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Duluth council directs staff to draft stormwater ordinance changes and run fee scenarios
Summary
Stormwater Program Administrator Alyssa Gilhooly asked the Mayor and Council to consider amending Chapter 15 to allow writing off uncollectible amounts and to revise the fee schedule; Council directed staff to draft an ordinance and model fee-increase scenarios for a future meeting.
Stormwater Program Administrator Alyssa Gilhooly told the Mayor and Council at the April 27 work session that staff is proposing revisions to Chapter 15 of the Duluth Municipal Code to permit writing off uncollectible stormwater accounts and to consider updates to the stormwater fee schedule. The Council directed staff to develop a draft ordinance amending the code and to prepare calculation scenarios showing the effects of possible fee increases for review at a future work session.
City staff framed the changes as administrative and financial adjustments intended to give the City tools to handle long-standing uncollectible balances while evaluating ways to fund the stormwater program. No specific fee amounts or effective dates were proposed at the session; Council action on any ordinance or fee change will require a future agenda item and formal vote.
The discussion produced a clear assignment for staff rather than a policy decision: staff was told to return with a drafted ordinance and scenario-based cost estimates so the Council can evaluate options and potential budget impacts.
