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Parlier mayor urges removal of 12% annual service fee in water‑rate study; council asks for legal review
Summary
Mayor Alma Beltran pressed council to remove a 12% annual increase applied to a water-service fee that she said was not authorized under Prop 218/AB 2572; staff agreed to convene legal counsel and consultant and return Aug. 15 with options.
Mayor Alma Beltran sharply criticized a prior water‑rate study on Aug. 1, saying that although the consultant presented a 12% volumetric rate increase, the study also applied a separate 12% annual increase to the fixed monthly service charge. The mayor said that under state law and Assembly Bill 2572 (discussed in the meeting) and Proposition 218 principles the city may not lawfully apply the disputed charge and…
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