Lexington Attempting to Get Rid of Utility Board
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Lexington city leaders hope to make some changes to their city charter by getting rid of an advisory board. A bill is currently waiting to go through the Tennessee House of Representatives that would eliminate the need for an electric utility board from the city charter. The Board of Aldermen already voted to eliminate all the members of the Lexington Electric Utility Board in October and now they want to do away with it all together. Each of the four utility board members were paid $200 a month, along with the option of health insurance. They served as an advisory board to Lexington Electric Manager Jeff Graves. “We would go over capital projects, large purchases, truck purchases, so forth. Right-of-way issues, right-of-way contracts, and they would advise me to take these issues to the city board for approval or disapproval,” said Graves. The bill is scheduled to appear before the Tennessee House of Representatives for consideration on Monday.
