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Council amends first reading to tie future sanitary‑sewer increases to CPI with a 3% cap beginning 2031
Summary
On first reading the council approved an amendment to the sanitary sewer rates ordinance (25‑082) to tie annual increases beginning in 2031 to the federal consumer price index, capped at 3% per year; the amendment passed 5‑1.
The City Council on Monday amended the first reading of Ordinance 25-082 to tie future annual sanitary sewer rate increases, beginning in 2031, to the federal consumer price index (CPI) and to cap those increases at 3% per year. The amendment passed on the first reading by a 5-1 vote.
Council Member McCandless introduced the amendment, saying the change would avoid long gaps in adjustments followed by large one‑time hikes. “Beginning in 2031, annual sanitary sewer rate increases will be tied directly to the federal…
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