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Public Works, Planning & Development Committee 
Meeting Minugs—lufy20, 2026
43
yous
Members Present: Jim Bartelli, Guy Calkins, Ted Olynciw
Members Absent: Kyrah Augmon-Bossa, David Sugrue
Also Present: Utility Commission Director 
Jill Stevens and Commission members, RTM Moderator Susan Driscoll
1. Call to order: Chair Calkins called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m.
2. Public comment: None.
3. Previous Minutes: Motion by Olynciw, second by Bartelli, to approve the March 27, 2024, minutes as presented.
Members expressed concerns about voting when none attended the meeting. Moderator Driscoll noted that
the Town Attorney reassured others in this situation that it is an acceptance more than an attestation, and in
this case the previous members had not mentioned errors during the years the minutes were publicly posted.
Voice vote: Unanimous 
Motion passed.
4. Consideration of/possible action on items referred to committee:
Review findings of sewer rate study: Dave Fox of Raftelis presented the sewer rate study and fielded
questions from PWPD Committee members. Full study attached; overview follows here:
Purpose of the Rate Study:
» 
Explore options to ensure long-term financial and operational sustainability and viability for Waterford’s
sewer system
» 
Analyze impacts to revenue and customers due to any rate increases
>» 
Enable the Enterprise Fund to be self-sufficient (i.e., fully cover capital costs) instead of current reliance on
Town funds. This will improve financial and operational sustainability, as well as equity among residents
Current Industry Trends and Challenges:
>» 
Sewer bills across the country are increasing by 6% per year, on average; yet Waterford has not reviewed
or revised rates since 2009.
> 
Rising inflation and declining consumption are two of the four biiggest challenges impacting utilities
throughout the country
Brief discussion followed to clarify next steps. Committee will resume deliberations after the Utility Commission
holds a public hearing on their proposed rate increases; tentatively scheduled for August 25, 2026.
¢ Fair Rent Commission: Brief discussion on creating new ordinance, with public hearing and Town Attorney
oversight; sample ordinances from other towns will be provided to members for future deliberations.
* Short-Term Rentals: No discussion.
5. Consensus to tentatively schedule next meeting for September 14, 2026, 6 p.m.
Adjournment: Motion by Bartelli; second by Olynciw to adjourn at 6:55 p.m. Voice vote: Unanimous.
Submitted by
Guy Calkins, PWPD Chair
encl: Sewer Rate Study Presentation

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Overview
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the
Rate
Study
of
the
Rate
Study:
options
to
ensure
long
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financial
sustainability
and
for
the
Waterford
Sewer
Utility
Enterprise
Fund
to
be
self-sufficient
(i.e.,
fully
cover
costs)
instead
of
current
reliance
on
Town
Funds
will
improve
financial
and
operational
sustainability,
as
well
as
eq
amongst
residents
Industry
Trends
and
Chalenges:
bills
across
the
country
are
increasing
by
6%
per
year,
on
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according
to
the
American
Water
Works
Association
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impacts
and
declining
consumption
are
two
of
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chalenges
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utilities
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Enterprise
Fund
Reserves
Key
Points
help
the
utility
move
toward
financial
self-sufficiency
and
can
help
prevent
the
need
for
rate
hikes
in
response
to
expenses
or
revenue
shortfals,
providing
customers
stability,
and
the
Commission
with
resources
to
meet
be
practices
recommend
sewer
reserve
funds
maintains
relative
cash
balance
than
municipal
general
funds
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maintain
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Requirement
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Rate
Study
model
uses
the
FY
2026
Budget
($4.4
million)
as
the
future
O&M
projections
expenses
are
projected
to
increase
by
an
average
each
year
during
the
forecast
period
current
understaffing
two
new
Utility
Commission
p
are
included
to
begin
in
FY
2028
cost
are
projected
to
be
approximately
$11
million
next
five
years,
funded
mainly
through
proposed
bonding/borrowing
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capital
costs
have
been
funded
through
the
General
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study
is
built
upon
a
fundamental
change
in
the
to
funding
capital
which
would
have
the
Enterprise
become
fully
self-sufficient

Enterprise
Fund
Overview
$1,670,581
$1,720,698
$1,947,319
$2,005,739
$2,065,911
$2,127,888
$2,198,350
$2,264,301
$2,332,230
$2,402,196
$2,474,262
$2,548,490
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$221,230
$227,867
+
$234,703
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$248,996
$256,466
$265,000
$272,950
$281,139
$333,282
$343,280
$353,579
$106,000
$407,880
$232,467
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$162,554
$185,709
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Bonding/Borrowing
$0
$0
$115,950
$267,441
$395,804
$520,848
Requiremen
$4,461,161
$4,893,696
$5,143,807
$5,412,956
$5,713,963
$5,807,271.
requirements
are
projected
to
increase
by
an
average
of
approximately
5%
per
year
increase,
the
Enterprise
Fund’s
reserves
are
expected
to
become
negative
in
FY
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re
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