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Broken Bow adopts ordinance to authorize mandatory monthly utility assessments
Summary
The Broken Bow City Council on May 26 adopted Ordinance 1308 allowing mandatory monthly assessments on residential and business utility bills to be remitted to Broken Bow Municipal Utilities; clarifying language on tipping fees was added and the council voted unanimously to adopt after suspending the normal reading rules.
Mayor Rod Sonnichsen and the Broken Bow City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 1308 on May 26, authorizing mandatory monthly assessments on residential and business utility bills to be paid to Broken Bow Municipal Utilities.
City Administrator David Schmidt told the council the ordinance remains substantively unchanged from prior drafts but includes clarifying language about tipping fees. He said City Attorney Jason White confirmed the clarifying wording did not alter any dollar amounts, allowing the council to treat the action as a final reading. Council suspended the statutory rule requiring additional readings and then voted for final passage (motion by Councilmember Paul Holland, seconded by Councilmember Russ Smith; roll-call 4–0).
The ordinance text, read by title during the meeting, specifies the assessment mechanism and repeals conflicting prior ordinances. Schmidt said no members of the public raised objections during the public hearing. The city clerk recorded the vote as unanimous.
The immediate administrative step is publication and implementation according to the ordinance language and the city’s normal procedures for utility billing. The council took no other action to change fee amounts at this meeting.
