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Council moves to exempt seasonal agricultural grain dryer customers from franchise fee
Summary
The Janesville City Council moved to adopt ordinance 2025-G to exempt agricultural grain dryer customers from the municipal franchise fee effective Sept. 1, 2025, following staff work with CenterPoint Energy and a clerk correction to the ordinance contact address.
The Janesville City Council voted to adopt ordinance 2025-G, which would exempt agricultural grain dryer customers from the city's utility franchise fee, making the exemption effective Sept. 1, 2025.
Staff told the council the change reflects work with CenterPoint Energy and mirrors exemptions the utility has arranged for seasonal customers. A council member said CenterPoint pays royalties to the city for doing business in the community and urged approval. Staff also said they would correct a clerical error that listed a private residential address for official city notices on page one of the ordinance and replace it with the city hall address before publication.
The ordinance was introduced during the public hearing and moved, seconded and the hearing was closed after council discussion. If adopted, staff said they would forward the ordinance paperwork to CenterPoint so the utility could adjust billing for affected customers.
The council did not provide a line-by-line fiscal analysis at the meeting; staff said CenterPoint and state procedures set timing for changes and that the city would communicate details to customers once CenterPoint completes billing arrangements.
The council closed the public hearing and took the motion to adopt the ordinance with the page-one correction. The council also handled related agenda housekeeping before moving on to other business.
