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Red Oak raises sewer base rate to $40 for first 1,000 gallons after 15% cost increase
Summary
The Red Oak Town Council voted 3-0 April 13 to raise the sewer base rate from $30 to $40 for the first 1,000 gallons after officials said sewer costs rose about 15%, a step the mayor said will only partially close a monthly budget shortfall.
Mayor Levell Langley told the Red Oak Town Council on April 13 that sewer operating costs increased by roughly 15% and the town is running a monthly shortfall. To address that, the board approved raising the sewer base rate from $30 to $40 for the first 1,000 gallons of usage.
"Currently the Town is in the hole each month but this only slightly closes that gap," Mayor Levell Langley said during the meeting. Commissioner Scott Briley moved to approve the increase; Commissioner Tony Bennett seconded. The motion carried 3-0.
The council did not record an effective date in the minutes and did not provide a breakdown of how many customers the change will affect or the projected revenue increase; those details were "not specified" in the record. The minutes record the reason for the change as a 15% increase in sewer costs but do not attach supporting financial statements.
The vote followed brief discussion; no amendments or alternatives (for example, phased increases or exemptions) were recorded. The council did not direct staff to publish an outreach plan for ratepayers in the minutes. The next procedural step recorded in the minutes was adjournment.
