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House approves transparency rules for municipal enterprise fund transfers
Summary
First substitute HB 164 requires cities to hold independent enterprise‑fund hearings, directly notify ratepayers, provide follow‑up information post‑budget, and file transfer details with the State Auditor; supporters call it transparency, opponents call it micromanagement. The House passed the bill 61–11.
Lawmakers on the House floor approved first substitute House Bill 164, a bill intended to make municipal enterprise‑fund transfers (for services such as water, sewer and power) more transparent to ratepayers.
The substitute requires municipalities to hold an independent enterprise‑fund hearing that articulates the basis…
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