We'll go ahead and get started.
Thank you. Good morning. Today is 25 June 2026, and I'm Monica Smith Ashford, the administrative judge in this matter. I'd like to advise the parties that this status conference is being recorded. We're here for a status conference in docket number 20 five-00089 in ray petition of Tennessee American water Company to adopt.
Annual review mechanism and armed terror pursuantitive tennessee code annotated section 60 five-five-one oh 3D6. This status conference was noticed on 22 June 2026. This expedited status conference was con.
Been to address issues quickly due to the 60 day statutory deadline. Will the parties please introduce yourselves for the record?
Melbourne along with but snow, for Tennessee American water.
Bill Running with Tennessee American Water, Director of Regulatory and rates.
Ryan Freightman corporate Council for Tennessee American Water.
Karen's Takoski with the consumer advocate in the room with me is Clark Pamel, Vance from well, Lillian Padget, who's our intern for the summer, and also Rosie Greenter, and I think Nico is online also.
Yes, I see his name, ok?
I think it's supposed to be joining us shortly, but we'll wait, you don't need to wait on.
Okay, thank you. NS order issued 5 June 2026, the commission denied Tennessee Americans petition for an annual rate review and suggested specific modifications that would be necessary for approval if Tennessee American TAWC.
Wish to amend its petition. Pursuant to 60 five-five-one oh 3D1C TAWC filed an amended petition on 18 June 2026. The commission has 60 days to approve or deny the amended petition. This matter must.
Be considered at the 17 August 2026 commission conference. I called this status conference to discuss the procedure going forward and to set a procedure schedule, a procedural schedule. Karen asked some great.
Clarifying questions, kind of kicking things off regarding the procedure and I just wanted to make sure that everybody is on the same page regarding the procedure.
I'm going forward and to also set a procedural schedule. So as I mentioned, the hearing will be held on 17 August and the matter will be also need to be considered at the 17 August commission conference. Do the parties have any comments or or questions before we get started discussing the procedural schedule, and and I'll give you an idea of kind of dates I kind of sketched out.
No, we don't. We.
Not here. Okay.
My only yeah sorry Rick, it looks like you're here.
Okay, great, great.
Oh yeah both Cecilia and I are here for I apologize for the delay.
Okay, that's alright, NO problem. No problem. What I was thinking is, now, now Karen in your.
In in your questions you mentioned about the consumer advocate filing comments, do you anticipate also filing pre file testimony? Yep.
Are you here? She's on mute. Well I can tell you we're still reviewing the new terriff and so we haven't made a decision if we would.
There she is. Yeah, I want.
I'm sorry.
Or, testimony because I didn't know what the process was gonna have.
Right, right. And that's that's.
Okay, ok. So well I I was thinking 10 July for.
Prefile testimony.
Are we gonna have some very response.
We're we're going to be, it's gonna be tight, tight for discovery, but if you all think additional discovery is necessary.
Shelina maybe could.
Maybe we're getting a little feedback. Do you think you could mute?
You're my.
Okay, I think that's better. Thank you. I was thinking I I did put in some possible dates for discovery and I think that that would need to be done by 30 June.
With, company responses by 7 July and then the pre filed testimony by 10 July. Yeah, we're, we're on a, a tight.
60 days does not give us much time. Does, does the company anticipate that it will need discovery as well?
No, I don't I don't think we do. We, we would probably like to take for filing the bottle testimony. Right, right.
Now, Rick, I I does does the city anticipate the the need for discovery? And, and I and I guess if so, it will, it will need to be filed on those dates, it will need to be filed on by 30 June as well.
We will try to coordinate our discovery with the cads so that we're not duplicating anything.
If if for some.
An issue arises that is uniquely relevant to the city that it appears that we ought to have separate questions. We like that opportunity on the same schedule. But I, at this point I don't anticipate that will be the case. Okay.
Okay, so so ok so those 30 June and then responses by 7 July and then any pre file testimony by the city would be due 10 July as well.
They'll, they'll be fine. We understand. Okay.
And, the, I was looking at a a date for rebuttal testimony or any or potential settlement or rebuttal testimony would be 24 July.
And then we would have a pre hearing conference.
Either, either by me sending questions out or either a brief Webex conference on 5 August.
And we can discuss a time later or I, I guess we might as well settle on a time now while while we have everybody.
Let's see.
5 August. Does anyone have a preference? Usually I'll hold conferences usually at either 1030 or two about 02:00 on 5 August?
That's fine for the consumer advocate.
Okay, It's with Tennessee America. Okay.
That's fine with the city of trying to do.
Okay, and then of course, as I mentioned, 17 August would be the hearing date at the commission conference on 17 August.
Yeah. And so, that's yes. So that's are are there any other questions or or issues regarding the procedural schedule?
Sorry, I'm sorry.
The consumer advocate doesn't have any other issue.
Okay, ok. The city or the company?
Now the city doesn't have other issues. Okay.
Well, that was all I needed to discuss and I will issue an order setting the procedural schedule and if there's nothing further, we.
We're adjourned and I appreciate your time. Okay, thank you just in time for my dr. Bark.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Thank you. Thank you everyone. Thank you.
Bye bye. Bye bye.