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Perkins adopts $9.65 million city budget and OKs 10% utility rate increase
Summary
City commission adopted a $9,652,486 operating budget for FY 2025–26, approved the Perkins Public Works Authority budget and a 10% increase in water and sewer rates beginning July 1.
The Perkins City Commission voted Tuesday to adopt the citys operating budget for fiscal year 2025–26 at $9,652,486 and approved the Perkins Public Works Authoritys operating budget of $6,054,928. Commissioners also approved a separate resolution raising water and sewer rates by 10%, effective July 1.
City staff said the overall budget rise largely reflects a matching infrastructure contribution related to a water tower and lift station; staff also budgeted sales tax at $850,000, which it described as about a 6.4% decrease from the prior year. "This budget is quite a bit higher than the previous year's proposed budget due to the Iowa Scribe Partnership and the fact that they match dollar for dollar, $2,113,000 for the water tower lift station," staff member Rachel said during the public hearing.
Commission discussion noted lower sales-tax collections locally and across Oklahoma, rising operating costs for utilities, and franchise-fee questions tied to right-of-way uses such as fiber. The Perkins Public Works Authority separately adopted its operating budget and a resolution that codifies the 10% utility-rate increase in resolution 7-2025.
Motions to adopt the city budget (Resolution 6-2025), to adopt the PWA budget, and to approve the water-and-sewer rate resolution passed unanimously. The commission recorded all yes votes from the mayor and commissioners present. Staff said the budgets will be forwarded to state authorities as required.
Other than the formal budget and rate votes, commissioners discussed looking into franchise arrangements for fiber providers and noted that the utility-rate increase is a driver of the PWA budget; those items remained staff-level tasks for follow-up.
