Cooper City approves multiple water agreements for connections outside city limits amid split votes

The Cooper City Commission on an agenda item about outside-city water connections approved multiple resolutions authorizing execution of individual water service agreements for properties outside Cooper City, after commissioners debated whether the city should continue supplying water beyond its borders.

Commissioner Mallozzi said, "I don't wanna provide water outside the city," and moved to remove several items from the consent agenda before discussion, citing a policy preference to limit service to city residents. Other commissioners defended the agreements as revenue-producing and said recent rate adjustments reduce the risk to residents. The city manager and staff said rates were updated recently to incorporate CPI and that a full rate study is planned for future work to align rates with a forthcoming master plan.

The commission considered at least four separate resolutions authorizing execution of water agreements for specified numbers of Equivalent Residential Connections (ERCs). In…