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Vergennes approves 5% sewer rate increase after council rejects $40 flat alternative
Summary
After an unsuccessful motion to replace a proposed 5% sewer rate increase with a $40 flat increase, the council approved the original 5% sewer rate increase 6-0; a visitor advised the council that rates must be set as a percentage.
Council debated the form of a proposed sewer-rate increase during the June 25 meeting. Alderwoman Brinkman moved to replace a 5% increase with a $40 flat-dollar increase; Mel Hawley (visitor, Zoom) explained the city cannot set a dollar amount in that context and that the increase must be stated as a percentage. The dollar-amount motion failed 0-6.
After that vote, Alderwoman Brinkman moved to approve the original 5% increase with a second from Alderwoman Jill Murray-Killon; the council adopted the 5% sewer rate increase 6-0. The record notes the procedural clarification by Mel Hawley influenced the form of the motion and vote.
