All it takes is money to run this great City and several bureaucrats were talking hard numbers on Friday at City Hall. Overall, they say taxpayers should pony up 5 percent more for tap water and nearly 4 percent for garbage pickup in 2017. These are suggested rate increases from City staff and they were put before the Budget Committee as part of a rate-supported budget. This cash is separate from property taxes which used to pay for everything but these days get used up before costs are covered. .If approved by council, these costs it continue a trend at City Hall of balancing the budget through higher user fees while keeping property taxes low. Staff also proposed that council approve an $8-per-household a year charge to cover the cost of hauling away large items like old sinks, sofas, drum sets and so forth. The crunch numbers are these: single-family garbage-collection fees would increase by $12.73 for small bins; $15.45 for medium; $20.98 for large; and $24.34 for extra-large. Proposed water-rate increases would bump the average residential bill from $914 a year in 2016 to $960 in 2017.