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Shelton staff reports roughly $3.1 million positive budget variance for 2025; council asks about sewer rates
Summary
Interim finance staff told the council the 2025 year-end numbers show an estimated $3.1 million positive variance and a general fund reserve; council members pressed staff about sewer fund balances, potential customer rebates and a planned 2027 rate study to guide future rates and capital planning.
An interim finance staff member filling in for the finance director presented Shelton’s December 2025 year-end financial figures and told council members the city closed the year with an estimated positive budget variance of about $3.1 million.
The presenter said increases in sales tax, utility tax, business-and-occupation receipts and charges for services accounted for much of the revenue upside,…
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