Summary
Veteran water staff with 87 combined years are retiring, and Vradenburgh wants long-overdue pay upgrades for positions untouched in 30 years. Big equipment purchases may go into a bond paid through facility fees instead of water rates, keeping user rates flat.
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 23, 2026.
Impact analysis
Goal is keeping water rates flat; the multi-year plan previously projected up to 25% increases over three years, which Councilmember Zorrilla flagged.
Every water customer in the city, plus water staff whose pay would finally be corrected.
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