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Ross Valley Sanitary District directs staff to begin formal dispute resolution with CMSA
Summary
After closed-session deliberations, the Ross Valley Sanitary District board directed staff to initiate the formal dispute resolution process under the JPA with Central Marin Sanitation Agency, the board reported when it returned to open session.
The Ross Valley Sanitary District Board reported that it had directed staff to "initiate the formal dispute resolution process under the JPA agreement with Central Marin Sanitation Agency." The report followed a closed session on anticipated litigation under California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4).
The direction instructs staff to begin the contractual dispute-resolution steps spelled out in the agencies' joint-powers agreement with CMSA; the board did not provide additional public details about the grievances or the timeline during the open session report. The action was recorded during the board's report out at the March 18, 2026 meeting and followed a closed session that the agenda identified as addressing one potential case under the cited Government Code provision.
The board did not take further public votes on this item at the meeting. The District staff will manage the next steps under the JPA process and report back to the board as required.
