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Supervisor seeks explicit voter protection in water services franchise language; county attorney says text is open‑ended to protect county interests
Summary
Board discussed agenda item on a 25‑year water services franchise. One supervisor asked staff to add or remove language clarifying whether future franchise fees could be implemented without voter approval; county attorney advised current draft contains open‑ended protective language but no automatic fee mechanism in statute.
Board members reviewed a water services franchise on the work session agenda and debated language addressing potential future franchise fees.
One supervisor asked staff to add explicit language to require voter approval before any future franchise fee that would be…
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