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Staff proposes sewer jetter purchase near $97,000; costs split across utilities
Summary
Council heard a staff proposal to buy a sewer jetter with transcript references to a near‑$97,000 price and an 80/10/10 cost split among sewer, stormwater and wastewater funds driving a major utility budget increase.
Staff informed councilors that the utilities budget includes a large equipment purchase: a sewer jetter. The staff member said the purchase price discussed in the workshop was around $97,000 and explained a proposed cost allocation of 80% to sewer, 10% to stormwater and 10% to wastewater, which will be the largest single driver of the utility budget increase noted in the draft plan.
"We are planning to get, a sewerjetter. Total cost is, like, 100 and yeah... So, yeah, we're dividing it out 80% is going to sewer and 10% to stormwater, 10% of the wastewater," the staff member said in the presentation. Staff characterized this as the primary cause of the large increase on the utility side and said they will finalize exact pricing and allocations during procurement planning.
