Beaver City council adopts clarified water‑rate ordinance; sewer‑rate resolution also adopted

On May 12 Beaver City Council held a public hearing and readopted the city’s water‑rate ordinance to clarify that a previously approved percentage increase applies across all water categories and service sizes. Staff explained the exhibit changes to make the scope of the February decision explicit and said charges will take effect in the next billing cycle. "The intention was across all different categories," the city manager/staff representative said, and the council moved to adopt the ordinance.

Council then considered ordinance 5 12 20 26 a (establishing the city fee schedules for water rates with attached exhibits) and approved it on a roll call vote. The chair declared Ordinance 5 12 20 26 a passed by unanimous vote. The meeting record also shows council adopted Resolution 5 12 20 26 b to finalize adjustments to sewer rates; staff said the sewer increases were necessary because the city incurred higher‑than‑expected costs on a nearly complete $9,000,000 sewer lagoon project (roughly half funded by grants; the remainder financed by bonds with favorable terms).

Staff and council members said the water‑rate adjustments are meant to increase transparency and shore up utility fund balances. The city noted the rate package will increase the typical residential water bill by a modest monthly amount (staff cited $2.45 per month for an example billing cycle) and that, under the multi‑year schedule, cumulative increases through 2030 would amount to about $12–$14 a month unless the council revises rates later. The council approved the ordinance by roll call and the sewer resolution by roll call with the chair announcing both measures passed.