Water and Sewer Rate Structure and Four-Year Rate Cycle
Summary
No rate increases were set tonight, but the council locked in its rate design priorities — revenue stability first — and approved a four-year rate adoption period instead of the current two-year one. Formal Prop 218 rate setting comes in 2027.
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Last discussed Apr 21, 2026.
Impact analysis
Future bills stay roughly 30% fixed charge / 70% volumetric; actual increases come later via the 2027 Prop 218 process.
Ratepayers get predictability and a customer assistance program funded by late fees, not rates.
Heavy water users pay proportionally more under conservation tiers — by design.
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City Council
No rate increases were set tonight, but the council locked in its rate design priorities — revenue stability first — and approved a four-year rate adoption period instead of the current two-year one. Formal Prop 218 rate setting comes in 2027.
City Council
The city kicked off public engagement ahead of next year's rate-setting, with a survey, a Feb. 23 information session, and an April 21 study session — including a possible shift to four-year rate cycles.
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