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Pataskala committee hears staff brief on proposed multi-year utility rate increases and minimum bill options
Summary
City staff reviewed a planned multi-year utility rate increase, explained the role of the 3,000-gallon minimum bill, and outlined expected annual impacts for minimum-bill customers.
Pataskala City utility staff told the utility committee that the proposed multi-year utility rate increases will be phased over several years and will affect minimum-bill customers by roughly $15 in the first two years and about $10 in subsequent years for those who remain on the 3,000-gallon minimum.
Staff said the minimum bill (set at 3,000 gallons) has been part of the city's billing structure for years, that about 1,300 of roughly 3,700 accounts used less than 3,000 gallons last month, and that keeping or removing the minimum bill would be a bookkeeping decision with the same revenue outcome unless the city shifts the revenue to a labeled service charge.
In a briefing to the committee, staff said the planned…
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