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Wallis council accepts water-rate option after study presentation
Summary
After a presentation by Communities Unlimited, the Wallis City Council voted unanimously July 29 to adopt 'example #2' from a water and wastewater rate study to raise customer rates; the minutes do not list dollar amounts or an implementation timeline.
The City of Wallis City Council voted July 29, 2026 to accept a water and wastewater rate increase identified in 'example #2' of a rate study presented by Timothy Escalante of Communities Unlimited. Councilmember Jimmy Lavergne moved the action and Councilmember Clark Main Jr. seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
The minutes record only that the council accepted 'example #2' and do not include the specific rate schedules or dollar figures. The decision followed Escalante’s presentation of a multi-option rate study intended to support the city's water and wastewater operations. Implementation dates and staff instructions for putting the new schedule into effect are not specified in the minutes.
The vote occurred during a special/budget workshop that convened at 6:09 p.m. and adjourned the special meeting portion at 7:22 p.m. The council continued budget discussion afterward and scheduled a follow-up budget workshop for Aug. 12, 2026.
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