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Stillwater Utilities Authority authorizes counsel to seek collection on unpaid utility account
Summary
At a Stillwater Utilities Authority meeting, members voted unanimously to authorize counsel to file suit or take other actions to resolve an outstanding utility account balance tied to a rural water district; the consent docket was also approved 4-0 and the meeting adjourned.
The Stillwater Utilities Authority voted unanimously to authorize legal action to recover an outstanding utility account balance tied to a rural water district. Under general orders, the board approved a motion to allow general counsel or outside counsel "to file suit or take any action deemed necessary and appropriate by council to resolve the outstanding utility account balance of paying county rural water district number three." A committee member moved to authorize counsel and another committee member seconded; the Clerk announced the motion passed with a vote of four to zero.
The meeting also approved the consent docket by a 4-0 vote after a committee member moved to approve and another seconded. The Clerk confirmed the consent docket was approved 4-0.
There was no additional substantive discussion recorded on the record about the scope, timeline, or expected legal costs of the authorized actions. The Chair asked for other reports; none were raised. A motion to adjourn carried 4-0 and the meeting ended.
Votes at a glance - Consent docket: motion to approve carried, vote 4-0. - Authorization for counsel to pursue collection action regarding the outstanding utility account balance of “paying county rural water district number three”: motion carried, vote 4-0.
Next steps: The authorization gives counsel authority to initiate or pursue collection or litigation actions; no further scheduling or staff directives were recorded on the public record during this session.
