Keizer adopts 30¢ per kWh user fee for city EV charging stations

The Keizer City Council voted unanimously Nov. 3 to adopt a $0.30 per kilowatt‑hour user fee for the city’s electric vehicle charging stations.

Assistant City Manager Tim Wood recommended the rate as a middle point of local comparisons and told council the fee will be reinvested to pay electricity and maintenance costs. Wood said projected revenue “could anticipate anywhere between $2,600 and $13,000, somewhere in that range,” depending on usage.

Wood also said the system can detect when a vehicle reaches full charge and that the city has the technical ability to levy a waiting‑period fee if a vehicle remains plugged in after charging ends. Chief Lindsey noted that parking in an EV charging stall while not charging can already be enforced as a parking violation at the site.

Council members pressed for benchmarking across other government sites and requested an interim report. Councilor Christopher asked how the $0.30 rate was chosen; Wood said it is within a local range of about $0.20–$0.40 per kWh and will be reviewed after three to six months of data collection.

The council adopted resolution R‑2025 setting the user fee. The public hearing on the item was opened and closed before the vote; no members of the public spoke at the meeting during the hearing.