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Council approves 15% increase on highlighted master-fee items; water-rate ordinance to follow
Summary
Council moved to adopt a 15% increase for items highlighted in the master-fee schedule (water and sewer-related fees, late fees and taps) while excluding major subdivision retainer and development fees; staff will ask the city attorney to prepare an ordinance and public notice for a future effective date.
After extended discussion about the master fee schedule, Chair (Speaker 1) moved to approve a 15% increase for items highlighted in yellow — principally residential water and sewer fees, late fees and tap fees — while excluding development retainer and subdivision fees from the package. "I put in there the late fee as $10 and for the 22%... But like I said, I put in a 15% increase, 25%, and a 30%, and crystal checked," the Chair said while explaining the options staff modeled.
Legal staff advised that any rate increase should be adopted by ordinance with an effective date set in the future and that the city should use billing and website notices to inform customers. Chair then made a motion to adopt the 15% increase for the highlighted items and requested the city attorney prepare the necessary ordinance; the motion was seconded in the provided transcript segments but a formal roll-call tally does not appear in the supplied text.
