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Council advances ordinance to raise water deposits, approves higher permit fees
Summary
The council advanced Ordinance 2025-03 to increase water deposits and billing rules and approved higher excavation and driveway permit fees; the ordinance will return May 5 for additional readings.
The Red Oak City Council on April 21 voted to advance Ordinance 2025-03, which would raise water deposits by $100 and $200 tiers, establish a monthly utility due date on the 15th, set a temporary vacancy fee of $40, and add a landlord registration requirement for utility purposes. The motion to redo the first reading and suspend rules for subsequent readings was approved and the item was scheduled for second and third readings on May 5.
Separately, the council approved Ordinance 2025-04 to increase the excavation permit fee to $35 and Ordinance 2025-05 to increase the driveway permit fee to $50; both passed on second reading with unanimous roll calls.
What council recorded: The transcript records the proposed numeric changes for deposits and fees and the scheduling of additional ordinance readings. The record does not include detailed fiscal impact analysis or the number of customers affected.
Next steps: Ordinance 2025-03 will return for additional readings on May 5 as recorded in the meeting; staff follow-up tasks include publishing notice and preparing final ordinance language.
