WRC Minutes 7.31.25Final.docx

City of Buckeye 
2025 Citizen Water and Wastewater Rate Committee 
July 31, 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 Hammond, 
Member Morris, Member Moreno 
 
Alternates Present:   Member Gonzales,  
 
Absent:  
 
Member James, Member McMurray 
 
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,  
 
2. 
Approval of Minutes from the July 17, 2025 “2025 Citizen Water and Wastewater Rate 
Committee” Meeting 
A motion was made by Vice Chair Carolyn Whitehead and seconded by Member Vickie Morris to 
approve the minutes as presented. Approval 6-0. Minutes carried.  
 
3. 
New Business 
 
3.A 
Public Outreach Presentation  
 
Staff Liaison: Terry Lowe, Water Resources Director 
 
Mr. Lowe gave a brief presentation on the Water Resources Department’s recommendation for the 
locations, format, and purpose of the city’s potential public outreach community meetings. Staff 
recommend there be a total of three meetings: one in the Festival service area, one in the Central 
service area, and one in the Sundance service area. Staff further recommend the meetings be two 
hours long and include a presentation from staff, and a Q&A session for residents to ask questions 
and share their thoughts. General discussion was held regarding the options presented.  
 
3.B 
Water Utility Deep Dive Presentation 
 
Staff Liaison: Terry Lowe, Water Resources Director 
 
 
Mr. Lowe delivered an in-depth presentation on the Water Utility, beginning with the introduction of 
the “Eye on Buckeye: Buckeye’s Water Management” special edition that describes the history of 
Buckeye Water and Buckeye’s Water Portfolio. Mr. Lowe’s Water Utility Deep Dive Presentation 
also covered “The Flow of Water,” the man-power and major assets needed for the city’s wells, 
water facilities, and distribution network; the city’s infrastructure assets compared to the City of

Goodyear and Liberty Utilities, the role of the Department’s other Divisions, the fiscal structure of 
the Utility, the cost drivers, and Buckeye’s current water rate structures.  
 
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