Council approves utility rate rider application
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This article was published 19/12/2023 (744 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Brandon City Council approved an application to the Public Utilities Board on Monday to introduce a rate rider to pay for the deficit its water and wastewater utilities incurred in 2022.
Earlier this year, the board gave permission for the city to raise its water and wastewater utility rates by almost double between this year and 2026 to help pay for past years’ deficits as well as increasing operating fees.
Included in the board’s order was a requirement that Brandon apply for permission to run a deficit for 2022 as soon as possible.
On Monday, city administration presented a report projecting a $1,387,450 net operating deficit for 2022.
In order to recoup that deficit, council voted to ask for permission to impose a deficit rate rider of $0.033 per cubic meter of water for six and a half years and going into effect April 1, 2024.
The impact of the rider on a family of four using 46 cubic metres of water per quarter is estimated to be around $6.04.
Council also approved an interim 2024 operating budget for Brandon with general expenditures of $105,541,319 and utility expenditures worth $28,451,882. This interim budget will be in place until council deliberates and approves a final budget for 2024 next month.
Another item approved was borrowing worth $15,350,000 from the Bank of Montreal for operating expenses in 2024.
New municipal fees were approved for 2024, which include a 2.5 per cent raise in fire services fees and $1 more in admission fees for the Kinsmen Pool.
A conversation over a financial sustainability report for the city was still taking place by the Sun’s print deadline.
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