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Newport council approves charter change to expand utility board, directs letter on customer complaints
Summary
The Newport City Council approved a resolution to change the Newport Utilities charter to expand its board from five to seven members and voted to draft a letter to the utility board documenting citizen complaints about customer service and responsiveness.
The Newport City Council voted to approve Resolution 2026-O1, a charter amendment that would expand the Newport Utilities board from five to seven members and create two additional seats, including one ex officio position for the mayor, the council was told. City Administrator James Stinson said the change must be sent to the state legislature as part of the annual package of charter changes; it would return to the council for a required second reading and local ratification, which the city was told normally requires a…
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