LA County Clean Water Clean Beaches Measure

The Voting Process

The California Constitution Artlicles XIII C and D (Proposition 218) requires that a proposed fee go through a two-step approval process, which includes both a public hearing and an election. A Notice of Public Hearing was mailed to all property owners within the Los Angeles County Flood Control District. An example notice is available here. A Spanish Language notice is available here. 

As the governing body of the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles held a public hearing on January 15, 2013. The Board of Supervisors voted to continue the public hearing until March 12, 2013, which means the deadline to submit a Protest is also extended to March 12, 2013. You may find more information about the hearing and the protest process here.

Next Steps

Current: The District will finalize the Clean Water, Clean Beaches Program, revise the Ordinance, Implementation Manual and associated program documents, based on input received from residents, municipalities and organizations and a motion approved by the Board. 

Week of January 28: Updated documents will be released for public input. Public comments on the both the existing and the soon to be updated program documents (coming soon) are encouraged and appreciated.

March 12, 2013: Public Hearing. The District will report to the Board on the items included in Supervisor Knabe’s motion, including revised Program documents. The Board may choose to concluded the Public Hearing or continue it further.

If the Board has not received protests against the fee by a majority of property owners at the end of the Public Hearing, the Board may choose to proceed to the second step in the approval process—an election to approve the proposed Clean Water Fee.