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Board introduces amendments to collection and treatment ordinances; public hearing set for July 9
Summary
The board voted to introduce proposed amendments to the Sacramento Area Sewer District’s Collection System Ordinance and Treatment and Resource Recovery Ordinance, standardizing impact-fee terminology and aligning definitions with state regulatory changes; a public hearing and potential adoption are scheduled for July 9.
The Sacramento Area Sewer District on June 11 introduced proposed amendments to two district ordinances — the Collection System Ordinance and the Treatment and Resource Recovery Ordinance — and scheduled a public hearing for the board’s July 9 meeting with anticipated effective date 30 days after adoption.
Mike Hewitt, director of policy and planning, said the proposed changes standardize impact-fee terminology between the two ordinances: the fee for densification will be called an "infill fee" and the fee for outward expansion will be called an "expansion fee" (treatment terminology uses "infill" and "new" for the same concepts). Staff also updated definitions to align with revisions by the State Water Resources Control Board to sanitary sewer system waste discharge requirements and clarified language related to agency structure and executive appointments now that the district has become its own employer.
Hewitt said the staff recommendation includes notifying stakeholders by mail and email, publishing a summary in a local newspaper and Metro Cable, and posting materials on the district website ahead of the July 9 public hearing. He told the board the ordinance amendments would become effective 30 days after adoption; staff gave an illustrative effective date of Aug. 8 if adopted on July 9.
Board members raised a clarity question about a compensation provision in the draft that read "compensation will be established by SAC Sewer." Director Kennedy pointed to language that the board intended compensation for executive positions to be established and approved by the board. Hewitt and other staff said they would revise ambiguous language before the adoption hearing so the compensation-setting authority is clearly the board of directors.
Board action: The motion to introduce the ordinance amendments was moved, seconded and passed unanimously with members present. A public hearing and adoption vote are scheduled for July 9; if adopted, the ordinances would take effect 30 days after adoption.
Sources: Presentation by Mike Hewitt (Director of Policy and Planning) and subsequent board discussion during the June 11 meeting.
