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Albany Council hears multi‑year sewer billing and rate study; staff to add missed parcels to bills
Summary
City staff and consultant presented a multi‑phase sewer billing assessment and rate study that would add unbilled parcels (including some tax‑exempt entities) to property tax billing, adopt a flow‑based rate structure informed by statewide data, and likely phase modest rate increases starting FY2028. Council asked for local calibration of assumptions and numeric comparisons before adoption.
City staff and a utilities consultant presented a multi‑year sewer billing and rate study to the City Council on April 6, summarizing a billing assessment, long‑range financial plan and alternative rate structures that would bring unbilled parcels onto the sewer charge roll and change how rates are calculated.
The presentation, led by Public Works program manager D'vorah Zotter and consultant Kevin Costik, described a two‑phase effort: first a billing assessment to verify parcel data and ensure all properties receiving sewer service are billed (including tax‑exempt parcels such as some institutional properties), and second a cost‑of‑service rate study that would allocate costs using updated flow factors and parcel square footage rather than only legacy ERU (equivalent residential unit) tables.
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