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City Commission approves second reading of 2026 annual appropriation ordinance; rates to rise for utilities
Summary
On second reading the commission approved the 2026 annual appropriation ordinance, adopting a $40,896,417 budget (a cited 9% decrease from the prior year), and endorsing proposed enterprise rate increases for water (4.5%), sewer (4.2%) and solid waste (5%).
The City Commission approved the second reading of the 2026 annual appropriation ordinance, adopting a budget staff presented as $40,896,417 and describing a 9% decrease from the prior year.
"We've been doing this for 3 months," Pauline said while summarizing the figures and asking the commission to approve the ordinance. Pauline…
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