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Westminster City staff flag utility capital needs, ISO review and likely rate pressures
Summary
City staff told council at a planning workshop that utility projects and public-safety staffing pressures will shape the coming budget year, noting large sewer and electric projects, a provisional change to the city’s ISO fire rating and a narrow window to retain a prior rating.
City staff briefed Westminster City Council at a planning workshop on major utility capital needs, a provisional change in the city’s ISO fire rating and budget pressures that may require rate or fee changes.
The presentation, delivered by city staff member Kevin, outlined the city’s budget schedule and several large projects that staff said will affect the coming fiscal year. “We did a 3% COLA increase. We had nearly a 12% health insurance increase,” Kevin said while summarizing last year’s budget actions and the operating pressures heading into the next budget cycle.
The nut of the discussion was on utilities and infrastructure. Staff described a multi-part sewer rehabilitation program (the “skip” project) that was originally estimated at about $5,000,000 but for which bids came back at roughly $1,700,000 for an initial section; that outcome freed a…
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