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Ione council adopts sewer rate study under Prop 218, sets first-year residential charge at $60
Summary
After a public hearing under California’s Proposition 218, the Ione City Council adopted a five‑year sewer rate study and set the first-year equivalent residential unit monthly charge at $60; the decision follows public concern about affordability, protest-process clarity and reserve needs.
The Ione City Council on a unanimous voice vote adopted a five‑year sewer rate schedule developed by consultant Willdan Financial Services and set the first‑year monthly equivalent residential unit charge at $60 (an increase of $19.30 from current rates). Consultant Chris Fisher summarized the study during a public hearing and said the city’s existing rates, last changed in 2004, no longer produce sufficient revenue to meet operating costs, capital projects and debt-service coverage.
Fisher told the council the study used a five‑year revenue sufficiency analysis, a cost‑of‑service allocation and a capital improvement project list. He said the city faces nearly $22.9 million in sewer capital needs over the next five years, including treatment-plant, collection-system and rehabilitation projects, and that…
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