HomeMy Public PortalAboutExhibit RC 42 - Rate Commission's Letter to MSD Board of Trustees-Request for 45 Day ExtensionTHE RATE COMMISSION OF THE
METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
April 17, 2018
Mr. James Faul
Chair, Board of Trustees
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
2350 Market Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63103
Re: Rate Commission Proceedings
Dear Mr. Faul:
The Rate Commission of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (the "Rate Commission")
received from the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (the "District") a Rate Change Notice on
February 26, 2018. The Rate Commission, pursuant to § 7.280(f) of the Charter Plan, is to issue
its Rate Commission Report to the Board of Trustees and the public no later than June 26, 2018,
unless the Board shall, upon application by the Rate Commission, extend the date for a 45-day
period. The Rate Commission respectfully requests an extension until August 10, 2018, for the
issuance of its report.
On August 16, 2001, and under the authority of §§ 7.250 and 7.280(e) of the Charter Plan, the
Rate Commission adopted Operational Rules, Regulations and Procedures as amended on March
21, 2002, April 16, 2003, March 2, 2007, January 18, 2008, March 7, 2011, March 4, 2015, and
February 26, 2018, to govern the activities of the Rate Commission.
On March 5, 2018, the Rate Commission, under the authority of § 7.280(e) of the Charter Plan
and pursuant to § 3(3) of the Operational Rules, adopted a Procedural Schedule for the current
Rate Change Proposal. The Procedural Schedule is based upon the requirements contained in the
Charter Plan, and is designed to occur within a 120-day period.
On April 10, 2018, an Intervenor in the proceedings, Missouri Industrial Energy Consumers,
filed with the Rate Commission a Request to Modify the Procedural Schedule for the 2018 Rate
Proceeding (the "Request"), which essentially requests that additional days be included within
the Procedural Schedule. The Request argues that there is not sufficient time in the current 120-
day schedule to permit the parties and the Rate Commission to carefully and completely consider
all issues and render a Report to the Board of Trustees by June 26, 2018. Rather, a new schedule
is needed to build in additional time for all parties to have a full and fair opportunity to evaluate
testimony and engage in necessary discovery.
Mr. James Faul
April 17, 2018
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The Rate Commission considered the Request at a Special Meeting held on April 16, 2018.
There were no objections to the Request for an extension. As a result, after discussion, the Rate
Commission voted to request the 45-day extension from the Board of Trustees.
In order to ensure that the rate review process proceeds as required by the Charter Plan, and is
conducted in a manner that is reasonable, appropriate and fair to all parties, I request that the
Board of Trustees extend the date for the filing of the Rate Commission Report until August 10,
2018, and consider this Request as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Leonard Toenjes
Chair, Rate Commissi
of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
cc: Mr. Brian Hoelscher, Executive Director