HomeMy Public PortalAboutR3866 EXD Rate Recommendation Report Acceptance Resolution 2023R E S O L U T I O N NO. 3866
WHEREAS, the adoption of Resolution No. 3866 will formally acknowledge The
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District’s Board of Trustees’ acceptance of the Rate Commission’s
Recommendation Report dated September 5, 2023.
WHEREAS, Section 7.040 of the MSD Charter Plan established the Rate
Commission to review and make recommendations to the MSD Board of Trustees regarding all
proposed changes in the District’s wastewater rates, stormwater rates and taxes or change in the
structure of any of the foregoing, and
WHEREAS, the MSD’s Wastewater and Stormwater Rate Change Proposal was
presented to the Rate Commission on March 24, 2023; and
WHEREAS, on September 5, 2023, and pursuant to Section 7.280(f) of the Charter,
the Rate Commission issued its Rate Recommendation Report to the Board of Trustees and public;
and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7.300 of the Charter and upon consideration of the
Rate Recommendation Report dated September 5, 2023, the Board of Trustees hereby wishes to
accept the Rate Recommendation Report dated September 5, 2023, regarding the proposed
changes in the District’s wastewater rates, stormwater rates and taxes or change in the structure of
any of the foregoing. This acceptance should not be construed to limit the Board’s authority and
discretion under the Charter in setting budgets, appropriating funds, and directing the expenditure
of those funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT THAT, the Board of Trustees hereby
accepts the Rate Commission’s Recommendation Report dated September 5, 2023, pursuant to
Section 7.300 of the Charter.
The foregoing resolution was adopted November 9, 2023