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Plain Dealing board adopts ordinance amending water and sewer rates
Summary
At a March 20 special meeting, the Town of Plain Dealing Board of Aldermen held a public hearing on and unanimously approved Ordinance No. 5 of 2025, which amends Ordinance No. 1 of 2025 to change water and sewer rates for customers inside and outside town limits. There were no public comments and the meeting adjourned at 6:03 p.m.
Mayor James Cook called the Town of Plain Dealing special meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Thursday at the Leon Sanders Jr. Municipal Complex and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
The board opened a public hearing on Ordinance No. 5 of 2025, described in the agenda as an amendment to Ordinance No. 1 of 2025 concerning water and sewer rates for customers both inside and outside the town limits. Mayor James Cook declared the public hearing open and, after no members of the public spoke, declared the hearing closed.
Alderman Jeff Benson moved to adopt Ordinance No. 5 of 2025; Alderman Louis Welch seconded the motion. All four members present — Benson, Welch, Shanita Gay and Shavonda Gay — voted in favor; Alderman Emily Jennings was absent. The board’s minutes record no public comments during the hearing or the vote.
Earlier in the meeting, Mayor Cook opened the session with an invocation led by Attorney Doug Dominick and Barbara Sullivan conducted roll call, confirming a quorum. The board approved the meeting agenda by motion of Alderman Shanita Gay, seconded by Alderman Shavonda Gay, with the same four members voting in favor.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn by Alderman Shanita Gay, seconded by Alderman Shavonda Gay; the meeting was adjourned at 6:03 p.m.
What changed: The ordinance is recorded as an amendment to the town’s water and sewer rate ordinance (Ordinance No. 1 of 2025). The text of the rate changes is not included in the meeting minutes and was not read into the record during the segments provided. The minutes show no public comment and a unanimous vote of members present; any details on the specific rate amounts, effective dates or administrative directives were not specified in the transcript.
