City Council discusses rate ordinance at Monday meeting

Most of the discussion at the City Council meeting Monday was about amending an ordinance that says the City “shall” make an annual electric rate based on the increase of the Consumer Price Index.

The new ordinance, introduced at the meeting, says the annual rate increase is “not to exceed” the increase in the CPI.

Mayor Ronnie Williams Jr. said the new ordinance could prevent a CPI increase as much…