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Cotati council adopts multi‑year water and sewer rate increases after public hearing
Summary
After a public hearing and six written protests, the Cotati City Council unanimously approved new water and sewer rates designed to fund capital investments and rising operating costs, notably higher water purchase and insurance expenses.
The Cotati City Council voted unanimously May 27 to adopt updated water and sewer rates intended to fund planned capital projects and rising operating costs.
Council members said the increases were driven mainly by larger-than-expected capital needs and outside cost pressures. Public Works Director Craig Scott and consultant Mark Hildebrand told the council the city’s water and sewer utilities face higher water‑purchase costs, rising insurance and utility expenses, and capital projects — including a planned Cypress storage tank — whose cost increased with inflation.
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