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Poseyville holds first reading of consolidated Water Service Regulations ordinance
Summary
The council conducted the first reading of Ordinance No. 2025-09-09-01 to consolidate water-related rules dating back to 1939, retaining current water rates but increasing reconnection and business service fees; Town Attorney raised no legal concerns.
Poseyville Town Council conducted the first reading on Aug. 14 of Ordinance No. 2025-09-09-01, a consolidation and modernization of several older water ordinances, some originating in 1939. President Justin Rutledge introduced the ordinance and Town Attorney William Bender reported no legal concerns with the draft.
Clerk-Treasurer Jodie Rankin credited Jeremy Farrar and Billye Robling for incorporating prior ordinances into the rewrite. The draft ordinance keeps existing water rates but raises reconnection fees and adds several new fees tied to business services. The council approved the ordinance’s first reading by unanimous roll call; the ordinance will be posted on the town website and Facebook to notify the public, and it will be published in the local newspaper upon second reading as required by law.
The council took no final action on rates at this meeting; the next steps are public notification and a second reading and publication in the local newspaper as required by statute.
