Issue timeline
Fiscal-year 2027 budget and water rates
The October meeting connected a water-rate consent item with the next public budget milestones.
Budget review ongoingOctober 13, 2026
Water-rate item approved; budget calendar announced
Rate item approved; full budget pendingWater rates were included in the approved omnibus agenda. Staff announced proposed-budget posting November 2, hearing November 9, and recommended adoption November 23. These were announced future steps.
October 13, 2026
Packet details and supporting record
Document context, not a separate decisionThe written rate calculation sets the 2027 resident rate at $4.416 per 100 cubic feet, up $0.149 from $4.267 in 2026. The municipal and nonresident rate is $4.125, up $0.139 from $3.986. These are the packet’s base-rate figures, not a prediction of an individual household’s total bill.
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Water-rate item passes as the 2027 budget moves toward November hearings →
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