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Department director says she learned of Recology rate‑setting error in February; city will refund $94.5 million to ratepayers under settlement
Summary
Director Deborah Rafael reported on a negotiated settlement that will return $94,500,000 to ratepayers and pay $7,000,000 to the city after a 2017 rate process error; she said she first learned about the error on Feb. 9, 2021 and will participate in a multi‑agency committee to review rate‑setting processes.
Director Deborah Rafael told the Commission on the Environment that the city attorney's office reached a negotiated settlement with Recology stemming from a 2017 rate‑setting error. The settlement will return $94,500,000 to ratepayers and provide a $7,000,000 payment to the city, with interest; refund checks are expected to start going out later in the year.
"The first time I became aware of this error was on…
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