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Harrison County board agrees to put proposed rate change on next meeting agenda
Summary
Board members debated municipal timing rules before Speaker 1 moved to propose a rate change; members agreed to place the item on next week's agenda for formal action while staff will check the statute and exact amount.
Speaker 1, an unidentified board member, moved during the meeting to propose a rate change described in the discussion as "that we give to a 5 to 6." The motion was seconded and members agreed the item should be placed on next week’s agenda for formal consideration; Speaker 4 said he would "look at the statute" to confirm the correct amount.
The item matters because members noted municipal procedure affects when a rate can take effect: Speaker 2 explained that municipalities "can't vote for your rates" to be effective during the current term and that the board must vote for rates that will begin in the next term. That procedural point was cited as the reason to defer final approval until the next meeting.
Board discussion included clarifying whether the vote could be taken now or must wait for the new term, verification of the statutory authority and amount, and confirmation that the item will appear on the next agenda. The meeting transcript records the motion introduced by Speaker 1 and a second; no formal roll-call vote on the rate change was held at this session.
The board made no final decision on the rate itself at this meeting; the next procedural step is placement on the published agenda for the next regular meeting and statutory review by staff.
