HomeMy WebLinkAbout11.(Handout 2) AB 759 Grayson Signature Request110ENTRAL SAN
June 29, 2023
www.centralsan.org
ROGER S. BAILEY
General Manager
KENTON L. ALM
Counsel for the District
(510) 375-4571
The Honorable Gavin Newsom
Governor of the State of California KATIE YOUNG
1021 O Street, Room 9000 Secretary of the District
Sacramento, CA 95814
RE: AB 759 (Grayson) — Sanitary District Act Reform – Support & Signature Request
Dear Governor Newsom:
The Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Central San) respectfully requests your signature on AB 759
(Grayson), which would update the Sanitary District Act of 1939 to modernize existing statutory
accounting practices that require Sanitary Districts to submit their check register for approval by the
District Board President at each Board meeting. This bill would instead give discretion to the Board of a
Sanitary District to establish protocols to authorize funds.
Central San, a wastewater utility, collects and cleans more than 13 billion gallons of wastewater every
year and serves nearly half a million residents and more than 3,000 businesses in the East San Francisco
Bay Area. Within its 146 square mile service area, Central San operates a 54 million -gallon -per -day
capacity treatment plant, 18 pumping stations, over 1,500 miles of sewer lines, a household hazardous
waste collection facility, a laboratory, and provides both commercial and residential recycled water
programs.
The existing approval requirement was enacted in 1939. In practice, it provides minimal oversight as the
Board approval is usually performed in retrospect for checks that have already been issued. The modern
business climate requires Sanitary Districts to issue payments in a timely manner. Waiting to issue
payments until after the Board meets and approves the register impedes the agency's ability to maintain
the efficient flow of public business. AB 759 would update the statute to reflect reasonable business
procedures for modern utilities and create parity with other special districts that provide similar services.
This proposed changes to the Sanitary Districts Act have previously been afforded to a variety of similar
special districts and local agencies by the Legislature, and this bill would provide parity to Sanitary
Districts.
For these reasons, Central San is proud to support AB 759 and we respectfully request your signature
when the bill arrives to your desk.
Sincerely,
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Roger S. Bailey
General Manager
cc: Assembly Member Tim Grayson
Jessica Gauger, Director of Legislative Advocacy & Public Affairs, CASA