Interim budget staff presented a preliminary FY2027 utility budget with proposed base‑rate increases (electric 3%, water 5%, wastewater 9%, drainage 12%), a combined five‑year CIP of roughly $2.4 billion, and a plan to use reserves and borrowing for major capital; board members pressed staff for more details on assumptions, interfund transfers and impacts to customers.

City staff presented the 2026 operating budgets for electric, water and wastewater and recommended forwarding the utility budgets and a 5.8% wastewater rate proposal to the Nov. 18 common council. Staff stressed capital needs — a $1.2M initial treatment upgrade and roughly $3M in wastewater capital projects for 2026 — and flagged a possible 2027 PS

The Village of Jackson board adopted the 2026 general fund, water and sewer utility budgets, a 2025 tax levy for the 2026 budget, and an 18% sewer rate increase effective Jan. 1, 2026. Board members said rate changes reflect user fees and capital needs; the budgets include capital project funding.