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The Finance Department is responsible for managing the City's financial affairs. Support services provided include accounting, financial budgeting and reporting, investment management, debt management, tax and other revenue collections, and water bill management.
Click here to view the current FYE 2023-2025 budget.
Click here to view the FYE 2023 fee schedule.
To view the City's current and previous financial statements, please click here.
Finance Department
Ferndale City Hall
300 E. Nine Mile Rd.
Ferndale, MI 48220
248-546-2525 (Option #4)
For Property Tax payment info, click here.
For Property Tax payment info, click here.
You can pay your taxes online, in person, or at City Hall. You may also drop your tax payment in the drop box located outside the entrance of City Hall.
City of Ferndale
300 E. Nine Mile Rd.
Ferndale, MI 48220
The ‘Summer Tax’ bills are issued on July 1st and are due by July 31st.
The ‘Winter Tax’ bills are issued on December 1st and are due by February 14th.
Log in to your account to view water history, pay your bill, manage your information, and more.
Or, learn about our other payment options.
Residents and businesses are billed quarterly. If the first digit of your account number is:
Industrial properties are billed monthly.
In previous years, charges for water and sewer consumption on your bill were allocated identically: (50% water / 50% sewer). However, the actual cost of providing water is significantly less than the cost of treating water.
As a result, the City has adjusted how water rates are allocated on a water bill to more accurately calculate the cost of providing the different services. Beginning July 1, 2022, charges for water and sewer consumption on your bill are allocated at 61% sewer, 39% water, and a flat $29 readiness-to-serve fee. The rate is currently $12.83 per unit, or 100 cubic feet.
For example, if your total water bill was $200, your water & sewer costs would be allocated as such:
Sewer Fees: $104.31 (61% of total water bill costs)
Water Fees: $66.69 (39% of total water bill costs)
RTS Fee: $29.00
Total: $200.00 (100% of total water bill costs)
For a complete breakdown of fees, view the current fee schedule.
The "Readiness to Serve" fee is the fixed-rate cost applied to cover system maintenance, supporting customers, and the portion of the Department of Public Works that is reserved for water. Every property where there is a water meter present and connected to the system is assessed a Readiness to Serve fee, whether its occupants are utilizing water or not.
Yes. The repayment plan is meant for customers who have had difficulty keeping their water accounts current, and who carry an outstanding balance.
To participate:
If you have any questions or concerns regarding your participation in this repayment plan, you may email the Water Department or call at 248-546-2374.
Yes. If you are moving from your current property address, the best and fastest way to request your final bill is by using our online seamless form.
You can also receive a final bill by calling the Water Department at 248-546-2374 or stopping into the office, 300 E. Nine Mile Road, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday.
A 10% penalty is charged two days after the due date stated on the billing invoice.
Contact our Water Department in person, by email, or by phone at:
City of Ferndale Water Billing
300 E. 9 Mile Rd.
Ferndale, MI 48220
Email: waterbilling@ferndalemi.gov
Phone: 248-546-2374