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Votes at a glance: Waukesha utility commission approves rate application filing, infrastructure contracts, insurance renewals and program extensions
Summary
The Waukesha City Water Utility Commission on June 19 approved a package of procedural and procurement actions: a PSC rate application filing, multiple inspection and staking contracts, a fiber relocation, a litigation support services contract, insurance renewals, and an extension of the cross-connection inspection program.
Key votes and outcomes from the Waukesha City Water Utility Commission on June 19:
- Submit PSC rate application (Agenda item 5f). Motion: "Submit an application to request an increase to water rates per Public Service Commission order in Docket 6240-WR-111." Mover: Commissioner Rivera. Second: Commissioner Curry. Outcome: Approved (voice vote; transcript records "Aye").
- Approve minutes from May 15, 2025. Outcome: Approved (voice vote; meeting record notes "Aye" and at least one abstention).
- Approve payments from the General Fund and Improvement Fund (Agenda item 5a). Motion passed on voice vote. Commissioners discussed several invoice items during the vouchers review (including attorney invoices and an architect’s design invoice). Outcome: Approved.
- Approve water-utility portion of staking/inspection services for Arrow & Associates for 2025 asphalt resurfacing (Agenda item 5b). Estimated cost: $30,000. Mover and second noted in meeting. Outcome: Approved.
- Approve water-utility portion of staking/inspection services for Rickett & Melky for Green Meadow improvements (Agenda item 5c). Estimated cost: $32,000. Outcome: Approved.
- Approve fiber relocation to Arson's (Sims) and project engineering by MCE for Highway 59 work (Agenda item 5d). Amounts: Arson's/Sims $88,462.75; MCE engineering $9,762.50; Total $98,225.25. Outcome: Approved (commission noted this was an unbudgeted but fundable relocation because other projects came in under budget).
- Approve professional services contract with Foth Infrastructure and Environment LLC (Agenda item 5e). Amount: up to $50,000. Purpose: enable former staff/retiree involvement in ongoing litigation support via a third party, per state retirement rules. Outcome: Approved.
- Approve business insurance renewals for the July 1, 2025 policy year (Agenda item 5g). Carriers: LWMMI (liability, crime, cyber), MPIC (property and equipment breakdown), Erie (workers' compensation). Net change: overall increase $10,857 (7.78%), driven by increased property values, fleet valuation and added fiber coverage; some offsets included a guaranteed workers-comp dividend. Outcome: Approved.
- Approve commercial, industrial and large multifamily cross-connection program services with HydroCorp (Agenda item 5h). Contract extension and preferred-provider designation requested to continue ~760 initial inspections annually; reinspection fee and expected reinspection workload discussed. Outcome: Approved pending final staff approval of contract language.
Several motions were moved, seconded and passed by voice vote; the transcript records “Aye” on the approvals and notes when items passed unanimously or with an abstention where stated. Where the transcript did not record a roll-call tally, the vote count is listed as not specified below.
