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COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
May 91h, 2006
Minutes of a Special Meeting held at the Chubbuck City Council Chambers, May 91h, 2006.
Present: Mayor Steven M. England, Council members Leroy S. Quick, Kent Kearns, Dennis
Stoddard, Richard Morgan, Public Works Director Steven M. Smart and City Clerk Ron
C. Conlin. Attorney Thomas J. Holmes was excused.
Meeting was called to order at 6:08 p.m. by Mayor England.
PURPOSE OF SPECIAL MEETING is to discuss adjusting Utility Rates.
UTILITY RATE ADJUSTMENT DISCUSSION - PWD Smart continued presenting his water
rate model results. Discussion about the following:
1. Discussion about why a base water rate and what goes into the base.
2. Utilization of Fort Hall Irrigation water and ways to utilize the water.
3. Discussion about water rights.
4. Discussion about implementing a connection fee that goes with new development.,
Discussion about adjusting utility fees over a two or three year period.
Councilman Kearns suggested adjusting the rates over a three year period, 33 1/3% a
year or over a two year period, 50% a year. Councilman Kearns suggested we establish
the rates making sure we cover all our base costs, plus begin to accumulate a certain
percentage of the total cost to a reserve fund.
Discussion about adjusting the utility rates in one increase.
At 7:06 p.m, Councilman Quick moved, Councilman Morgan seconded, with full council
approval to adjourn meeting.
teven M. England, ffayor
Ron C. Conlin, City Clerk
CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING
CITY OF CHUBBUCK
Pursuant to Idaho Code Section 50 -604, the undersigned Mayor of the City of Chubbuck,
Idaho, hereby calls a special meeting of the City Council to be held in the Chubbuck City
Council Chambers, 5160 Yellowstone, Chubbuck, Idaho at the hour of 6:00 p.m, Tuesday,
May 9th, 2006. The purpose of Special Meeting shall be#to discuss utiljty p4�ps.
Date: t ven M. England, May
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO
Pursuant to the call set forth above, notice is hereby given of a special meeting of the
Chubbuck City Council at the time and place, and for the object, recited in the call.
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Ron C. Conlin, City Clerk
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF NOTICE
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The undersigned, Mayor and members of the Chubbuck City Council hereby
acknowledge receipt of notice of the special meeting as set forth above.
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Leroy S. QuiA,-Councrllember Kent Kearns, Council member
Dennis Stoddard, Council member Richard Morgan, Council member