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Walcott council adopts 5% water rate increase effective July 1
Summary
The Walcott City Council on June 15 adopted Ordinance 563-26, raising water rates by 5%: a $24.71 minimum monthly bill and $0.00687 per gallon for usage above 1,400 gallons, effective with the July 1, 2026 billing cycle.
The Walcott City Council adopted Ordinance 563-26 during its June 15 meeting, approving a 5% increase to city water rates effective with the July 1, 2026 billing. The ordinance establishes a minimum monthly bill of $24.71 and sets a usage charge of $0.00687 per gallon for water used over 1,400 gallons.
Councilmember Lisa Mengler moved to approve the third and final reading of Ordinance 563-26; Councilmember Everett Bieri seconded. The council approved the ordinance on a roll-call vote with Mengler, Bieri and Bobbie Martinez voting yes and no recorded nays. The ordinance takes effect with the July 1 billing cycle.
The increase was presented as a 5% adjustment to the rates in Chapter 92 of the municipal code; the council did not record further amendments or alternate rate scenarios during the meeting. The action follows the council’s standard ordinance procedure of three readings and a roll-call adoption.
The council considered multiple agenda items that evening, including a separate sewer-rate ordinance and routine consent items; water-rate changes will appear on the July utility bills. The council did not attach a separate implementation timeline beyond the stated effective billing date.
Ordinance 563-26: third and final reading adopted June 15, 2026. Vote: Mengler — yes; Bieri — yes; Martinez — yes. Absent: Kirk Koberg, Joe Quick.
