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Utility board recommends rate ordinance to city council; average residential bill to rise about $3.64
Summary
After presentations by Water Utilities and consultant NewGen, the Weatherford Municipal Utility Board recommended that city council adopt a draft rate ordinance that raises average residential utility bills (example winter average) from $105.17 to $108.81 ($3.64 monthly); the board moved, seconded (Ken Davis; Zach Smith) and passed the recommendation.
Rick Schaffer and Chris Eckert of NewGen presented the draft rate ordinance that translates prior rate-study work into ordinance language for the board's recommendation to the city council.
Chris Eckert summarized the customer impact example on the screen: an average residential bill using a 6,500-gallon water winter average and 3,500-gallon wastewater would increase from $105.17 to $108.81, a $3.64 monthly change. Eckert said the draft ordinance is the product of prior presentations and direction from the utility board and that water rate increases are modest (about 2% system-level) while wastewater is bearing larger increases to fund deferred investment.
Board member Ken Davis moved to recommend the ordinance to city council; Zach Smith seconded. The board then voted and the item passed. The board recorded members' assent and the vote was taken by touch-screen; staff noted the ordinance is in the packet for council consideration.
The board did not adopt rates at this meeting; the action forwarded a recommendation to the city council for adoption.
