Hollister City Council members will consider lowering wastewater and septage rates for residential and school users but increasing the fees for some commercial users.
Council members will consider the changes at a special meeting set for 6 p.m. Monday at Hollister City Hall, 375 Fifth St.
The city recently refinanced its major debt issuances on the construction of the water reclamation facility, resulging in lower bond debt payments and additional cash flow. The council in November approved a rate study done by Rafetelis Financial Consultants.
That approved study is available for public review. It takes into account rate reductions and capital projects over the next five years.
The proposal calls for lowering single-family residences’ rates from $86.32 to $80.38; multi-family rates from $75.25 to $70.07; and mobile home rates from $52.8 to $49.17.
It would decrease school rates from a variable charge of $3.14 per student to $1.73 with a variable charge per gallon of septage going from $3.14 to $1.73.
It calls for increasing rates for low-strength commercial from $40.62 to $46.23, with a variable charge per hcf from $7.54 to $8.70; for moderate-strength commercial from $75.46 to $95.74 with a variable charge going from $9.05 to $10.37.
