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December 20th 2019
Final 2020 budget adopted
The 2020 budget for the Okanogan County PUD was finalized at the Dec. 16 meeting of the board of commissioners, including $58.3 million in revenue, $48.9 million in expenditures, $4 million in debt service and a capital budget of $13.5 million.
To reach that revenue amount, the district will pursue a 2 percent increase in revenue; how that will affect the different rate classes (residential, general service, irrigation, etc.) will be determined through a rate-setting process in early 2020… more
December 19th 2019
Holiday hours for PUD offices
Christmas Eve - 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Christmas Day - closed
New Year's Eve - 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
New Year's Day - closed Note: Due to year-end processing on Dec. 31, electronic bill payment processing will be down from 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, to 5 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. While you can still access online bill pay or Pay-by-Phone, payments made during that time will not be posted to your account until January 1, 2020.
Christmas Day - closed
New Year's Eve - 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
New Year's Day - closed Note: Due to year-end processing on Dec. 31, electronic bill payment processing will be down from 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, to 5 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. While you can still access online bill pay or Pay-by-Phone, payments made during that time will not be posted to your account until January 1, 2020.
December 11th 2019
Board discusses Omak office, budget
The Okanogan County PUD board continued to discuss the 2020 budget at a Dec. 2 meeting, including the possibility of a 2 percent revenue increase and closing the Omak office to avoid a higher increase.
The revenue increase is necessary to cover the rising costs of operating the district and fund debt service payments for several infrastructure projects over the next several years. The exact rate increase per class (residential, general service, etc.) would be determined through a separate… more