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Committee advances bill to raise pay ceiling and expand boards for small-city utility authorities
Summary
The committee advanced House Bill 141, which would raise compensation ceilings for public-utility board members in cities under 5,000, permit expansion of boards from five to seven members, and align utility-board terms with extended municipal terms; an amendment made the act effective immediately.
The House Committee on County and Municipal Government advanced House Bill 141, a measure aimed at changing how small cities set compensation and terms for public-utility board members.
Representative Brown, who presented the bill, said, “What it deals with is cities that are under 5,000 population and ... adjust the compensation for the directors and for the board members.” He described the proposal as giving small cities more flexibility to…
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