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Norman budget presentation details sanitation, water and sewer enterprise funds and planned capital work
Summary
Budget manager Kim Kaufman reviewed the city manager’s proposed FY2026 enterprise funds budget, outlining current rates, major capital projects and fund balances for sanitation, water, water reclamation and sewer maintenance and noting planned studies and upcoming development-plan amendments.
Kim Kaufman, budget manager for the City of Norman, presented the city manager’s proposed fiscal year 2026 enterprise funds budget on May 20, detailing sanitation, water, water-reclamation and sewer maintenance funds and related capital projects.
The presentation matters because enterprise funds operate like utilities and are funded by user fees rather than general taxation; changes to those funds can affect ratepayers directly and influence future capital and maintenance work across the city.
Kaufman told the council the sanitation operation collects more than 110,000 tons per year and collects over 40,000 tons of yard waste annually, with curbside recycling—moved in-house this fiscal year—covering about 85% participation and more than 4,000 tons collected. The city’s residential trash service for a single poly cart is currently $17.20–$17.60 per month (includes $3 for recycling and a $0.20 Oklahoma solid waste management charge), a rate set in April 2011. Major proposed sanitation expenditures for…
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