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MAY 2 1984 BOOK 56 PAGE 860 Attorney Brandenburg stated that all the materials that have been submitted, including the briefs by both sides, have been reviewed in this process and this order is a final order on all those items, and puts to an end all the pending items that the County has with respect to Hutchinson Utilities, Inc. at this point in time. Commissioner Bird asked Attorney Brandenburg to briefly summarize the order again regarding the effect on past rates and possible future rates. Attorney Brandenburg explained that: 1) The order determines that the past rate of the utility to the customers has been fair and reasonable. In fact, it may have been low, causing the utility to lose money which they cannot now recoup in future rates. 2) The order determines there is no positive action taken in this order with respect to the recision of the contract issue; meaning that the County continues to believe that the franchise issued to Hutchinson Utilities is a proper, correct franchise which was transferred properly. 3) The order determines that, taking into account all other financial information, including their request to build a future plant if necessary, they should be entitled to adjust their tariff and to increase it by an adequate amount. Commissioner Wodtke asked how the actual rate will be determined. Attorney Brandenburg explained that Hutchinson Utilities will submit a tariff and in that tariff they will lay out how they want to distribute the increase amongst the various charges that they impose on their customers to raise the specific amount of money. Commissioner Wodtke asked if that will be the next public hearing and Attorney Brandenburg stated that we will have to take a look at whether or not that will have to be a public hearing. It will be reviewed by the Utilities Department and it may come to the Board in the form of a 64