Beach said the authority is investing $300,000 of it’s cash in a money market account so it will earn more interest.

He said an underbilling of $106,000 earlier this year due to confusion over whether the authority or the city would notify Aqua of rate increases was still being worked out with the city. Rates should have gone up the first of the year but didn’t until the spring.

Another issue that’s not been resolved is a new member for the authority, which is down one person.

Currently the authority has four members, as former member and county commissioner Brian Beader resigned in July.

Votes last month by the authority and city council to appoint former city council president Fred Hoffman to fill the seat has not been confirmed by Mercer County Commissioners.

The county’s approval is needed because the commissioners backed the bond issue to pay for the new sewage plant.