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Williston commission approves Ordinance 1174 to consolidate utility fee schedule
Summary
The Williston Board of City Commissioners voted 5-0 on Nov. 10 to approve Ordinance 1174, a first-reading ordinance that removes fee schedules from the municipal code and allows future utility-fee changes to be made by resolution. Finance Director Hercules Cummings presented the measure and no members of the public commented.
The Williston Board of City Commissioners unanimously approved Ordinance 1174 on Nov. 10, a first-reading measure that consolidates the city’s utility fee language and lets the commission set or change specific fees by resolution rather than by amending the ordinance.
Finance Director Hercules Cummings told the board the proposed ordinance replaces the current pricing structure in the municipal code and establishes a consolidated utility fee schedule that can be adjusted administratively by resolution. President Howard Klug opened a public hearing and, after asking three times, recorded no public comment before the board voted.
Commissioner James Bervig moved to approve the ordinance; Commissioner Lucas Gjovig seconded. The motion carried on a 5-0 vote with Commissioners Brad Bekkedahl, Victoria Siemieniewski, James Bervig, Lucas Gjovig and President Howard Klug voting aye.
The ordinance was described on the agenda as a first reading. The record does not specify an effective date or the immediate dollar values that will be set by subsequent resolution; those details are to be established by the city in later actions if the board adopts any fee resolutions. The commission took the vote following the public hearing portion of the meeting and recorded no public comment on the measure.
The meeting continued with other business and adjourned at 6:21 p.m.
