North Las Vegas council briefs for June 5, 2003

Thursday, June 5, 2003 | 9:09 a.m.

Utility increases set for discussion

Proposed increases to North Las Vegas's water and sewer rates remain on track for a June 18 public hearing and possible votes.

Measures taken together would nearly double monthly water and sewer bills after September 2005 were introduced and read into the public record during the City Council meeting Wednesday. There was no discussion.

The increases proposed by city staff would be phased in with rate hikes Sept. 1 and the two following Septembers. Sewer charges would increase more than water rates.

The rate increases would bring revenues up to costs for water and sewer operations, officials said. The increases also would be expected to encourage water conservation, officials have said.

The average city water and sewer residential customer pays $37.32 a month for 14,000 gallons of water.

Under the proposed rate increases, the average customer's monthly bill would increase to $49.99 after Sept. 1, to $60.69 the following year and to $71.80 in 2005.

Appointments made to boards

The North Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved several appointments to city and regional boards, as well as making Councilman William Robinson the mayor pro tempore for another year.

In that capacity, Robinson will chair any council meetings for which the mayor is absent.

Robinson's chairman skills will probably be put to the test soon because Mayor Michael Montandon expects to be out of the office for several weeks starting Friday after he has a noncancerous brain tumor removed.

Robinson was also reappointed to the North Las Vegas Housing Authority and city Redevelopment Agency boards.

Councilwoman Shari Buck was also reappointed to the redevelopment agency board, as well as to the Clark County Regional Flood Control District and Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada.

Montandon was placed on the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board.

Planning Commissioner Jo Cato was reappointed to that board, and Steve Brown was selected as a new planning commissioner.

Anita Wood, Monica Beasley and Patricia Thomas were appointed to the Citizens Advisory Committee.

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