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Irondale council preserves option for 3% gas franchise fee, approves ordinance for immediate consideration
Summary
The Irondale City Council unanimously approved an ordinance to preserve the city's right to impose a 3% franchise fee on natural or manufactured gas utilities when the current Spire franchise renews in 2050; a resident said the move circumvents voter approval and would raise customer bills.
Irondale City Council voted unanimously to advance an ordinance that preserves the city's right to set a 3% franchise fee on gross receipts of natural and manufactured gas utility franchises when the city's existing Spire franchise renews in 2050.
The measure, introduced as Ordinance (transcript: "20 25"), does not change Spire's current franchise arrangement, which the council record shows was approved in 2021 with an effective start date of Feb. 6, 2020 and a 30-year term that the presiding official said will expire in 2050. The ordinance would set the post-enactment franchise fee for such facilities at 3%.
Council President Spivey, who opened the item and read a staff-provided memo, said the…
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