A resolution or ordinance prescribing or revising charges for the services or facilities furnished by the enterprise and declaring that delinquent charges and penalties when recorded as provided in this chapter shall constitute a lien upon the real property served shall not be adopted until the legislative body has given notice of and held a hearing thereon substantially as provided by this section; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the local agency from prescribing, revising and collecting charges sufficient in amount to comply with Section 54515 or any other provision of this chapter or any provision or convenant in the proceedings for the issuance of any outstanding revenue bonds of the local agency payable from the revenues of the enterprise.
(a) The notice of the hearing shall be given by the clerk or secretary of the legislative body and shall contain a copy of the proposed resolution or ordinance. Said notice shall state the time and place for a hearing on said proposed resolution or ordinance, and that at said time and place any person interested, including all persons owning property in the local agency, may appear and be heard as to whether the proposed rates and charges are discriminatory or excessive, or will not be sufficient under Section 54515, or will not comply with any other provision of this chapter, or will not be sufficient under the provisions or covenants of any outstanding revenue bonds of the local agency payable from the revenues of the enterprise, or on any other matter relating to said proposed resolution or ordinance or the rates or charges proposed therein.
(b) Said notice shall be published at least once each week for two weeks prior to the hearing in a newspaper published in the local agency. If there is no newspaper published in the local agency, said notice shall be posted in three public places in the local agency for not less than two weeks prior to the hearing. The first publication or posting of the notice shall be at least 15 days prior to the date of hearing.
(c) At the time and place fixed in said notice for the hearing, the legislative body shall hold said hearing and may adjourn said hearing from time to time and may adjourn said hearing to a different place if deemed necessary. At the hearing any person interested, including all persons owning property in the local agency, may appear and be heard on the matters set forth in the notice. At the hearing the legislative body may change or modify the proposed rates and charges; provided, however, that no rate or charge shall be raised or increased from that set forth in the proposed resolution or ordinance, unless notice of intention to make said increase shall be published once or posted at least 10 days prior to the hearing on the proposed change.
(d) At the conclusion of the hearing the legislative body may determine that the proposed rates and charges, as originally proposed or modified as provided herein, are not discriminatory or excessive, and will be sufficient under Section 54515 and will comply with the provisions of this chapter and will be sufficient under the provisions or covenants of any outstanding revenue bonds of the local agency payable from the revenues of the enterprise and will be in compliance with law, and adopt said proposed resolution or ordinance as proposed or modified as provided herein.
(Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1174.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018