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Oroville council agrees to $2 increases for water, sewer and garbage rates
Summary
At the Nov. 12 workshop Superintendent Thompson recommended $2 increases for water, sewer and garbage; the council agreed and asked ordinances be prepared for December adoption to take effect January 2025.
Superintendent Thompson recommended increasing each of the city’s water, sewer and garbage rates by $2.00, and the council agreed during the Nov. 12 budget workshop. Ordinances to enact the increases were to be prepared for adoption in December, with the new rates scheduled to take effect in January 2025.
The minutes record the recommendation and the agreement but do not include a roll-call vote or ordinance text. The workshop discussion indicates the increases were the council’s preferred approach; staff were directed to draft the necessary ordinances for formal consideration at the December meeting. No exemptions or tiered rates are noted in the workshop minutes.
