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Mayor: Council unanimously adopts water and sewer rate ordinance
Summary
On March 2 the International Falls City Council approved a second and final reading of an ordinance to set water and sewer rates. The council voted unanimously; the ordinance text and specific rate figures were not read aloud during the meeting packet remarks.
The mayor announced the International Falls City Council unanimously adopted the ordinance that sets the city's water and sewer rates following a second and final reading on March 2. The motion was moved, seconded and the mayor called the question; he then stated, "I'll vote yes and that ordinance is approved unanimously." (Mayor)
The ordinance was presented as the second and final reading; the meeting transcript records that councilors moved and seconded the reading and that the vote was unanimous. The record at the meeting did not include the ordinance number or the specific rate schedule read aloud during the session, and those details were not specified on the floor.
Why it matters: changes to water and sewer rates affect household and municipal utility costs and determine the funding available for operations and capital projects, including the city's water treatment plant rehabilitation. The council did not debate the rates at length during this session; the action completed the ordinance's formal adoption stage.
Council next steps: the mayor and staff indicated the ordinance is adopted and the city will proceed with related project funding steps; no appeal or further local hearings were recorded. If residents seek the exact rate schedule, the city clerk's office or the project packet should have the formal ordinance text and effective dates.
