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Glendale council adopts new stormwater fee and multi-year water and sewer rate increases
Summary
Council approved a $2/month stormwater fee for single-family residential accounts, amendments to Glendale City Code chapter 33, and a multi‑year water and sewer rate package; staff said most stormwater work was already funded via the sewer fund and general fund, and the rate package is designed to support capital needs.
The Glendale City Council on June 24 adopted an ordinance establishing a dedicated stormwater fee and approved a multi‑year package of water, sewer and urban‑irrigation rate adjustments.
Staff presentation and key elements: Ron Serio, director of Water Services, described the proposed stormwater fee as $2 per month for each single‑family residential unit, with variable charges for other customers based on meter size. Serio said about 83% of the revenue expected from the new stormwater fee is funding activities currently charged to the sewer fund; staff proposed reducing the sewer rate increase planned for the year by 3% to shift those costs, and that roughly 17% of the stormwater program’s cost had previously come from the general fund, freeing about $400,000 to reallocate to other uses. Serio…
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