JACKSON, Miss.—JXN Water will allow the City of Jackson access to the water utility’s financial records amid the debate over a proposal to raise water utility rates in Mississippi’s capital city.
The agreement allows an accountant contracted with the City to review the utility company’s billing system, revenue collections and QuickBooks accounting data, Mitch McGuffey, an attorney representing JXN Water, told U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate on Wednesday.
One stipulation of the agreement is that the accountant cannot share the information publicly outside of members of the Jackson City Council and Jackson Mayor John Horhn, McGuffey said…