Board votes to bar wastewater plant from accepting septage from commercial haulers

An unnamed member of the governing body (identified in the transcript as "Speaker 1") moved to prohibit the wastewater treatment plant system from accepting septage from commercial haulers. "I make a motion to deny accepting the wastewater treatment plant system to not accept septage from commercial haulers," Speaker 1 said, and the motion was seconded before formal discussion and a roll-call vote.

Speaker 1 told the body that legal counsel had advised against accepting commercial septage, saying it "was not legal" and that the plant's ordinances prohibit the practice. "It would affect our tax-exempt status and our bonds," Speaker 1 added, characterizing acceptance as "a bad idea in general." Speaker 2 and others voiced agreement with that assessment; Speaker 1 also corrected earlier wording, clarifying they meant "tax exempt" rather than "nonprofit."

Mary Beth was asked to call the roll. Members called by name in the transcript—Wes Meyer; Wean; Gates; Johnson; Teague; Stegmaier; and Brenner—each answered "Yes," and the chair declared the motion carried, thereby directing that the wastewater treatment plant system not accept septage from commercial haulers. The transcript does not unambiguously identify who seconded the motion on the record.

Following the vote on the septage question, the body moved to adjourn and took a separate roll call; the adjournment motion also carried. No implementation steps, timelines, or further staff direction about the septage issue were recorded in the provided transcript, and no specific ordinance citations were given during the discussion.