Summary
Only 69 of 24,000 customers used the prepaid program, which cost about $60,000 a year. All users move back to standard billing April 1, with deposits and installment plans for those with arrears, plus $10,000 for the charity roundup fund.
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Last discussed Feb 10, 2026.
Impact analysis
Saves the city roughly $60,000 a year, part redirected to customer assistance.
All utility ratepayers who were subsidizing a little-used program.
The 69 prepay customers, including 16 with bad debt who will need deposits.
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