City water customers will notice something new when they get their next bills. The format has been redesigned to make it easier to read and "contain a lot more information," City Manager Tom Bonfield told the City Council tonight.

Residents should start getting the new, improved bills next week.

Redesigned bills are one result of "a modernized utility billing system," Bonfield said. The new system actually went live Tuesday, Bonfield said, replacing "a mainframe solution developed more than 30 years ago."

Bonfield particularly commended Billy Herring, of the city technical department, and Bob Mace, of finance, for their work implementing the new system.