roughly $5,000 per year — but called the lack of a legal ordinance "a pretty fundamental error" that…

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