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Bertram council approves small PUC right-of-way fee increase
Summary
The City Council approved a minor Public Utility Commission of Texas consumer-price-index adjustment to municipal telecommunications right-of-way fees after a brief staff explanation; the voice vote was announced as passing and detailed fee tallies were not recorded in the transcript.
The Bertram City Council voted to accept a Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) 2026 consumer-price-index adjustment to municipal telecommunications right-of-way access line rates during its March meeting.
Georgina, speaking for city staff, described the change as "a 0.1% increase." She explained the adjustment affects right-of-way fees charged to companies that place lines in the city's right-of-way and said the dollar change is fractional (discussed as a move from 36¢ to 37¢ in some nonresidential categories). "So these are not fees paid by consumers," Georgina said, noting that the fees are assessed to right-of-way users rather than to residents.
A motion to accept the PUC rate increase was made and seconded; the Mayor put the question and announced the motion passed on a voice vote. The motion was recorded on the meeting record as "by Anthony, 2nd by Randall," but the transcript does not include a roll-call tally or recorded dissent.
The adjustment will be implemented according to the PUC notice; council did not attach additional local modifications during the vote. The council did not request further study or amendment before approving the rate change.
