(First Reading) Consider approval of an Ordinance (Budget Amendment #2) amending

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

(First Reading) Consider approval of an Ordinance (Budget Amendment #2) amending the City’s approved budget for FY 2025-2026 by increasing total appropriations in an amount not to exceed $149,500 from the City’s Water Utility Fund balance and the City’s Wastewater Utility Fund balance for Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. for water and wastewater rate case analytical support services and the 2026 water and wastewater cost-of-service study update.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.4/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).