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Government Type

Municipality

Entity

St. George

Public Body

City Council

Notice Information

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Notice Title

Public Hearing - Unbilled Utility Services

Notice Subject(s)

Budgeting

Notice Type(s)

Notice, Hearing

Event Start Date & Time

June 20, 2024 05:00 PM

Description/Agenda

Notice of Public Hearing Purpose: The City of St. George, Utah will hold public hearings to review and take public comment regarding nonreciprocal transfers for unbilled utility services from the Electric, Water, and Sewer Funds to other City Funds. Public Hearing: Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 5:00 pm. St. George City Hall, 175 E 200 N, St. George, UT 84770 Background: The City of St. George has funds that operate as business-type funds, providing water, energy, and sewer collection and treatment services to customers and charging fees based upon consumption (usage) at rates established by the St. George City Council. Most city-owned facilities are charged for these services, but some services are provided at no cost to the City. For example, the Water Fund provides water and irrigation water to some city parks, city facilities, golf courses, and landscaped rights-of-way. Similarly, the Electric Fund provides power to city wells and pump stations used by the Water Fund to distribute water to customers. For the current fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, the total amount of unbilled services is $1,132,508 for water and irrigation, $62,628 for sewer collection and treatment, and $1,159,753 for electricity. The costs indicated in this notice are already included in the rates utility customers are currently paying, and we estimate that each customer is billed an average of $2.10 per month for these costs. This notice is for informational purposes only and this practice of unbilled utility services does not result in a proposed increase in the water, electric, or sewer rates. However, the 2024-2025 budget does include proposed rate increases for residential and commercial customers due to increased costs from suppliers and other infrastructure needs. The proposed water increase incorporates a passthrough of a $0.13 per 1,000 gallons increase in wholesale rates from the Washington County Water Conservancy District and the proposed electric rate increase for residential service is increasing from $0.076554 to $0.080382 on tier 1 and from $0.093150 to $0.107120 on tier 2. For commercial and other proposed rate increases, visit https://sgcityutah.gov/departments/utility_rates.php For the current fiscal year 2023-2024, the amount of unbilled utility services is as follows: Fund Receiving Service Unbilled Electricity Unbilled Water & Irrigation Unbilled Sewer General Fund $ 37,078 $ 1,068,683 $ 54,528 Water Fund $1,076,767 $ 20,490 $ 2,203 Energy Fund $ 45,908 $ 3,274 $ 5,076 Regional Wastewater Treatment $ 0 $ 39,838 $ 0 Public Transit Fund $ 0 $ 224 $ 821 Total Unbilled Amount $ 1,159,753 $ 1,132,508 $ 62,628 For next fiscal year 2024-2025, the amount of unbilled utility services are budgeted as follows: Fund Receiving Service Unbilled Electricity Unbilled Water & Irrigation Unbilled Sewer General Fund $ 36,500 $ 1,250,100 $ 57,300 Water Fund $1,356,700 $ 23,800 $ 2,300 Energy Fund $ 51,400 $ 5,100 $ 5,300 Regional Wastewater Treatment $ 0 $ 40,400 $ 0 Public Transit Fund $ 0 $ 600 $ 900 Total Unbilled Amount $ 1,444,600 $ 1,320,000 $ 65,800 For questions or comments regarding this public notice, please contact the following individuals at 435-627-4000. Trevor A. Coombs, Administrative Services Director, Tiffany M. LaJoice, Finance Manager, Robert Myers, Budget & Financial Planning Director, Bryan Dial, Energy Services Director, Scott B. Taylor, Water Services Director, and Cameron H. Cutler, Public Works Director

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Meeting Information

Meeting Location

175 East 200 North
St. George, UT 84770
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Contact Name

Christina Fernandez

Contact Email

christina.fernandez@sgcity.org

Contact Phone

(435)627-4003

Notice Posting Details

Notice Posted On

May 03, 2024 09:00 AM

Notice Last Edited On

May 03, 2024 09:00 AM

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