City to discuss the procedures for the conduct of public hearings and majority protest proceedings relating to proposed rate increases and assessments – they want to make it harder for us to protest rate increases

Remember the frustrating process by which the city changed the rate mechanism on sewer charges? So they could raise the rates anytime they wanted?

Well next week Council will discuss a change that will further restrict your right to have any voice in these rate increases – they are changing the procedure to eliminate your right to sue if you were left out of the rate protest. Meaning, if you threw that ballot out thinking it was junk mail, or didn’t get around to sending it in time, didn’t understand it, didn’t hear about it, etc, you lose your right to protest further rate increases.

Read the staff report, these people want you out of this process.

Tags: Chico Sewer Tax