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Budget committee probes utility‑bill fees, tiering and legal limits on targeted charges
Summary
Members explored how municipal fees might be structured on utility bills, legal constraints that could treat some changes as taxes, and operational challenges of income‑based or tiered opt‑ins.
Committee members and staff spent part of the session examining whether a new recurring fee could be placed on utility bills — similar to the existing public‑safety fee — to fund cultural services such as the library and museum, and how such fees might be structured.
Staff noted that several cities attach small fees to utility bills and that tiered water rates already reflect usage differences. They cautioned, however, that fee designs which track zoning, property value or other…
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