A public meeting of the Budget Committee of Clean Water Services, a component unit of Washington County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, will take place on May 6, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. This will be an online virtual meeting.

The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive comment from the public on the budget. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the proposed budget by the respective Budget Committee members will take place. Any person may electronically attend the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee. This meeting is available for live-streaming from Washington County’s YouTube channel.

This Budget Committee meeting will be conducted virtually on Zoom. To provide public testimony via Zoom by phone or online, you must register using the form link. The public is also welcomed to submit questions or comments prior to the budget hearing and no later than May 2, 2022, by emailing: leaderk@cleanwaterservices.org. There will not be an in-person public forum.

A copy of the budget document may be inspected at cleanwaterservices.org/budget on or after April 22, 2022.

Proposed Clean Water Services Rates: Learn More & Participate

A portion of the sanitary sewer and surface water management rates on your City of Hillsboro utility bill are set by Clean Water Services (CWS).

For fiscal year 2022-23, CWS is proposing an adjustment to its monthly rates to invest in aging infrastructure, ensure the long-term health of local rivers and streams, and meet stricter federal and state pollution control rules:

For the average household:

• Sanitary Sewer fixed and average use charges are proposed to increase 4%.
• Surface Water Management fixed and average use charges are proposed to increase 4%.

 If approved, adjusted CWS rates would take effect July 1, 2022.