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Residents press council on sewer-rate notice and Prop 218 process
Summary
At public comment residents asked whether the upcoming sewer-rate increase followed Prop 218 mailed-notice rules and urged the city to ensure parcel-owner ballots and timelines comply with state law; staff and council clarified notice procedures and timelines.
Residents raised procedural questions about a forthcoming sewer-rate meeting and whether Prop 218 protest ballots must be mailed to parcel owners before a rate increase. Mark Bentoncourt (speaker 5) said his letter indicated a rate increase effective Sept. 1 and asked whether property owners would receive mailed ballots; he recounted past practice of parcel notices and a mailed ballot/count process.
Council and staff replied that Prop 218 processes have changed: staff noted recent law changes allow councils to consider protests and that the mailed notices were distributed to 300-foot property owners for the current matter, though some council members expressed concern that not all parcel owners received direct mail. The council agreed to place the sewer-rates item on a future agenda for clarity and further notice.
