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Decatur City Council approves water rate increase, replat, lease purchase and routine fiscal items
Summary
Council adopted an ordinance increasing water and wastewater rates, approved a replat and several routine items including a vehicle lease purchase and quarterly investment report, and authorized a remediation hold-harmless agreement.
The City Council of Decatur approved multiple ordinances and consent items Monday, including a second reading to increase water and wastewater rates, approval of a residential replat, authorization for a vehicle lease purchase for public works, and acceptance of the city’s quarterly investment report.
The council adopted the second reading of the water and wastewater rate ordinance; if implemented as printed in the ordinance, the new rates are scheduled to take effect Oct. 1, 2025. The item was the second reading of Ordinance No. 2025-0203 and passed on a council motion.
On land-use matters, council approved a replat (RP2024‑13) for 204 South Stratton Street. The replat had received unanimous recommendations from the planning commission and was contingent on three special exceptions approved earlier by the board of adjustment: a 1.5‑foot encroachment for an existing structure, a 5‑foot encroachment for an existing AC unit and a lot-depth variance for the newly formed lot.
In other actions, council approved a government lease-purchase agreement for a 2024 Ford F-350 for the Public Works Department to be financed through American National Leasing Company (budgeted in FY2025); accepted the quarterly investment report; and approved a hold‑harmless agreement to allow remediation work at 2002 Deer Park Road in partnership with First United Methodist Church, enabling the church to reconstruct a failing north‑side retaining wall and then granting the city a drainage easement for future maintenance.
Why it matters: the water/wastewater rate increase sets a new utility revenue baseline for the city’s utility fund going into the next fiscal year. The replat and remediation actions resolve specific local land‑use and drainage issues; the lease purchase replaces an aging fleet vehicle; and the investment-report acceptance is a routine financial oversight action.
Votes at a glance - Replat RP2024-13 (204 S. Stratton): motion to approve passed (voice vote). - Ordinance No. 2025‑0203 (water and wastewater rates, second reading): approved; effective Oct. 1, 2025 if adopted as printed. - Government lease-purchase agreement (2024 Ford F-350): approved; authorized city manager to execute the agreement. - Quarterly investment report (October–December): accepted. - Hold-harmless agreement with First United Methodist Church for remediation at 2002 Deer Park Road: approved.
Council recorded voice votes on several of these items and no public opposition or contested roll-call votes were recorded in the transcript.
