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Wisner council adopts ordinance raising municipal electric rates

City Council of the City of Wisner, Nebraska · January 5, 2026
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Summary

On Jan. 5 the Wisner City Council suspended rules and adopted Ordinance No. 2026-1198 to set new municipal electric rates and assess late charges; the ordinance repeals Ordinance No. 2025-1189 and took effect upon adoption.

The Wisner City Council on Jan. 5 voted to adopt Ordinance No. 2026-1198, which sets rates to be charged by the municipal electric system and establishes late charges on utilities. Council suspended the statutory rule requiring three separate readings and passed the ordinance at the same meeting.

Councilman LJ Parker introduced the ordinance and Councilwoman Cathy Gobar moved to suspend the three-reading rule; Councilman Barry Meyer seconded. The motion to suspend the rule carried on a roll-call vote (ayes: Schweers, Meyer, Parker, Gobar). After the ordinance was read by title, Gobar moved for final passage; Parker seconded and the council again recorded ayes Schweers, Meyer, Parker, Gobar. Mayor Terry Soden declared Ordinance No. 2026-1198 adopted, and the City Clerk/Treasurer attested the passage and approval.

The ordinance repeals Ordinance No. 2025-1189, and the signed ordinance was attached to the meeting minutes. The transcript includes the council’s roll-call votes but does not specify the new rate figures in the text of the minutes; rate details are contained in the ordinance copy on file with the city clerk.

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