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Helotes council meets in closed session on solid‑waste franchise, then approves CPI‑U rate adjustment for Frontier Waste Solutions
Summary
The Helotes City Council went into executive session June 11 to consult with its attorney about the franchise contract with Frontier (Frontier Waste Solutions) and returned with no action; later the council approved an ordinance applying a CPI‑U adjustment to the franchise rates and authorized the city administrator to execute related documents.
The Helotes City Council on June 11 recessed into closed session under Texas Government Code §551.071 to consult with the city attorney about terms and options related to the solid-waste management franchise contract with Frontier (referred to in the meeting as Frontier or Frontier Waste Solutions). The council returned to open session at 7:36 p.m. and reported that no decisions or votes were taken in the closed session.
Following the closed session the council considered an ordinance to apply a consumer price index (CPI‑U) adjustment under the existing franchise contract (resolution 23‑032, section 12) to keep provider rates consistent with the contract’s rate‑adjustment language. Councilmember Cato noted the increase equated to “a little over a dollar per month,” and council members voted 5-0 to approve the adjustment and authorize the city administrator to execute related documents.
The action implements a contract clause rather than creating new rate‑setting authority; councilmembers framed the vote as complying with the contract’s stipulated CPI‑U mechanism. No additional public details about the closed-session consultation were disclosed when the council returned to open session.
