HomeMy WebLinkAbout03.d.1) Set public hearing to place Sewer Service Charge on tax rollCentral Contra Costa Sanitary District
' BOARD OF DIRECTORS
POSITION PAPER
Board Meeting Date: July 3, 2014
Subject. SET PUBLIC HEARING FOR JULY 31, 2014 TO CONSIDER PLACING
THE FISCAL YEAR 2014 -15 SEWER SERVICE CHARGES ON THE
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY TAX ROLL FOR COLLECTION
Submitted By. Initiating Dept. /Div.:
Thea Vassallo, CPA, CMA Administrative / Finance & Accounting
Finance Manager
REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR BOARD ACTION: '
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K. Alm Roger S. Bailey
Counsel for the District General Manager
ISSUE: The District Code and state law require that the Board of Directors hold a
public hearing prior to considering placement of Sewer Service Charges (SSC) on the
Contra Costa County property tax roll for collection.
RECOMMENDATION: Set July 31, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. as the date and time for a public
hearing to consider placement of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 -15 SSCs on the County
property tax roll for collection.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS: None.
ALTERNATIVES /CONSIDERATIONS: The SSCs could be collected through direct
billings by the District. However, the staff recommendation to place these charges on
the tax roll provides the most economical and efficient means for the District to collect
these charges. Direct billing would require significant additional material, mailing, and
labor and benefit costs. The SSC has been collected on the County tax roll since the
inception of the service charge in 1976.
BACKGROUND: In accordance with California Health & Safety Code (H &SC) section
6520.5, after a duly noticed public hearing held on April 17, 2014, the Board of
Directors established the SSC rate for FY 2014 -15 by taking no action, leaving
unchanged the $34 per Residential Unit Equivalent SSC rate increase approved in
2013 for FY 2014 -15.
Section 5473 of the H &SC authorizes the collection of the SSCs on the tax roll. District
Code 6.24.150 and H &SC section 5473.1 require the holding of a public hearing to
consider the written report identifying the properties and their associated charges prior
to being transmitted to the County for collection on the tax roll. Before the hearing, the
written report will be complete and available for review in the District office.
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Board Meeting Date: July 3, 2014
subject: SET PUBLIC HEARING FOR JULY 31, 2014 TO CONSIDER PLACING
THE FISCAL YEAR 2014 -15 SEWER SERVICE CHARGES ON THE
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY TAX ROLL FOR COLLECTION
At the hearing, the Board will hear any objections or protests to the report, and if a
majority of property owners object to the collection on the tax roll, the charges must be
billed directly and not placed on the tax roll. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Board
may adopt, revise, change, reduce or modify any charge or overrule any or all
objections to the report.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: The Finance Committee will review the draft
Position Paper to conduct the. public hearing prior to the July 31, 2014 public hearing.
RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION: Set July 31, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. as the date and
time for a public hearing to consider placement of the FY 2014 -15 SSCs on the Contra
Costa County property tax roll for collection.
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