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Council adopts new sewer-rate structure, moves to consumption-based billing and funds two new sewer employees
Summary
Port Orchard council approved an ordinance revising bimonthly sewer rates and moving toward a winter‑consumption model for nonresidential accounts; council directed rates to fund two additional sewer enterprise employees recommended in the 2025 General Sewer Plan.
The Port Orchard City Council on Wednesday adopted an ordinance amending the municipal code to update bimonthly sewer rates and the sewer‑rate structure for fiscal years 2026 through 2030. Council members said the new structure simplifies tiers and shifts nonresidential charges toward measured winter consumption, and staff said the rate adjustment will fund two new sewer enterprise positions recommended by the city’s 2025 General Sewer Plan.
Finance and utilities staff presented a rate study by FCS Group that identified a need for roughly 3.5% annual increases through 2030 to meet…
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