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City manager highlights amphitheater rehab, project tracking and AMR water meters

Portales City Council · July 22, 2026
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Summary

City Manager Mitton updated the council on the amphitheater renovation (in-house approach), a third-party rate study and new project 'glide-slope' tracking; staff also discussed automatic meter-reading (AMR) data and how it has resolved customer disputes.

City Manager Mitton reported the amphitheater renovation will be managed internally with staff oversight and some budget set aside for the work, and he said Community Services Director McClellan will lead the effort. Mitton also described a live project-tracking ‘glide-slope’ chart and said the city contracted Guernsey for a third‑party rate study; the portal for data collection is open and staff are feeding information to the consultant.

Mitton addressed water meters, reporting about 60% of accounts are on AMR and staff have used AMR hourly data to resolve billing and usage disputes (he cited a recent example of a customer whose monthly usage was 41,000 gallons). He emphasized staff are working on legislative session preparation and grant pursuits.