HomeMy WebLinkAboutE.16 - Sewer RatesAcknowledging and Adopting Colton’s Adopted
Sewer Service Rates
Shanita Tillman
Senior Management Analyst
Public Works Department
9/9/2025
INTRODUCTION OF
SEWER SERVICE RATES
ORDINANCE
Begin
City of
Grand Terrace Background
•Sewer utility operated by City of Colton
•Residential billing via Burrtec; commercial billed by
Colton
•Last City acknowledgment of rates: August 2014
•Prior rate schedule expired July 2017
•No formal action taken since until Colton’s 2024
update
Supports 2030 Vision Goal #1 – Ensuring Fiscal Viability by
maintaining transparent cost recovery for essential utility services.
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Grand Terrace
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•Colton conducted a Proposition 218 -compliant hearing.
•Ordinance No. O -07-24 adopted July 16, 2024.
•Rates applied Sept 1, 2024, but Grand Terrace had not acted.
•Resolution ensures prospective acknowledgment and adoption.
Discussion
City of
Grand Terrace Fiscal Impact
•No impact to General Fund
•Sewer rates = pass-through charges
•Overpayments credited back to customers
•Burrtec, Colton, and Grand Terrace coordination
required
Protects fiscal integrity and ensures transparent utility cost recovery for
residents and businesses.
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Grand Terrace
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•Adopt resolution acknowledging and adopting Colton sewer rates
•Authorize prospective application to Grand Terrace residential and
commercial accounts as pass-through charges
Recommendation
Acknowledging and Adopting Colton’s Adopted
Sewer Service Rates
Shanita Tillman
Senior Management Analyst
Public Works Department
9/9/2025
INTRODUCTION OF
SEWER SERVICE RATES
ORDINANCE
Thank you