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Council reviews ordinance to create five-member Gas & Water board amid questions on rates and representation
Summary
City staff presented an ordinance to create a five-member Gas & Water board composed of city residents and a council liaison. Supporters said the change would increase customer representation and long-term planning; council members asked about rate authority, residency requirements, pilot payments and transparency.
City staff presented an ordinance to create a five-member Gas & Water board that would shift governance of the municipal utility from direct city-council oversight to a customer-representative board while keeping the utility publicly owned.
Mr. Riggins, speaking for Gas & Water staff, said the board would increase customer representation in decisions about service, capital projects and long-term planning and reduce short-term political influence on utility decisions. He described a five-member board consisting of city residents and customers, one city-council member, and the mayor as an ex officio non-voting…
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