Franchise Fee Explainer

Waukee City Council · December 3, 2025

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Proposal announced: 2% franchise fee

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An unidentified speaker announced a proposal to add a 2% franchise fee on natural gas and electric bills and explained how the change interacts with the current 1% sales tax: the 1% sales tax on those bills would be removed, meaning a net increase of about 1 percentage point for customers, the speaker said.

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A speaker at a Waukee City meeting described a proposal to replace the current 1% sales tax on utility bills with a 2% franchise fee, saying most households would still save after the change and that the fee would replace about $1,000,000 in lost city revenue.

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