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Atkins council passes first reading of ordinance shifting water-meter cost to new-home builders
Summary
On first reading the Atkins City Council approved Ordinance No. 238, which would require builders or homeowners to pay for new water meters (estimated $350–$400). Council voted unanimously in favor; second and third readings are scheduled for Feb. 24 and early March.
The Atkins City Council approved the first reading of Ordinance No. 238, a change to the city code that would make the homeowner or builder of a new house responsible for paying for the installation of a water meter.
Administrator Flory, who reviewed the ordinance for council, said the change is intended to run the water department in a more "businesslike manner." "This change would be for every new home that's constructed the homeowner the builder would have to pay for that meter put it in it's about you know around a $350 $400 item there just helping our budget along a little bit," Flory said.
Council proceeded to a motion to approve the ordinance. A roll-call vote was taken for the ordinance's first reading; Council members present — Dave Fiser, Jeremy Rolando, Kevin De Miller, Trevor Derski and Bob Stolen — each indicated approval and the mayor declared the motion carried.
The council noted the ordinance requires two additional readings. Flory said the second reading is set for the Feb. 24 meeting and the third reading will occur at the council's first meeting in March. No change to the ordinance's effective date was announced at the meeting.
The first-reading passage does not finalize policy; council must pass the ordinance in subsequent readings before it becomes law. Council members did not attach amendments during the first-reading vote, and no formal amendments were recorded in the meeting minutes.
