WRC Minutes 9.25.25.pdf

City of Buckeye 
2025 Citizen Water and Wastewater Rate Committee 
September 25, 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 James, Member Morris, 
Member Holguin, Member Hammond 
 
Alternates Present:   Member Gonzales  
 
Absent:  
 
 Member Moreno, Member McMurray 
 
Staff Present:  
Water Resources Director Terry Lowe, Water Resources Deputy Director 
Eddie Solis, Water Resources Admin. & Project Manager Jaymie Parker,  
Administrative Assistant II Lianna Lewis, Administrative Assistant I Macey 
Haddorff,  
 
2. 
Approval of Minutes from the September 11, 2025 “2025 Citizen Water and Wastewater Rate 
Committee” Meeting 
A motion was made by Member Whitehead and seconded by Member James to approve the 
minutes as presented. Approval 6-0. Motion carried.  
 
3. 
New Business 
 
3.A 
Buckeye Wastewater Rate Adjustments 
Staff Liaison: Terry Lowe, Water Resources Director 
 
Mr. Lowe delivered the Buckeye Wastewater Rate Adjustments presentation. The presentation 
included a recap of the previous meetings and the purpose of the Committee; follow-up items from 
the September 11, 2025 meeting; a review of city of Buckeye water and wastewater bills compared 
to other providers; the department’s increase in expenses since 2016; the assets acquired since 
2016; the overall value of the department’s assets over time; the FY27-FY31 Capital Improvement 
Project forecasts; FY27-FY31 forecast of assets to come on board; FY27-FY31 forecast for 
personnel; FY27-FY31 forecast of increases in asset values and the industry standard 2% asset 
management investment; three scenarios for investing in asset management; staff’s 
recommendation of a 5-year rate cycle; the proposed rate structure; and then the staff’s proposed 
rate amounts and the department’s fund balance based on what rates are implemented. Finally, Mr. 
Lowe summarized the department’s total rate recommendations for all water and wastewater 
customer categories. General discussion was held regarding the overall presentations and 
evaluations related to the Committee thus far.

4. 
Comments from the Public – None.  
 
 
5. 
Adjournment  
 
There being no further business to discuss, Chair Subjack adjourned the meeting at 6:58 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 September 25, 2025. I further certify that the meeting was 
duly called and that a quorum was present. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jaymie A. Parker, Committee Secretary