West Haven council approves Resolution 022025 allowing express bill-pay fees to be billed to account holders

The West Haven City Council approved Resolution 022025 to permit the district to bill express bill-pay fees to account holders after a brief public hearing in which no members of the public spoke.

Council members opened a public hearing on the measure, with the chair asking for public comment; none was offered. The council then moved to close the public hearing and to consider the resolution as an action item. A council member made a motion to approve Resolution 022025 “for the purpose of considering express bill pay fees and allowing the district to bill those fees to the account holders,” and another member seconded the motion. The council conducted a roll-call vote and the motion passed with the following recorded “aye” votes: Clarence; K. James; Melinda; the Mayor; and one additional unidentified member. No opposing votes, abstentions, or recusals were recorded in the meeting transcript.

The transcript does not identify the mover or the seconder by full name, nor does it include further detail about how the fees will be structured or the expected date the billing change would take effect. During the hearing staff member Theresa was asked if she had comment; the transcript records no substantive comment from her. The council did not receive any public testimony on the proposal during the hearing.

The action resolves only the council’s authority to consider and adopt the billing change described in Resolution 022025; the transcript does not include ordinance text, fee amounts, implementation dates, or administrative rules needed to implement the billing change.

Council documents or subsequent staff reports are needed to provide the precise fee amounts, billing mechanics, and an implementation schedule.