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Rules Committee sends charter amendment to create independent ratepayer advocate to full Board with recommendation
Summary
The Rules Committee voted to send a charter amendment creating an independent Ratepayer Advocate (funded by the PUC) to the full Board with recommendation after extended public testimony and technical discussion about scope, budget and implementation.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee voted to recommend a charter amendment that would create an independent Ratepayer Advocate to represent and analyze San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) rate proposals.
Supervisor (sponsor identified in the hearing) and PUC staff said the new office would be funded by the SFPUC rather than the General Fund and would provide technical review of rate proposals, contracts, capital projects and program expenditures. The sponsor told the Committee the advocate would be a specialized office with required expertise in rate-making and utility operations and would…
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