Spencer will be subject to a Tennessee Comptroller’s investigation of the financial, technical and managerial capacity of its utilities.
Technical Secretary Ross Colona said Spencer has been under the Water and Wastewater Financing Board for quite some time, an financial fixes like water rate increases have not improved finances.
Engineer Nathaniel Green spoke on behalf of Spencer. Green said work has happened to try and remedy the issues but the problems are systemic.
“I have been working with the city of Spencer to try and correct some of their deficiencies for I guess the last six years,” Green said. “Some of those items that we have worked on in the past have been rates.”
Colona said subpoenas will be issued for Mayor Mickey Robinson, the Spencer Governing Body and Utility Manager to appear before the board in 2022 if the city does not fully comply with the investigation. Colona said the board should consider that a utility employee died as the result of an accident two years ago, due to a lack of precautions.
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