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Bluff City approves second reading of water and sewer budget ordinance after procedural dispute
Summary
The Bluff City Board of Aldermen approved the second reading of ordinance 20 25-010, amending the water and sewer portion of the annual budget, after members debated whether the agenda had previously shown a first reading and warned that missing a statutory deadline could allow the state to set local rates.
The Bluff City Board of Aldermen voted to approve the second reading of ordinance 20 25-010 amending the water and sewer portion of the annual budget after a brief procedural dispute over whether the item had been properly labeled as a first reading on an earlier agenda.
The debate centered on agenda language. Several members said earlier postings listed the item as 'discussion and action' without explicitly labeling a 'first reading.' Other…
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