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Council adopts 2026 appropriations; staff outlines surcharge study and modest average customer impacts
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance No. 779 (2026 appropriations). Finance Officer Renee Baker presented October financials and an AE2S surcharge study proposing tiered water/wastewater surcharges; staff said average residential surcharge adjustments will modestly change bills and that combined surcharge changes would raise average total surcharge by about $2.41.
The Box Elder City Council on second reading adopted Ordinance No. 779, the appropriations ordinance for fiscal year 2026. Finance Officer Renee Baker walked council through amendments since the first reading, highlighted a contingency line (about $220,000), and noted an expected state contribution to support a police canine unit (roughly $93,000 from the state attorney general’s office) that will fund K‑9 program costs, vehicles and wages.
Baker also presented…
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