Central San updates Prop 218 rate-setting procedures and advances Alamo sewer reimbursement fee

Central San updates Prop 218 rate-setting procedures and advances Alamo sewer reimbursement feeThe Central Contra Costa Sanitary District board passed a slate of financial updates via its consent calendar, including revised rate-setting policies and the scheduling of a hearing for a localized infrastructure connection fee.

The board unanimously approved revisions to Board Policy No. BP 011, which governs rate-setting procedures for Prop 218 and AB 2257.

A public hearing was scheduled for August 20, 2026, to discuss an ordinance establishing a reimbursement fee for parcels connecting to Job 6667 on Pine Tree Drive in Alamo.

Board President Florence T. Wedington requested that future conference attendance approvals broadly cover "water reuse" events to streamline the authorization process.

During a brief July 2 meeting, the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Central San) board unanimously approved a series of financial and administrative items via its consent calendar. Chief among the approvals were revisions to Board Policy No. BP 011, which governs the district's rate-setting procedures in compliance with California's Proposition 218 and Assembly Bill 2257. The board also advanced a localized infrastructure finance measure, voting to set a public hearing for August 20, 2026. This upcoming hearing will gather public comment on a proposed uncodified ordinance establishing a reimbursement fee applicable to parcels that could connect to Job 6667 on Pine Tree Drive in Alamo. The consent calendar passed 4-0, with Board Member Tad J. Pilecki absent. Because the items were grouped on the consent calendar, they were adopted in a single motion without separate discussion. Later in the meeting, while discussing future agenda items, Board President Florence T. Wedington suggested an administrative change to streamline how the utility authorizes board member travel. She requested that future potential conference listings cover "water reuse in a generic fashion," noting that the topic "shows up in lots of different places." This change is intended to allow board members to attend various water reuse events without requiring a separate, individual approval process.