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Willmar council adopts replacement gas franchise and a separate franchise-fee ordinance
Summary
The Willmar City Council on Aug. 5 approved a replacement gas franchise ordinance required after the prior 20-year agreement expired and separately adopted a franchise-fee ordinance that would begin collections subject to regulatory review; an amendment to dedicate the fees to street projects failed.
The Willmar City Council voted Aug. 5 to replace its expired gas franchise ordinance and to adopt a separate ordinance imposing a franchise fee on CenterPoint customers.
Director of Operations Kyle Box told the council the franchise ordinance is a legal agreement that grants a gas company the right to provide service in the municipality while setting service obligations, infrastructure standards and fees. Box said the franchise agreement must be updated because the prior ordinance carried a 20‑year term that has lapsed.
Box presented a second, related ordinance that would impose a customer fee to be collected by CenterPoint and remitted to the city. He described two common fee structures — a flat monthly charge…
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