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Council votes to re-advertise revised upper-tier water rate ordinance lowering large-user threshold
Summary
DuBois council voted July 15 to advertise a substantial change to the upper-tier water/wastewater ordinance that lowers the large-user threshold from 4.5 million gallons/month to 3,000,000 gallons/month, triggering re-advertisement for public comment.
DuBois council voted July 15 to re-advertise a revised upper-tier water and wastewater ordinance that reduces the large-user threshold from 4.5 million gallons per month to 3,000,000 gallons per month.
Jason, the staff member who presented the change, told council the lower threshold would let the city contract with larger users under the ordinance and that the change is substantial enough to require re-advertising. Council made a motion to advertise the revised ordinance and approved it by voice vote.
The change will be published for public notice and return to council for further consideration after the required advertisement period. Council did not vote on final adoption at the meeting; the action authorized only re-advertising the revised ordinance.
Why it matters: lowering the threshold expands the set of industrial or high-usage customers subject to the ordinance’s higher-tier rate structure and could affect commercial water bills and city contracting authority. Staff said the ordinance will be re-advertised so the public may comment before any final vote.
What’s next: staff will publish the ordinance for public comment and provide council with materials and any recommended edits before a future vote.
