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Votes at a glance: Willard council approves advisory board, personnel policies and mixed-use ordinance; selects 10% rate differential for water and sewer
Summary
The Willard City Council approved a Water Advisory Board and multiple personnel and zoning ordinances and voted to select a 10% outer‑city differential for proposed water and sewer rates; some rate changes require a public hearing and formal ordinance adoption at a later meeting.
The Willard City Council approved several ordinances and recorded votes on rate-structure choices during its meeting.
On first reading the council approved an ordinance establishing a Water Advisory Board intended to receive customer concerns and advise staff; the motion carried by roll call with all voting aldermen recorded as yes. The council also approved second readings and adopted an employee reimbursement policy and a training-and-conference policy for city employees; both ordinances passed by unanimous roll call among those voting.
The council considered two draft rate structures for water and sewer — a flat option and an option that imposes a 10% differential for customers outside the city. After discussion and citizen input, council members moved to select the 10% differential as the preferred option for both water and wastewater. The water-rate selection passed on roll call (three yes, one no); the sewer-rate selection produced a split roll call (two yes, two no). Staff stated the council must confirm statutory public‑hearing requirements before final adoption; the selected options will return for formal readings and any required hearings.
A mixed‑use rezoning ordinance aimed at allowing flexible developer proposals passed after staff described it as a developer‑driven rezone tool with three-tier review (staff, planning commission, board); the roll call recorded unanimous yes votes among those present.
The council also approved routine items including agenda and consent agenda motions and a motion to clear and pay outstanding checks and invoices.
What happens next: the chosen rate structures will come back to the council for formal ordinance readings and any required public hearings; staff will confirm hearing requirements and provide schedule and revised ordinance language.
