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COMMITTEE REPORT
November 7, 2022
APPROVED BY
CITY COUNCIL
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2023 and 2024 Utility Revenue Requirements, Capital Improvement Program, and Fees
(Referred on October 24, 2022)
The Utilities Committee recommends concurrence in the staff recommendation to:
• Approve the proposed 2023 and 2024 revenue increases of 0% each year for the Water
Utility, 3% each year for the Wastewater Utility, and 4% each year for the Surface Water
Utility.
• Approve the deferral of the King County rate stabilization charge for 2023 and 2024 per
wastewater account.
• Adopt the 2023 King County wastewater treatment charge of $52.11 that has been
approved by the King County Council.
• Approve the proposed 2023 and 2024 water, wastewater and surface water utility
system development charges.
• Approve the proposed Skyway wholesale water rate increase of 2.5% in 2023 and 2.5%
in 2024.
The Committee further recommends that an ordinance be prepared to amend Chapter 2,
Storm, and Surface Water; Chapter 4 Water; and Chapter 5, Sewer of Title VIII (Health and
Sanitation) of Renton Municipal Code and be presented for first reading.
Valerie O'Halloran, Member
cc: Ronald Straka, Utility Systems Director
Kristin Trivelas, Fiscal Services Director
Terri Weishaupt, Utility Billing Supervisor
Stacy Robinson, Senior Finance Analyst
Teresa Phelan, Utility Systems Senior Program Specialist
Angel Mitchell, Utility Systems Administrative Secretary
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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
COMMITTEE REPORT
November 7, 2022
2023/2024 Biennial Budget
(Referred on September 19, 2022)
APPROVED BY
CITY COUNCIL
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The Committee of the Whole concurs with the Mayor's 2023-2024 proposed budget and supports
conducting first reading of a budget ordinance at the November 7, 2022 council meeting,
consistent with the budget proposed by the Mayor with the following changes:
Property Tax Levy: Set the 2023 property tax levy using the preliminary property tax
worksheet provided by King County showing estimated property taxes of $25,285,929.
This amount includes increasing the 2022 levy by 7.44%, through the use of the city's
annual 1% allowed increase and the use of banked taxing capacity, plus increases
attributable to new construction, annexation, re -levying refunds, and levy errors.
2. 2023-2024 Fee Schedule: Adopt the 2023-2024 Fee Schedule as presented in section 7,
Appendix of the proposed budget pages 7-19 through 7-35, including the adjustments
from the current approved fee schedule as identified (red) therein, and a further
adjustment to footnotes that clarify accessory dwelling unit (ADU) permit fees are not
waived, but instead established at the existing specified amounts of $0 or 50%.
2023 Index of Positions and Pay Ranges: Authorize the non -represented and
represented employees' positions and pay ranges for 2023 as identified in the proposed
2023 Index of Positions and Pay Ranges located in Section 7, Appendix of the proposed
budget pages 7-7 through- 7-18, with amendments to the non-commissioned
employees schedule as approved previously by council on October 17, 2022, and the
supplemental employee wage table adjusted by state minimum wage limits.
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