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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — AUGUST 25, 2025 7 Mayor Grant is okay with waiving half. City Administrator Jagoe asked for confirmation that we will keep the due date at 30-days, not extending it to 45-days. Councilmember Monson asked if the same business that is requesting the fees be waived is also requesting 45-day terms. City Administrator Jagoe confirmed. Councilmember Monson said if they are paying monthly we should stick to 30-days. Finance Director Yang said when looking at the ordinance we found some inconsistent language in the 30-day period. Staff will bring forward an updated ordinance in the future. City Administrator Jagoe said it all says the same thing, but the difference in phrasing on how we apply late fees can be confusing. Mayor Grant said straighten it out, bring it back to council and we'll vote on it. Councilmember Holden asked how long someone would have to request a fee be waived. A year? She is worried someone won't pay year after year. What if they come back and request those fees be waived. How long is it open? Council agreed it would only be an option after the due date has passed but before the next billing cycle. Any unpaid balances are certified to taxes. Councilmember Weber wanted to address Councilmember Rousseau's idea of adding a notice to the billing statement. He supports that addition. Councilmember Holden isn't sure that's necessary. People will call the City if they want to make a request. She doesn't think we should announce that we will waive the fees. We are running a business, as far as water goes. Councilmember Weber said it could just say "Overdue bill? Contact City Staff." We don't have to lay it out, but can encourage residents to call us to work it out. Mayor Grant supports that. B. 2026 CIP and Operating Budget Discussion Mayor Grant said this is a big topic. He thought we should start with the general overview. Finance Director Yang said the general overview is broken out into separate sections; one for CIP and one for General Fund. Mayor Grant said we should go through the slides.