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Your local briefing · Oct. 25, 2026
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- Fillmore's 2026 audit lists two state compliance findings and two internal-control deficiencies
The cutoff finding gives the missed payable as $35,813 in one paragraph and $32,813 in the next.
- Fillmore weighs raising its $12 sewer rate as lagoon planning nears completion
The Sept. 8 and Sept. 22 minutes record no vote on a sewer rate.
- Fillmore reports about $468,000 in flood-mitigation costs; the city administrator expects most to be reimbursed
The Sept. 22 minutes do not name the reimbursing agency, the amount claimed or a payment date.
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Fillmore's 2026 audit lists two state compliance findings and two internal-control deficiencies
Fillmore's auditors found that the city's approved March 2026 minutes were posted late and that its fraud risk assessment was not completed within the fiscal year. They also reported a missed year-end payable and several reclassification adjustments as significant deficiencies.
Fillmore weighs raising its $12 sewer rate as lagoon planning nears completion
Mayor Curt Hare recommended raising Fillmore's flat monthly sewer rate from $12 to $22 while a usage-based structure is developed. The council has set aside $600,000 of sewer fund surplus for lagoon engineering. The audited Sewer Fund took in $205,894 in charges in fiscal 2026.
Fillmore reports about $468,000 in flood-mitigation costs; the city administrator expects most to be reimbursed
After the Widemouth 2 Fire, Fillmore's council set aside $500,000 of general fund surplus and approved purchase orders for excavator rentals and tree removal. On Sept. 22 the city administrator reported about $468,000 in flood-mitigation expenses and said most of the cost is expected to be reimbursed.
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