Council adopts utilities code change to reference CPI but debates whether rate hikes would be automatic
Council passed Ordinance No. 024 (2026) amending utility-rate language to reference the Consumer Price Index as a guide and to give administrative flexibility; members debated whether the revised language still required annual adjustments or allowed the city discretion.
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The Natchitoches City Council on July 13 adopted Ordinance No. 024 (2026), an amendment to the municipal utilities code that changes how post‑development adjustments to utility rates relate to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
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