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Chair introduces ordinance to appeal basic sewer charge; council approves and administration says it will refund fees
Summary
The chair introduced an ordinance to appeal the basic sewer charge, the council moved and seconded, and a voice vote recorded "Aye" with no opposition in the transcript; the administration said it will refund the charged fee and delay billing while corrections are made. (Next procedural step: second reading Wednesday.)
The chair introduced an ordinance to appeal the city's basic sewer charge and asked the council for a motion to move the item forward. After a motion and a second were recorded, the chair called for public comment and, hearing none, proceeded to a voice vote; an "Aye" was recorded and no opposition was voiced in the transcript. The chair said the ordinance is expected to come to a second reading on Wednesday.
The chair said the change would "bring us back to the rate of June 30 for both sewer and, water as an admin for each customer," and added, "Further, the intent of the administration is to refund the fee that had been charged." The chair warned there would be a delay in bills going out to residents while the city corrects records, conditional on the ordinance passing at second reading. A separate council participant suggested moving or removing the item on Wednesday's agenda; Travina was noted as absent because she was traveling. The transcript does not record the mover's or seconder's names or a roll-call tally for the vote; it records only the voice vote outcome as reported by the chair in the meeting.
