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Prop 218 Case Study—Mission Springs Water District
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Prop 218 Case Study
“Clash of the Titans”
9/10/2012 (JMS 9/5/12)
Prop 218 Case Study—Mission Springs Water District
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Overview
• Chronology of Chaos
• Timeline and process
• Clash of the Titans
9/10/2012 (JMS 9/5/12)
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Public AgencyMandate
• Water Code sec. 31007 (emphasis added):
“rates and charges to be collected by the district shall be so fixed as to yield an amount sufficient to do each of the following: (a) Pay the operating expenses of the district. (b) Provide for repairs and depreciation of works owned or operated by the district.” 9/10/2012 (JMS 9/5/12)
Chronology of Chaos
6-Jan-06
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28-Sep-07
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12-Sep-08
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30-Jan-09
10-Apr-0
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19-Jun-09
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15-Jan-10
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4-May
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DJIA
DJIA
Local
Government
The “New Normal”
The Rizzo Effect
• Confirmation of distrust for public officials
• Heightened scrutiny of local government
• Devaluation of public employees
• Broad-brush negative stereotyping of local government
2010 Inner-city Gangster 1983 Inter-galactic Gangster
We should have known!
Separated at
Birth?
Timeline and Process
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Rate adjustment process began
Multiple invitations to proponents to
meet with District—turned down
Petition certified by Registrar
HJTA joins proponents,
files demurrer and SLAPP
Court rules for district, no to
Demr & SLAPP
Proponents refuse meetings
with District
Ten open/ community meetings
Public Hearing(28 protest letters out
of 12,000)
District informed that petitions were
being circulated
Board declines to place initiative on ballot—files action
2010 20122011 Present
HJTA & Proponents
appeal SLAPP
NOT QUITE YET!
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Clash of the Titans!Prop 218 –vs– CA Initiative
9/10/2012 (JMS 9/5/12)
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Clash of the TitansProp 218 –vs– CA Initiative
Prop 218 Protest Hearing• Dealing with
Owner/stakeholders• Factual information
about proposal only• Fueled by mandate to
cover costs of operating public entity
• Process of discussions and debate
Initiative Process• Dealing with general
voting public• Information framed by
petitioners and signature gatherers
• Fueled by anti-government sentiment
• Potential for “tyranny of the masses”
9/10/2012 (JMS 9/5/12)
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Conclusion
9/10/2012 (JMS 9/5/12)
In its current form, the CA Initiative process can takethe Water code,all the work of the local agency and the 218 process, and …
TURN IT
ON ITS
HEAD!
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THANK YOU.
Arden WallumMission Springs Water District
9/10/2012 (JMS 9/5/12)