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Porter board adopts Ordinance #2025-1 to repeal town utilities code section, shifts rate changes to motion
Summary
The Town of Porter adopted Ordinance #2025-1 to repeal a section of its utilities code covering water, sewer, garbage rates and tap fees and to allow changes to rates by motion rather than ordinance; the vote was unanimous. The minutes inconsistently cite Section 17-501 and Section 17-201 as the target of repeal.
The Town of Porter board voted unanimously Feb. 6, 2025, to adopt Ordinance #2025-1 to repeal a section of the town code governing water, sewer and garbage rates and tap fees and to allow utility rates to be changed by motion instead of by ordinance or resolution. Mayor Bradah Littlefield moved for adoption and Kristin Eaton seconded; Whitney Littlefield, Bradah Littlefield, Clifford Marshall Jr. and Kristin Eaton voted yes and none voted no.
Town minutes record that the action was intended to repeal a utilities code provision and to permit rate adjustments by motion, but the minutes contain an internal discrepancy: the section targeted for repeal is referred to as Section 17-501 in one sentence and as Section 17-201 in another. The board vote adopted Ordinance #2025-1 as recorded in the minutes; the precise code section to be struck will require verification in the town code or by town staff.
