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Council advances first reading to revise fines and update long-term wastewater usage rates
Summary
Council held a first reading to amend section 1.15 of the fines and fees schedule, removing an automated traffic enforcement item and modifying the long-term wastewater usage rate schedule for residential and industrial customers; the first reading passed 7-0.
On July 27 the Independence City Council held a first reading of an ordinance to amend section 1.15 of the city’s fines and fees schedule. The chair explained two specific changes: removing the automated traffic-enforcement signal portion of the fines section and modifying the long-term wastewater usage rate schedule for both residential and industrial customers.
Councilmembers conducted a roll-call vote on the first reading and approved advancing the ordinance 7-0. The chair noted changes are intended to bring written code into line with current practice and to update rates on the long-term wastewater schedule; no additional public comment was recorded during the hearing. The ordinance will return for subsequent readings as required by procedure.
