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Council reviews charter language for power-board eligibility after dispute over “rate payer” definition
Summary
City attorney and Shelbyville Power representatives recommended clarifying the charter’s undefined term “rate payer” — suggesting use of an account-owner standard — after a summer dispute where a person paying utility bills but not listed as the account owner claimed eligibility for a board seat. Council requested a memo and additional workshops; no vote was taken.
The mayor and city council spent a substantial portion of their Dec. 5 study session reviewing proposed charter language changes aimed at resolving who qualifies to serve on the municipal power board.
City legal counsel described a summer 2023 dispute in which an individual who was not the account holder but who produced evidence of paying utility bills asserted that, because the charter uses the term “rate payer” without definition, they qualified for a board seat. The attorney said Shelbyville Power staff and counsel told the city they prefer the charter be revised to require an…
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