2023-2024 Rate and Budget Process
In 2022, our staff presented draft budget information at several public meetings. These events provided an opportunity for members of the community to learn more about how the budget process works and hear about rate adjustments before they go into effect.
Budget & Rate Presentations
Tacoma Power and Tacoma Water staff prepared and presented budget and rates research and background to the Public Utility Board and Tacoma’s City Council. For more information on what projects are planned and how costs are managed, see the presentations below. The presentations are listed in the order of newest to oldest.
- Public Utility Board, City Council, and other Policymaker Meetings
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2022 Presentations
City Council Second Reading of City-Wide Budget
- Date: November 22, 2022
- City Council Meeting
- Presentation Materials
- Video Recording
City Council First Reading of City-Wide Budget
- Date: November 15, 2022
- City Council Meeting
- Presentation Materials
- Video Recording
Final Public Utility Board Consideration of TPU Preliminary Budget and Rates
- Date: October 26, 2022
- Public Utility Board Meeting
- Presentation Materials
- Video Recording
Public Utility Board Consideration of TPU Preliminary Budget and Rates
- Date: October 12, 2022
- Public Utility Board Study Session
- Presentation Materials
TPU Budget and Rates Proposal
- Date: October 11, 2022
- Joint Study Session
- Presentation Materials
- Video Recording
Public Comment Opportunity on Preliminary Budgets
- Date: September 28, 2022
- Public Utility Board Meeting
- Presentation Materials
- Video Recording
Power & Water Preliminary Budget Review
- Date: September 28, 2022
- Public Utility Board Study Session
- Presentation Materials
TPU Update on Preliminary Budget/Rates
- Date: September 20, 2022
- Government Performance and Finance Committee
- Presentation Materials
- Video Recording
Customer Services and Rail Preliminary Budgets
- Date: August 24, 2022
- Public Utility Board Study Session
- Presentation Materials
Environmental Services Preliminary Budget
- Date: August 16, 2022
- City of Tacoma Government Performance and Finance Committee
- Presentation Materials
- Video Recording
Tacoma Water Budget, Long Range Financial Plan, Cost of Service Analysis, and Rates
- Date: August 10, 2022
- Public Utility Board Study Session
- Presentation Materials
TPU Customer Outreach
- Date: August 2, 2022
- City of Tacoma Government Performance and Finance Committee
- Presentation Materials
- Video Recording
Budget and Rates Outreach; Tacoma Power Cost of Service Analysis, Rates
- Date: July 27, 2022
- Public Utility Board Study Session
- Presentation Materials
TPU Utility Burden/Customer Assistance
- Date: July 19, 2022
- City of Tacoma Government Performance and Finance Committee
- Presentation Materials
- Video Recording
Rail Rates/Revenue
- Date: July 13, 2022
- Public Utility Board
- Presentation Materials
- Video Recording
TPU Fixed/Variable Rate Design
- Date: June 21, 2022
- City of Tacoma Government Performance and Finance Committee
- Presentation Materials
- Video Recording
TPU Financial Policies & Strategic Directions
- Date: June 7, 2022
- City of Tacoma Government Performance and Finance Committee
- Presentation Materials
- Video Recording
TPU Customer Listening Session
- Date: May 26, 2022
Budget Supplemental Briefing – Asset Management/Capital Planning
- Date: May 25, 2022
- Public Utility Board
- Presentation Materials
- Video Recording
Power Budget Overview and Power Long Range Financial Plan and Revenue Requirements
- Date: May 11, 2022
- Public Utility Board
- Presentation Materials
- Video Recording
Rate Making Principles
- Date: May 3, 2022
- City of Tacoma Government Performance and Finance Committee
- Presentation Materials
- Video Recording
TPU, Rail, Water & Customer Service Budget Preview
- Date: April 27, 2022
- Public Utility Board Meeting
- Presentation Materials
- Video Recording
Budget Supplemental Briefing: Staffing Levels/Full-Time Equivalent Employees
- Date: April 13, 2022
- Public Utility Board Study Session
- Presentation Materials
Power Long Range Financial Plan
- Date: April 5, 2022
- City of Tacoma Government Performance and Finance Committee
- Presentation Materials
- Video Recording
Budget and Rates Workshop
- Date: March 30, 2022
- Public Utility Board Meeting
- Presentation Materials:
- Video Recording
Water Long Range Financial Plan
- Date: February 15, 2022
- City of Tacoma Government Performance and Finance Committee
- Presentation Materials
- Video Recording
Power Long Range Financial Plan
- Date: January 26, 2022
- Public Utility Board Meeting
- Presentation Materials:
- Video Recording
Water Long Range Financial Plan
- Date: January 12, 2022
- Public Utility Board Meeting
- Presentation Materials:
- Video Recording
- Neighborhood and Community Meetings
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2022 Presentations
South Tacoma Neighborhood Council Meeting
- Date/Time: Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022 at 6 p.m.
- Format: In-person at the Star Center – 3873 S 66th Street, Tacoma
New Tacoma Neighborhood Council Meeting
- Date/Time: Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022 at 5:30 p.m.
- Format: Virtual
North End Neighborhood Council Meeting
- Date/Time: Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2022 at 6 p.m.
- Format: Virtual
City of Lakewood City Council Study Session
- Date/Time: Monday, Sept. 26, 2022 at 7 p.m.
- Format: In-person at 6000 Main Street SW, Lakewood
West End Neighborhood Council Meeting
- Date/Time: Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.
- Format: Virtual
Pierce County Council Study Session
- Date/Time: Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022 at noon
- Format: In-person at 930 Tacoma Avenue S, Room 1045, Tacoma
City of Fife City Council Study Session
- Date/Time: Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022 at 6 p.m.
- Format: In-person at 5411 -23rd St E, Fife
City of Fircrest City Council Study Session
- Date/Time: Monday, Sept. 19, 2022 at 6 p.m.
- Format: In-person at 115 Ramsdell St, Fircrest
Eastside Neighborhood Council Meeting
- Date/Time: Monday, Sept. 19, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.
- Format: Virtual
Northeast Neighborhood Council Meeting
- Date/Time: Thursday Sept. 15, 2022 at 6 p.m.
- Format: Virtual
Metro Parks Tacoma Park District Study Session
- Date/Time: Monday, Sept. 12, 2022 at 6 p.m.
- Format: In-person at 4702 S 19th St, Tacoma
- Date/Time: Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 at 9:30 a.m.
- Format: In-person at 4851 South Tacoma Way
City of University Place City Council Meeting
- Date/Time: Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.
- Format: In-person at 3609 Market Place West, 3rd Fl, University Place
South End Neighborhood Council Meeting
- Date/Time: Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022 at 7 p.m.
- Format: Virtual
- Date/Time: Saturday, Sept. 3 at 8:30 a.m.
- Format: Virtual
Central Neighborhood Council Meeting
- Date/Time: Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022 at 7 p.m.
- Format: Virtual