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Water and Sewer Board recommends city code change on lateral installation fees to Common Council

Glens Falls City Water and Sewer Board · December 2, 2025

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Summary

The board voted Dec. 1 to recommend a revision to city code 177-37 clarifying when the city will perform lateral installations and when customers must hire contractors, sending the proposed language to the Common Council and setting a public hearing as part of the process.

The Glens Falls City Water and Sewer Board voted Dec. 1 to recommend a revision to city code 177-37 regarding lateral installation fees and the city’s ability to provide installation services.

Unidentified Speaker S4 summarized proposed language to add to the code making explicit that the city may provide lateral installation services "in accordance with the scheduling of rates, fees, and charges, and from having resources available to perform the work," and that otherwise customers must pay permitting and inspection fees and hire contractors. S4 said the proposed sentence aligns the code with the department’s existing fee schedule but noted the language had previously not been incorporated in the code text and that the amendment had been discussed earlier in August.

Unidentified Speaker S7 and S3 discussed procedural steps: S3 noted a local law requires that the Common Council receive the local law at least five days before a public hearing; S7 and S4 agreed the city attorney (Carrie/Karen in transcript) would draft the formal local law text and a resolution would be used to set a public hearing before the Common Council. The board moved to recommend the changes to the Common Council; the motion carried.

The board’s action is a recommendation to the Common Council and not a final change to the municipal code; the Common Council will set a public hearing before voting. Unidentified Speaker S4 said some language in the draft would be struck per legal advice before forwarding.

Ending: The board approved forwarding the recommended code amendment to the Common Council and staff were asked to finalize drafting with the city attorney and schedule the required public hearing.