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Council reviews new state 'exhaustion' process for proposed water and sewer fee changes
Summary
City staff explained the new state exhaustion procedures (AB 2257) that run alongside Prop 218 rate hearings to give property owners a formal written objection route before rates are adopted; council discussed timing and legal effects ahead of December and March hearings.
City staff on Nov. 19 briefed the council on new state requirements for utility rate challenges that run alongside the traditional Prop 218 protest process. Rebecca Scott (city staff) told council the exhaustion procedures are a state‑mandated step to preserve or limit future legal challenges and to provide a structured opportunity for property owners and ratepayers to submit written objections and receive written…
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