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Council adopts 2026 fee schedule; refuse pass-through and water increases noted
Summary
The council approved ordinance 2025-012 to adopt the 2026 fee schedule and passed resolution 2025-074 to publish the summary; staff said a refuse fee increase to $45 is a vendor pass-through and water rates will rise in coming years.
The St. Joseph City Council voted to adopt the city's 2026 fee schedule (ordinance 2025-012) and approved a resolution (2025-074) to publish a summary of the ordinance.
During staff presentation, councilors discussed proposed adjustments to utility and service fees. Staff said the refuse fee increase from about $41 to $45 is a direct pass-through recommended by the refuse vendor (Republic Services) and that the city does not take a cut on that amount. Staff also described proposed water-rate adjustments phased over the next few years.
The council held a public hearing on the fee schedule; no members of the public spoke. A motion to adopt the ordinance and a second were recorded and the council approved both the ordinance and the resolution to publish the ordinance summary.
The ordinance is listed in the meeting record as 2025-012; the council also approved resolution 2025-074 to authorize publication of the adopted ordinance's summary.
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