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Taft authorizes consultant study to phase sewer and solid-waste rate increases
Summary
The Taft City Council approved a professional services agreement to conduct a sewer and solid-waste rate study intended to spread rate adjustments over multiple years to avoid a single large increase and to prevent subsidizing enterprise funds from the general fund; council vote was 3–0.
The Taft City Council on Jan. 20 authorized a professional-services agreement to conduct a sewer and solid-waste rate study, with staff emphasizing the study’s role in avoiding a single, large rate increase and ensuring enterprise funds are self-supporting.
City Manager Jones told the council the last fee study was done in 2021 and that pandemic-era…
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