The Zeeland Board of Public Works approved February cash disbursements and recommended transfers, noted a required $253,028.89 MPPA working-capital contribution, and reported City Council raised no objections to the draft FY2027 budget; staff do not propose changes to water rates at this time.

Mayor told council Marietta is among the first cities to learn MEAG received a roughly $84.8 million nuclear tax‑credit refund; finance and Board of Lights & Water staff said overall utility finances remain stable, though water sales and wholesale power costs showed recent volatility.

The Utility Advisory Committee reviewed FCS Grouprate-study scenarios for electric, water, wastewater and landfill, discussing a plan to use interfund loans to cap near-term electric increases at 5% annually while directing more detailed cost-of-service and rate-design work for July.