The City Manager – Financial Services are not letting grass grow under their feet. Cherie Wright’s REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS found in the September 12 PUBLIC NOTICES, Red Rock News, states that “Sealed Proposals for the Wastewater Rate Study” will be received by the City until 4:00 P.M. local time, October 3, 2018.

“BIDS & RFPS – Wastewater Rate Study” on the City’s website has detailed information and instructions. The RFQ start date is listed as 2018-09-04, merely one week after the August Primary Election.

The Wastewater Plant was obsolete when built. According to former Mayor Pud Colquitt, It has had problems since the beginning. The polluter businesses along Oak Creek that begot the ADEQ Consent Decree were never assessed for polluting Oak Creek. And poor decisions by the City have been costly. We on the sewer are being burdened by the obscene amount of interest on the WW debt. FY 2018: Principal, $22,620,000; Interest due and owing, $18,615,210.

As mentioned by JRN in his “Sedona Mayor on Tourism Ad Dollars Unnecessary” column, most Chambers raise money from corporate donors and channel it back to their municipal hosts, but our Chamber sucks its host dry.

And you know that how ?
Last years 4% was voted down same for this year, now two years in a row no increase!

4% over 3 years seem reasonable! As for you comment ” highest-in-the-area sewer fees ” Yes the plant is 8 miles out of town, built on rock get over it .
By the way waste water treatment and water systems are Socialism at it’s best.
Jean, you lost on home rule the majority of residents like the city plan and the contract with the chamber all you have left is the sewer fees!
Sad.

Pollution caused by Uptown business interests along Oak Creek resulted in an ADEQ consent decree. The polluters have never paid their fair share–welcome to Socialism.

The City of Sedona Financial Services Department’s PUBLIC NOTICE in the September 12, 2018 RED ROCK NEWS (Page 14A) is entitled REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS [and Proposed Fee Structure]. This is ” in connection with a possible wastewater utility rate increase.” However, the Public Notice further states “The City intends to award a single contract to one of the top three (3) respondents.”

See BIDS & RFPS – Wastewater Rate Study
http://www.sedonaaz.gov/Home/Components/RFP/RFP/80/1298?sortn=RFPNumber&sortd=asc

NO Segner, YOU owe more than your fair share because you’re a socialist and all Sedona socialists. NOW to you Sedona businesses and council YOU belong to us & we decide what you’ll pay. We’re not paying squat because we can’t afford it but you can because you’re 1%ers and socialists when it suits (like Putin).

Calling all Sedona Socialists, welcome to Socialism. You wanted it, you got it and Steve, you get to pay your fair share, equal to the users fair share. Welcome to the real socialism. Google Venezuela and Russia and Socialism if you don’t understand how it works.

Information Technology – $161,360
Human Resources – $46,410
Financial Services – $196,433
Utility Billing – $381,257
General Services – $68,630
City Manager – $59,650
City Clerk – $3,870
City Attorney – $157,540
Facilities Maintenance – $70,370

TOTAL; $1,145,520

Wastewater fees are likewise unfair to residents on the sewer. In 2016-17 the City’s User Fee Structure analysis found the estimated annualized visitor population of 55.4% paid 24.6% of the operational costs of the wastewater system while the estimated resident population of 44.6% paid 75.2% of the operational costs. The portion paid by the resident population increases every year under the Current User Fee Structure because the WW debt gets paid down annually and the sales tax subsidy is being reduced.