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Sewer rates to rise 8.15% as council aims to rebuild fund balance
Summary
Council passed Ordinance 15-35 to increase sewer rates by 8.15% to rebuild reserves after personnel and capital expenses reduced the fund; staff projected the fund would end the year at about $76,000 versus a 15% target of $226,000 without changes.
Baldwin City's council approved an 8.15% increase in sewer rates under Ordinance 15-35 to start rebuilding the sewer fund's reserve. Staff said the sewer beginning cash balance was approximately $59,659 and that a 15% target equaled $226,000; with the proposed increases staff projected a year-end balance closer to $76,000, reflecting the first steps to rebuild reserves.
Council debated why sewer had been held flat previously and heard staff explain a combination of being within policy in the prior year and a later personnel and emergency capital expense (an alleyway sewer replacement) that drew reserves down. Council members supported the increase as a measured approach to avoid service interruptions and further reserve erosion.
