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Sparta council updates wastewater interlocal, notes $11 million transfer and administrative fee
Summary
Council discussed revisions to an interlocal wastewater agreement that documents a roughly $11,000,000 transfer held by the county, requires monthly statements and audit handling, and adds an administrative charge described in the meeting as $80,000.
The Sparta Town Council reviewed an updated interlocal agreement with the county covering wastewater funds and administration, and recorded council direction to implement the revisions.
During discussion, S4 (Staff member) said the county has held “a little over, I think, 11,000,000” and that the town will transfer that amount back to the county while the county will charge the town an administrative fee. “It is, 80 It's 80,000,” S4 said when asked what the county will charge. S4 also said the agreement now requires the county to provide the town a monthly statement and that audit handling between the two governments will be specified in the revised agreement.
S3 (Chair) introduced the agenda item and asked for a motion; council members moved and seconded the item and the chair called for discussion before taking a voice vote. S4 said the earlier interlocal language did not include administrative charges and that the updated document adds a modest audit fee ($5,000 was discussed as an audit line item) and an administrative charge to cover county costs of administering the funds.
The council emphasized that the final per-project or per-service price will be determined through bidding processes and that the $80,000 figure is the town’s current estimate for the county administrative charge. S4 said the town will not have a definitive price until bidding is complete.
Next steps: the council recorded direction to approve the updated interlocal language and to require the county to provide monthly account statements and audit documentation. The meeting record does not include a roll-call tally for the approval but shows a motion, a second and an affirmative voice response.
