Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Municipal Budget topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Rolla Council hears FY2026 budget; officials propose $1 sewer availability increase and 8%–10% trash fee rise
Summary
At a Sept. 2 public hearing, Rolla City Administrator John Butz presented the proposed FY2026 budget, which includes a $1-per-month sewer service availability fee increase and an 8%–10% increase in residential and commercial trash fees; the ordinance was read on first reading and no final adoption occurred at the meeting.
City Administrator John Butz presented the proposed FY2026 budget at a Sept. 2 public hearing before the Rolla City Council, outlining modest revenue adjustments that include a $1-per-month increase in the sewer service availability fee and an 8%–10% rise in trash-collection fees for residential and commercial customers.
The hearing, opened and closed during the meeting, followed review of the budget at a council workshop on Aug. 25. City Counselor Nathan Nickolas explained the legal distinction between a fee and a tax in reference to the Hancock Amendment as part of the discussion; the ordinance adopting the budget was read by title for its first reading but was not adopted at the Sept. 2 meeting.
The proposed sewer availability-fee increase and the higher trash fees are intended to bolster utility and solid-waste revenues in the FY2026 spending plan presented to council. Public comment at the hearing was limited and the council did not take a final vote on the budget ordinance that evening. The ordinance modifying Chapter 35 of the city code as it relates to sewers and water was also read for first reading by the city counselor; no final action was taken on that ordinance at the meeting.
The council’s next procedural steps for the FY2026 budget were not specified in the meeting transcript; the budget ordinance remains at first reading following the Sept. 2 session.
