2025 Citizen Water and Wastewater Rate Committee — Buckeye, AZ
Date: 2025-07-18

City of Buckeye
 2025 Citizen Water and Wastewater Rate Committee
 July 17, 2025
 MINUTES

 City Hall East at The Landing
 White Tanks Conference Room
 945 N. 215th Avenue Suite 137
 Buckeye, AZ 85326
 6 p.m.


1. Call to Order/Roll Call
 Chair Subjack called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

 Members Present: Chair Subjack, Vice Chair Whitehead, Member Holguin, Member James,
 Member Hammond, Member Morris

 Alternates Present: Member Gonzales, Member McMurray

 Absent: Member Moreno

 Staff Present: Water Resources Director Terry Lowe, Water Resources Deputy Director
 Eddie Solis, Water Resources Management Assistant Jaymie Parker, City
 Attorney Scott McCoy, Administrative Assistant II Lianna Lewis,
 Administrative Assistant I Macey Haddorff, Neighborhood Services
 Coordinator Janene VanLeeuwen, Deputy City Manager Javier Setovich,
 Deputy City Manager Doug Sandstrom, Management Assistant Rosie Araujo

2. Welcome and Introductions
 Water Resources Director Terry Lowe welcomed the Water and Wastewater Rate Committee
 members. Each Committee member and City employee introduced themselves.

3. New Business

3.A Presentation and discussion by the City Attorney regarding the Committee bylaws, Arizona's
 Open Meeting Laws and Public Record Laws.
 Staff Liaison: Scott McCoy, City Attorney

 City Attorney Scott McCoy delivered a presentation explaining the Committee by-laws; including but
 not limited to the Committee attendance requirement, committee sunset terms, status of alternates,
 meaning of a quorum, and the requirement to have quorum to hold a meeting; open meeting law
 requirements; adhering to the published agenda; record retention requirements; and tools to
 prevent the occurrence of violations.

3.B Presentation and discussion by the Water Resources Department (WRD) staff regarding the
 Water/Wastewater Rate Committee's (WRC) purpose & goals, public outreach, and WRD
 structure and functions.
 Staff Liaison: Terry Lowe, Water Resources Director

 Water Resources Director Terry Lowe gave a detailed presentation on the purpose and goals of the
 WRC as well as an overview of the Water Resources Department. The WRC’s goals are to assist
 staff with choosing a rate structure with reasonable increases; and determining suitable public
 meeting structures, times and locations. Mr. Lowe also explained the need for new water and
 wastewater rates, citing recent news articles analyzing the nation’s increasing rates due to inflation
 and aging infrastructure as well as the recent increases in other valley cities. Mr. Lowe then
 provided an overview of the Water Resources Department’s business philosophy, functional
 structure, service area, and Business Units and Divisions. The presentation closed with next steps
 for the July 31st meeting, a deep dive into the Water Utility, its operations and expenses. Alternate
 Member Anastazia McMurray inquired why the previous rate increases were reduced, cancelled, or
 denied. Management Assistant Jaymie Parker will follow up with an answer.

4. Comments from the Public – None.


5. Adjournment

 There being no further business to discuss, Chair Subjack adjourned the meeting at 7:37 p.m.




James P. Subjack, Committee Chair


ATTEST: I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the 2025 Citizens Water
and Wastewater Rate Committee meeting held July 17, 2025. I further certify that the meeting was duly
called and that a quorum was present.



Jaymie A. Parker, Committee Secretary