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Zephyrhills approves stormwater utility study, directs staff to pursue property-tax billing
Summary
Council approved a scope and piggyback hire of Raftelis to design a stormwater utility and asked staff to pursue collection via the county property tax roll rather than monthly utility bills.
The Zephyrhills City Council on Sept. 8 authorized a consultant engagement to create a stormwater utility and directed staff to pursue billing the fee on the property-tax roll rather than monthly utility bills. Council approved using a piggyback procurement to hire Raftelis (spelled RAFTELIS in the record) to analyze existing stormwater operations, build a rate model and perform community engagement.
Why it matters A stormwater utility creates a dedicated revenue stream for stormwater management, capital improvements and ongoing maintenance. Public Works staff told council the city's stormwater program currently competes for general-fund dollars; a utility would provide a dedicated funding source for long-deferred capital needs identified after the heavy storms last year.
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