Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Council keeps stormwater utility as a fee‑funded enterprise for now; staff to simplify fee calculation and improve HOA outreach
Summary
Staff walked council through the stormwater utility fee formula and revenues (~$7.4M average). Moving the program into the general fund would require an estimated operating‑mill increase (~2.5 mils) to preserve revenue; council indicated no appetite for converting the enterprise to millage and asked staff to simplify the fee calculation and improve HOA outreach for credit programs.
Beaufort County staff presented a technical briefing on the county's stormwater utility and the implications of converting that fee‑based enterprise into the general fund/operating millage.
Jared Fralix (stormwater staff) explained the current fee calculation: an equivalent single‑family dwelling unit is treated as roughly 4,906 square feet, impervious area and gross lot area are accounted for, and different tiers apply for residential and commercial properties. He walked…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
