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Council reviews enterprise fund reorganization options, pauses for further analysis
Summary
Public works staff presented four reorganization options to address projected fund minimums; staff recommended maintaining current structure (Option 1). Councilors asked for in-house finance confirmation of outside projections and favored waiting for the incoming city administrator before making changes.
Public works staff presented four options to reorganize enterprise (utility) staffing and operations after an outside review said water and sewer funds could drop below minimums in future years. The recommended Option 1 is to keep current staffing and funding in place; alternative options would shift positions between parks, building maintenance and utilities or reconfigure supervisory roles.
Staff presented illustrative financial impacts: one option showed an 8% water rate increase and a 5% sewer increase, equating to roughly $2.08 and $2.30 respectively on an average bill (about $4.38 combined). Councilors questioned the timing and requested a local finance confirmation of outside projections before any rate or staffing changes; most councilors preferred waiting for the new city administrator and further local analysis.
