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Obetz adopts harmonized utility rate schedule and accepts sewer easement
Summary
Obetz council consolidated water, sewer and refuse charges into a single rate schedule, updated tap fees and sewer-capacity charges via Ordinance 20-26, and accepted a sanitary sewer easement along Industrial Center Drive via Ordinance 19-26; both ordinances were adopted unanimously as emergencies.
At its March 23 meeting the Obetz City Council adopted Ordinance 20-26 to harmonize and codify charges for water, sewer and refuse service onto a single rate schedule and to update tap fees and sewer-capacity charges. City Administrator Rod Davisson said the ordinance does not raise the commodity rate beyond the recent update but consolidates charges and revises tap fees.
Clerk Stacey Boumis read Ordinance 19-26 accepting a sanitary sewer easement along Industrial Center Drive; Mayor Angela Kirk described the easement acceptance as a routine development step. Council suspended the rules and voted unanimously to adopt both measures.
Votes at a glance Ordinance 19-26 (Sanitary sewer easement) — Motion to suspend rules passed 5–0; adoption passed 5–0. Ordinance 20-26 (Harmonize rate schedule and update tap fees) — Motion to suspend rules passed 5–0; adoption passed 5–0.
What it means Ordinance 20-26 consolidates multiple utility charges into a single published rate schedule and updates tap fees and sewer capacity charges; the transcript does not specify dollar amounts for the updated tap fees. Ordinance 19-26 accepts a sanitary sewer easement necessary for upcoming development work on Industrial Center Drive.
Next steps Administration to publish the consolidated rate schedule and implement the updated tap fees; public notices or billing updates will follow as required by city procedures.
