Opening the public record…
ATH2025-003 Authorization to increase sewer rate per thousand gallons from $8.99 to $9.30 effective April 1, 2025, to be billed on the May 2025 utility bills, and to recognize that Cobb County Water approved a 3.5% increase to the wholesale sewer rate charged to the wholesale customers effective April 1, 2025. Citywide
The council record
| Position | Count | Published names |
|---|---|---|
| aye | 7 | Councilmember Pickens, Councilmember Hines, Councilmember Lindley, Councilmember Welch, Councilmember Wilkinson, Mayor Pro Tem / Councilmember Gould, Councilmember Oglesby Jr. |
| nay | 0 | None |
| recuse | 0 | None |
Decision and next steps
Authorization and later evidence are separate events. A later record does not by itself establish causal impact.
Authorization to increase sewer rate per thousand gallons from $8.99 to $9.30 effective April 1, 2025, to be billed on the May 2025 utility bills, and to recognize that Cobb County Water approved a 3.5% increase to the wholesale sewer rate charged to the wholesale customers effective April 1, 2025. Citywide
Authorized in this action record. A signed agreement, payment, permit, delivery or completion is a separate event and may remain unverified.
Read source · page 8 Official record ↗2026 schedule publishes the $9.30 sewer rate
A later published schedule lists $9.30 per 1,000 gallons, consistent with the 2025 authorization. It does not audit individual bills. The 2025 schedule heading says January 1 while the council action specifies April 1 for the sewer change.
Read source · page 1 Official record ↗
Motion sequence
made a motion to approve
Reported carried · Mover: Councilmember Charles Welch · Seconder: Councilmember Travis Lindley
| Position | Count | Published names |
|---|---|---|
| aye | 7 | Councilmember Pickens, Councilmember Hines, Councilmember Lindley, Councilmember Welch, Councilmember Wilkinson, Mayor Pro Tem / Councilmember Gould, Councilmember Oglesby Jr. |
| nay | 0 | None |
| recuse | 0 | None |