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Commission to consider final one-year extension for US Water as conversion delays, staffing and project management concerns surface
Summary
Staff recommended a one‑year extension of the US Water contract so the city can complete utility-billing and meter‑replacement projects, while commissioners pressed for explanations about repeated delays and staffing shortfalls.
City staff recommended the commission authorize a final one‑year extension of the US Water agreement for water-plant operation and utility-billing services so the city can complete an ongoing utility billing conversion and the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) metering project.
Public works said the original contract extension took effect Jan. 1, 2024, after a resolution on Dec. 13, 2023, and included an initial two‑year term with an option for a one‑year renewal. Staff recommended exercising that last one‑year renewal (beginning Jan. 1, 2026) because US Water remains heavily involved in the concurrent utility-billing conversion to Munis and the AMI meter install program.…
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