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Commissioner questions pilot payment accounting, urges itemization
Summary
A commissioner told the Columbus Utility Commission the February pilot payment looked $26,000 higher than expected and urged itemizing services now funded by the pilot payment rather than treating it as a flexible pool.
During the consent-agenda discussion, a commissioner (speaker 6) raised a concern about the citys pilot payment to the general fund, saying the February pilot payment totaled $74,000 while his calculation based on a $34 million water and electric utility implied an amount closer to $47,000. "So we're paying $26,000 a month more in things like salaries, phone reimbursement... The pilot payment ought to be a specific number and it should not be a slush fund," the commissioner said, and requested the additional services currently charged to the pilot payment be itemized separately.
Staff did not immediately commit to an itemized schedule during the consent discussion but the question was acknowledged; the consent agenda (including minutes, cash disbursements and outage reports) was then approved by roll call.
The commission did not take further action on the pilot payment at this meeting; the concern was raised for staff and future council or commission follow-up.
