LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — In a brief special meeting on Tuesday evening, the Lakeport City Council took the final step necessary in order to implement new water rates for city residents.
During the seven-minute meeting, the council voted unanimously to approve a resolution to implement the new increased rates from 2022 to 2026.
In its regular meeting last week, the council held a public hearing that led to two unanimous votes on resolutions for water and sewer rate increases.
However, a 1954 ordinance in city municipal code requires that any resolution to increase water rates must have two readings, rather than one.
That necessitated the council holding the special meeting on Tuesday night.
There was no public comment before the council took its vote and adjourned.
City officials said the new water and sewer rates will go into effect on Nov. 1.
The new rates will support the city’s plans for $7 million in capital utility projects over the coming five years.
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Lakeport City Council gives final approval to water rate increase
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