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Council extends suspension of surface water fee and billing enforcement until mid‑2026
Summary
Council extended suspension of two sections of the surface water management code—billing and fee imposition—through June 30, 2026 to allow more outreach, ordinance edits and to schedule a first reading in January.
The City Council on Nov. 18 approved Resolution 2025-93 to extend the suspension of two code sections related to the surface water management program (the proposed drainage fee and billing/enforcement provisions) through June 30, 2026.
Director Webb summarized the program history and said council adopted the utility in December 2024 and previously suspended the fee and billing sections through early December 2025. "Those two sections were 13.8.0.02 (imposition of the surface water drainage fee) and 13.8.0.06 (billing interest and enforcement)," Webb said. Council has held work sessions on Sept. 9, Oct. 14 and Nov. 12 and staff plans to bring a first reading on an edited ordinance in January following additional outreach. The extension is intended to give staff time to revise rate structure, billing and PR measures and to coordinate the capital budget.
Council asked whether appeals of impervious-surface calculations remain available; staff said appeals remain active online or in person and that staff can assist residents who cannot access the online portal. Council approved the extension 8–0 with one absence.
