Local government: Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act: proportional cost of service.
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Overview
This bill modifies the Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act to clarify how local governments can demonstrate the proportional cost of services to property owners. It allows local governments to use various methods to allocate service costs, including historical data and projected costs. For water and sewer services, local governments can implement tiered rates based on common characteristics of water use, and they have discretion in determining the costs allocated to each tier, as long as the rates remain proportional to the cost of service.
Key provisions
- Allows local governments to use any reasonable method to demonstrate the proportional cost of service.
- Permits tiered rates for water and sewer services based on parcel characteristics (e.g., improvements, land use).
- Provides local governments discretion in allocating costs to each tier of water service.
- Specifies that cost justifications are not required for tier breakpoints.
- Excludes fees for water connections and sewer connections from the bill's provisions.
- Allows for the use of various data sources (historic, existing, estimated, projected) to substantiate cost allocations.
- Defines ‘proportional cost of service’ as the cost of providing service allocated to all parcels.
- Addresses incremental costs and demand management measures in water service cost allocation.
Who is affected
- Local governments
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