Albia council decides sewer rental for homes not on city water will be charged by water usage

The Albia City Council voted Tuesday to charge sewer rental for homes not served by Albia Water according to their water usage, council members said.

Following discussion of options to collect sewer rental from properties not serviced by the local water utility, Council member Dennis Conley moved that sewer rental for homes not served by Albia Water be charged based on water usage; Brandon Williams seconded and the motion carried 6-0.

The motion directs staff to bill sewer rental using water-usage measures for homes that do not receive service from Albia Water. The transcript does not specify implementation details such as start dates, measurement method or how readings will be obtained for nonmetered properties. The council did not record any public comment on the measure at the meeting.