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Darmstadt council votes to draft summer‑averaging and portable‑meter policy for sewer customers
Summary
At a Oct. 2 special meeting the Darmstadt Town Council voted 4‑0 to direct staff to draft a policy on summer averaging of sewer charges and the use of portable meters; the measure was moved by Council member Cecil Poag and seconded by Crystal Kahre.
The Darmstadt Town Council on Oct. 2 voted unanimously to direct staff to draft a policy on summer averaging of sewer charges and the use of portable meters.
Council member Cecil Poag moved that the council write a policy covering summer averaging and portable meters for the sewer department for consideration at the council’s next meeting; Council member Crystal Kahre seconded the motion. The motion was approved by a 4‑0 voice vote.
Council President Eric Gries presided over the special working meeting, which began at 6:30 p.m. Clerk‑Treasurer Mallory Lowe recorded that council members Ray Engler, Cecil Poag and Crystal Kahre were present. Attorney Josh Claybourn was listed as absent.
The minutes note that the discussion centered on “options and ideas for [the] sewer department” but do not include detailed policy language or implementation steps; the council’s formal action was limited to directing staff to draft the proposed policy. The motion does not specify an effective date, funding source, or procedural details for notification of affected customers.
The council will consider the drafted policy at a future meeting. The town did not provide a projected timeline for drafting or public notice in the minutes.
