Oro Valley staff preparing 2024 water utility annual report for March presentation to council

Oro Valley Director Peter Abraham told the Water Utility Commission on Feb. 10 that staff is finalizing the utility’s annual report covering calendar year 2024 and plans to present a final draft to the commission on March 10 before delivering the document to the Town Council later in March.

The report is prepared by utility staff and, under Town Code Article 15-4-5, is submitted to council on or before April 1 each year. Abraham said the document will include an executive summary, water‑resource and regulatory information, engineering and planning, capital projects, customer service, conservation, operations and maintenance, cybersecurity and emergency response, and financial highlights for fiscal year 2023–24 (July 1, 2023–June 30, 2024).

“Read the executive summary if you read nothing else,” Director Peter Abraham said, referring to a draft that staff expect to email to commissioners before the end of the week. He asked commissioners to provide edits using tracked changes and to send comments to staff; the phrasing of the requested deadline in the meeting transcript was unclear and was not specified precisely.

Abraham said the report is primarily historical—documenting events and finances for 2024—but includes forward‑looking elements such as the five‑year capital improvement program. He said staff will work with the town manager to determine whether council wants a staff presentation or simply to have the report added to council’s document library.

The commission’s review schedule as described in the meeting: staff will circulate a draft this week; commissioners will have time to submit edits and questions; staff will make final adjustments before the commission presentation on March 10; the commission will then render the report to council before the end of March. Abraham noted the report is prepared by subject‑matter staff and that commissioners should review it with a nontechnical reader in mind.

Votes at a glance - Motion to approve the Jan. 13, 2025 regular session meeting minutes: moved and seconded during the meeting; outcome: approved (voice vote). The meeting transcript does not name the mover, seconder, or a roll‑call tally. - Motion to adjourn the Feb. 10 meeting: moved and seconded; outcome: approved (voice vote). The transcript does not name the mover, seconder, or provide a roll‑call tally.

Next steps: staff will circulate the draft to commissioners and return to the commission for a final presentation on March 10; staff will then render the report to Town Council on behalf of the commission under the timelines of Town Code Article 15-4-5.