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Camarillo adopts written objection procedure under AB 2257 for upcoming water fee process
Summary
The council adopted resolutions implementing the new AB 2257 exhaustion‑of‑administrative‑remedies procedure and confirmed the Proposition 218 mailed‑notice process for property owners ahead of proposed water fee changes; staff will post the objection procedure online and respond in writing to objections received during the 45‑day notice period.
The City Council and the Camarillo Sanitary District on Feb. 26 adopted resolutions establishing a formal written objection process for property owners under newly enacted state law AB 2257, and confirming Proposition 218 notice procedures ahead of the proposed water fee process.
Staff explained that Proposition 218 requires a mailed 45‑day notice to property owners before utility fees may be imposed or increased. AB 2257 (enacted Sept. 2024), staff said, adds a required administrative objection process during the notice period and obligates agencies to provide written responses to written objections before a hearing. "AB 2257... establishes a formal objection procedure for rate payers to raise concerns about potential increases," staff said, adding that the city will publish the procedure on its website and include it in mailed Proposition 218 notices.
Under the procedure, written objections received during the 45‑day period will be logged and staff will prepare written responses; both the City Council and the Sanitary Board will receive and report on objections at the public hearings and consider staff recommendations on rates.
Council and the Sanitary Board each voted 5‑0 to adopt the corresponding resolutions authorizing the procedure and exhaustion of administrative remedies. The adoption clears a regulatory step ahead of the planned Prop. 218 notice and the public outreach process that will accompany the pending rate proposals.
