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Council advances sewer-rate adjustment on first reading after staff presentation
Summary
Council took first consideration of a 2.8% sewer-rate amendment to cover operating and capital needs and advanced the ordinance on a 4'1 vote; staff will finalize engineering and long-term revenue planning.
City staff presented an ordinance on May 4 proposing a 2.8% increase to sewer service rates to help cover rising operating costs and future capital needs. The council held first consideration of the ordinance and advanced it for further readings and public notice.
Staff said the rate change would help align revenues with projected expenditures related to the treatment plant and capital maintenance. After discussion about the long-term revenue plan and the upcoming engineering work, the council voted to advance the ordinance on first reading; the result was reported as four votes in favor and one opposed.
The ordinance will return for the next formal reading(s) and final vote; staff said they would work with a consulting engineer to refine the long-range revenue plan and provide additional detail to the council before final adoption.
Next steps: further readings and a public-notice period will precede the final vote on the sewer-rate ordinance.
