Morgan changed its electric and garbage fees in June

Morgan City's council adopted Ordinance 26-08 at its June 23, 2026 meeting, effective the same day, according to a notice posted June 25. The ordinance amends the consolidated fee schedule in Title 1, Chapter 1.15 of the city code. ^[1]

The notice says the ordinance adds a garbage service rate for business and alleyway dumpsters and changes the electric service charge fee. It does not state the amounts. ^[1]

Sanitation

In fiscal 2025, the sanitation fund had $416,416 in operating revenue and $550,663 in operating expenses, an operating loss of $134,247. After $94,933 in interest, its net position fell $39,314 to $207,170. ^[2]

The budget report lists $404,027.55 in sanitation collections in fiscal 2025 and $516,137.09 in its fiscal 2026 year-to-date actual column. The fiscal 2027 budget lists $530,000. ^[4]

Electric

The electric fund has the largest charges for services of the four utilities. In fiscal 2025 it collected $3,410,641 in charges for services and had $341,400 in operating income, according to the audit. Power purchases from UAMPS cost $1,763,135. ^[2]

In the budget report's fiscal 2026 columns, the line for system capital outlay shows $2,063,608.21 year to date, against a $1,000,000 original budget and a $2,100,000 amended budget. The amended fiscal 2026 column shows -$365,500 on the fund's "Total Income or Expense" line. ^[3]

The fiscal 2027 budget lists $850,000 for equipment capital outlay and $320,000 for system capital outlay, and appropriates $614,400 from fund balance. Collections are budgeted at $3,400,000, the same as the fiscal 2026 budget. ^[3]