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Chaffee council approves 5-cent water and sewer rate increase, passes multiple routine measures
Summary
At its Jan. 19 meeting the Chaffee City Council approved a 5-cent increase to water and sewer rates and approved a series of routine administrative items including employee pay adjustments, bill payments and park equipment purchases; the council also granted a performance bonus to Officer Ruebel.
The Chaffee City Council on Jan. 19, 2026 approved a 5-cent increase to both water and sewer rates and passed multiple routine administrative measures.
City Administrator Lee Horton presented the rate recommendation and the council voted to increase both water and sewer by five cents per unit after a motion by Mark Perkins and a second from Tony Enderle. The council recorded that a majority present voted in favor.
The council approved the minutes of the previous meeting and granted a building permit to Trenton Pennington for a shed at 411 Grey. It approved payment of a $1,979.98 bill from MFA Oil and authorized payment of the monthly bills. Assistant City Clerk Ron Reeder received a pay increase from $15.75 to $16.75 per hour after Horton reported Reeder completed one year of service.
On personnel and public-safety matters, the council voted to grant Officer Ruebel his full performance bonus for the previous year, despite the officer falling just short of a three-month continuous service requirement, following a motion by Tony Enderle and a second by Danny Finley. The Police Board also presented a hiring recommendation for Robin Sullivan as a Communications Officer; council discussion was recorded but no motion was made on that recommendation.
Parks-related purchases were approved: the council reallocated roughly $3,800—money freed when the Park Board reduced the number of previously approved poles—to buy two merchandiser coolers for Frisco Park. The council also approved purchasing baseballs and softballs up to $890.
Housing Board appointments were accepted (resignation of Amanda McIntosh; extension for Billie Davis; appointment of Helen Lewis) with Council Member Ron Davis abstaining. Several other informational items were noted, including a planned transfer of a BNSF transformer through the city on Jan. 20, 2026 and a Fire Department drain that will require rebuilding with estimated costs of $2,500–$3,000.
The council adjourned at the close of business.
