Trace the decisions and financial records linked to Santa Clara's projects. A budget, bond ceiling, contract authorization and actual payment describe different things.
Resolution No. 2026-14R is not in the June 24 packet, and the rate schedule there states no effective date. The city's utilities page labels its current rates effective July 1, 2026, but the Ledger has not seen the executed resolution.
On June 24, 2026, the Santa Clara City Council voted 4-0 for a water rate increase. The proposal in the packet raises each of six tier rates by 20 to 60 cents for 2026-27 and 2027-28, with a further 10 cents per tier from 2028-29 through 2030-31.
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Santa Clara's fiscal 2027 budget raises the fire department budget from about $3.3 million to $4.3 million for three new firefighters and a second wildland crew. The city manager said the cost split with Ivins is about 43% Santa Clara and 57% Ivins.
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Squire & Company gave Santa Clara's fiscal 2025 statements an unmodified opinion and reported no material weaknesses, significant deficiencies or compliance findings. The audit was presented in a May 2026 council packet, and the city's finance page lists the fiscal 2023-24 audit as its most recent.
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The three public hearings at 4 p.m. Nov. 4 cover a park impact fee amendment that would raise the maximum fee by about $8, retaining wall standards and a proposed geologic hazards chapter.
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The 5-0 vote replaces an ordinance last updated in 2008 and the Hillside Review Board with rules covering steep slopes, rockfall, flood areas and retaining walls.
