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City attorney outlines Recology settlement: refunds, injunction and $7 million penalty proposed
Summary
Deputy City Attorneys told the committee the proposed settlement with Recology resolves alleged unlawful gifts and omissions in the 2017 rate-setting process by requiring full repayment of identified overcharges (with interest), a four-year injunction with disclosure and lobbyist-registration provisions, and civil penalties totaling $7 million; the committee then held a closed session and recommended litigation items to the full board.
Deputy City Attorney Yvonne Marais and Special Counsel Ron Flynn briefed the Government Audit & Oversight Committee on a proposed settlement resolving city claims against Recology and related refuse companies.
Marais said the March 4 complaint prosecuted under California’s unfair-competition framework alleged two principal counts: (1) unlawful gifts and related campaign-and-government-conduct code violations tied to a ‘‘cozy’’ relationship between Recology and city officials and (2) omissions in Recology’s 2017 rate application calculations that led to ratepayer overcharges. She said the settlement is intended both…
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