# City Council Meeting - October 5, 2026

The Farmington City Council’s regular meeting on October 5, 2026, held a public hearing on proposed gas and electric utility franchise fees intended to fund the Police Department remodel and expansion. The proposed flat fees would charge most residential accounts $6 monthly for electricity and $6 for gas, or $144 annually for a household with both services; staff estimated the fees could generate about $1.57 million per year. No adoption vote was taken: the ordinances are scheduled for council consideration on October 19, with collection proposed to begin in January 2027 if adopted. Residents and council members discussed the fees’ distributional effects, potential business pass-through costs, and whether the fees should be tied to repayment of the project’s bonds.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Information Technology
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Cloud Services
**Published:** October 05, 2026

### Sources
- [City Council Meeting - October 5, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEg8-EyH7Y4) - City of Farmington MN