July 22nd, 2009
AMI picks up second national award

Front row, left to right: San Marcos Mayor Susan Narvaiz, Public Services Director Tom Taggart, city employees William Flynn and Ron Diaz, and Technology Services Director Richard Stankiewicz. Back row, left to right: City Councilmembers Pam Couch, Fred Terry, Kim Porterfield, Gaylord Bose and John Thomaides. Photo by Melissa Millecam.

STAFF REPORT

The City of San Marcos was given the Utilities Telecom Council Apex Award for its Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project. This is the second national award the project has won.

AMI allows meters to be read remotely, and customers are able to monitor their utilities usage online.