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Cascade Council approves bond authorization, business-incentive disbursement and utility-rate ordinances
Summary
On Nov. 24, 2025 the Cascade City Council approved a preliminary official statement for a 2025 bond sale, authorized a TIF disbursement for Cascade Lumber Company, passed the refuse-collection ordinance on final reading and approved first readings for water and sewer rate changes; staff also reported a corrected refuse invoice and an upcoming software conversion.
Cascade City Council approved several financial and administrative measures at its Nov. 24 meeting, including a bond authorization step, a tax-increment disbursement for a local business and changes to utility billing codes.
Council approved Resolution No. 109-25 authorizing use of a preliminary official statement in connection with the sale of general obligation corporate-purpose bonds, series 2025, and set parameters for a bond purchase agreement. Council also approved a resolution to disburse property-tax increment to Cascade Lumber Company for fiscal 2026 under a business-incentive arrangement.
On ordinances, the council adopted Ordinance No. 4-20-5 (amending refuse collection rates) on its third and final reading and approved first readings for Ordinance No. 5-25 (water rates) and Ordinance No. 6-25 (sewer rates). Councilmembers asked questions about implementation and about a specific charge related to fall cleanup; staff said they will address a billing discrepancy in their administrator's report.
Finance discussion included a street financial report for fiscal 2025. Staff said the report is a snapshot of what was spent on street projects, road-use funds and related capital projects; the transcript captured a June 30 road-use balance listed around $419,000 and an earlier beginning balance reference of about $235,000 for certain funds. A resident had earlier questioned a $4,000 sludge-hauling line on the claims list and staff explained rate and quantity details that produced that round number.
Staff also reported a corrected refuse invoice: the transcript quoted an original invoice amount of $5,009.56 and a credit that staff described in the meeting. The city is engaged in a software conversion for accounts payable and general ledger and expects to go live next week with parallel processing through December.
All motions related to the bond resolution, TIF disbursement and ordinance readings passed on roll-call votes at the meeting.
The council closed the meeting after routine reports and reminded the public that City Hall will be closed for Thanksgiving and that the next meeting in December is scheduled for Dec. 15.
