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Council debates proposal to revert 'readiness to serve' fee; staff outlines 2026 impact
Summary
City staff proposed changing the utility ordinance to assess a base water/wastewater charge only to customers with active service starting Jan. 1, 2026; staff said the move restores a prior base charge and offsets revenue lost from inactive-account billing, while some council members objected to shifting costs to active customers.
City staff presented a proposed ordinance amendment that would change the utility "readiness to serve" charge to a base fee assessed only to active water and wastewater accounts, a change staff says would take effect Jan. 1, 2026.
"This ordinance in front of you proposes amending the readiness to serve charge that is in the current utility rate ordinance to revert that back to a base charge as it was prior to 01/01/2024," Sylvia Davis, director of utilities, told the council. She said the proposal aims to…
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