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Lodi Council Introduces Ordinance to Modernize Electric Utility Theft and Field‑Services Fees
Summary
The council introduced an ordinance to repeal and replace Lodi Municipal Code section 13.20.0.02 to broaden fee definitions (renaming several fees as dispatch/dispatch-related fees), add a disconnect/reconnect fee tied to panel upgrades, allow annual fee updates to reflect labor/material costs, and explicitly allow recovery for unauthorized energy use; the council waived first reading and introduced the ordinance.
The Lodi City Council on Dec. 17 introduced an ordinance to modernize the city’s electric utility fee language related to energy theft and field-services cost recovery and waived the first reading.
Electric utility staff explained that the existing ordinance and the fee resolution that implemented it date to 2011–2012 and no longer reflect current materials, meter types, after-hours labor, overtime or new activities such as panel upgrades tied to electrification and battery storage. Staff introduced Field Services Supervisor Kevin Kreiser to walk council through the proposed…
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