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Golden Hills board adopts 2.6% water rate increase tied to CPI, effective July 1
Summary
The Golden Hills Community Services District Board adopted Resolution No. 26-13 to raise base and consumptive water rates 2.6% effective July 1, 2026, aligning rates with the CPI-U and the district’s 2023 Water Rate Study; the motion passed with one director absent.
The Golden Hills Community Services District Board on April 16 adopted Resolution No. 26-13, increasing base and consumptive water rates by 2.6% effective July 1, 2026.
Director Matt Guggemos moved to adopt the resolution, citing the district’s 2023 Water Rate Study as the basis for linking adjustments to the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U); Director David Benham seconded the motion, which passed with Directors Benham, Guggemos, King and Wyatt voting yes and Director John Buckley recorded absent for the vote.
The resolution ties the rate adjustment to the CPI, specifically the “CPI, All Urban Consumers, All Items Index, Western Cities with populations between 50,000 and 1,500,000,” as referenced in board materials. The increase is described in the minutes as a 2.6% adjustment to both base and consumptive charges and is scheduled to take effect July 1, 2026.
Board members framed the action as an annual, formula-driven adjustment based on previously adopted rate-study guidance. No amendments to the resolution were recorded in the minutes and no formal public protest or vote against the item was noted.
The district did not specify in the minutes the dollar impact on particular customer classes or sample bills; those details were not provided in the meeting record. The action follows the district’s 2023 Water Rate Study and the board’s stated practice of indexing annual adjustments to the CPI.
The board voted on several other routine items at the same meeting, and the session adjourned at 7:57 PM.
