City of Vandalia

Below are the dates of the Vandalia Family Aquatic Center for the 2026 summer. Pool Passes are available NOW at City Hall.

🚧 Water Service Notice 🚧

The City of Vandalia will be replacing a fire hydrant today on West Home Street. During this work, residents may experience low water pressure in the area between South Maple Street and South Lincoln Street.
We appreciate your patience and understanding as crews complete this necessary maintenance. Service will return to normal once the work is finished.

If you have questions, please contact City Hall at 573-594-6186. Thank you! 💧

📢 Scheduled Power Outage Notice – City of Vandalia

Attention Vandalia residents:
Central Electric has scheduled a planned power outage April 14–16, from 10:00 PM to 5:00 AM each night, to replace several utility poles in our area.
During this time, the Vandalia Electric Department will also take advantage of the outage window to upgrade and replace some of our own poles to help improve system reliability.

✅ The work is expected to take two nights, but a third night (April 16) is reserved just in case additional time is needed.

👮‍♂️ For added safety, the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office will have extra patrol units in town, just like during previous planned outages.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we complete these important improvements. Please plan accordingly and stay safe!

— City of Vandalia ⚡️

📣 City of Vandalia – Council Meeting Update
Please note that this month’s City Council meeting has been rescheduled to Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at 5:30 PM due to attendance.
We apologize for any inconvenience this change may cause and appreciate your understanding.

******ATTENTION******
The February Board of Aldermen meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, February 19th at 5:30 pm at the Lange Building, 109 E Park, Vandalia MO 63382. There WILL NOT be a meeting on the 10th.

What is COPA? (Cost of Power Adjustment)

COPA stands for Cost of Power Adjustment. It is a charge on your electric bill that reflects the actual cost the city pays to purchase electricity.
The cost of power can change from month to month based on things like:

Fuel prices
Demand for electricity
Weather conditions
Regional power market costs

Instead of raising base electric rates every year, the city uses COPA so that rate changes go up or down depending on real power costs. When power costs are lower, the COPA is lower. When power costs increase—such as during extremely cold or hot weather—the COPA increases.

COPA is not new. It has always been part of your bill, but with the new billing system it now appears as a separate line item, making it more visible.
The COPA rate is multiplied by the number of kilowatt-hours (kW) you use, so the more electricity used in a month, the higher the COPA portion of the bill will be.

Attention Vandalia Residents: Utility Bill Questions

We have received a large number of calls today regarding higher-than-usual utility bills, and we want to provide some helpful clarification.

• Billing Cycle: Please remember that we bill one month behind, and the past few weeks have been extremely cold, which typically increases energy usage.

• Cost of Power Adjustment (COPA): The COPA charge has always been part of your bill. With our new billing system, it is now shown as a separate line item. This amount fluctuates monthly based on power costs.
👉 This month’s COPA rate is $0.0740 per kW used.We use COPA to help avoid raising utility rates every year. Unfortunately, power costs have increased this winter.

• Longer Billing Period: This current bill reflects approximately 40 days of usage, rather than the normal 30–35 days, due to onboarding a new meter reader.

If you have questions or need assistance, please continue to call City Hall at 573‑594‑6186. We are happy to help.
Thank you for your understanding.