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Centerville approves 5% increase to culinary water rate
Summary
Council adopted Resolution 2025-10 to raise the culinary water rate by 5% after staff said the increase would help avoid larger future hikes and that water service remains inexpensive on a per-gallon basis.
The Centerville City Council approved a 5% increase to the city's culinary water rate June 17, adopting Resolution No. 2025-10 to amend the fee schedule.
Mike (department staff) said the increase is modest and helps avoid a larger future increase. He described water as an inexpensive service on a per-gallon basis and said a 5% rise “doesn't seem like that much to me” compared with the potential need for larger hikes later.
The council confirmed the motion and voted; the resolution passed unanimously. Staff did not tie the rate change to a specific new capital project during the discussion; the manager said the increase is intended to help the utility keep pace with costs and avoid a larger adjustment later.
Mike also noted an article he had read about household water costs and described the utilities' role in providing fire flow and daily service as part of the justification for updating rates. The council did not provide a new effective date in the public discussion beyond the resolution approval; the measure was adopted as part of the meeting's consent on the fee schedule.
