Council approves water‑rate increases and capacity charge adjustments
After hearing a cost‑of‑service study, the council approved a three‑year schedule of municipal water rate increases and capacity‑charge adjustments, with one recorded dissent (Councilmember Taylor); staff will publish new rates and continue the assistance pilot for qualifying households.
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Staff presented the city’s water cost‑of‑service analysis and recommended a uniform rate structure with a first‑year increase followed by smaller annual adjustments to fund operations and capital improvements. Staff also proposed a one‑time capacity‑charge increase for development connections and an assistance pilot for qualifying low‑income households funded by the General Fund.
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