For Cable Advisory & Utilities Commission Meeting June 23, 2026
TO: Honorable Chairperson and Commission
APPROVAL: Yazdan Emrani, P.E., Director of Utilities
FROM: Nicole Hemmans, Senior Administrative Analyst
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Request that the Cable Advisory & Utilities Commission recommend the City Council/Rialto Utility Authority Board to Conduct a Public Hearing for July 28, 2026, to Receive Public Comment Related to the Placement of Sewer Service Charges on the County Property Tax Roll for Delinquent Accounts.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff requests that the Cable Advisory & Utilities Commission recommend the City Council/Rialto Utility Authority Board to conduct a Public Hearing for July 28, 2026, to receive public comment related to the placement of sewer service charges on the County Property Tax Roll for delinquent accounts.
BACKGROUND
The City of Rialto (City), through the Rialto Utility Authority (RUA), is responsible for providing sewer services to all properties within the City limits and parts of Bloomington. In areas where RUA also supplies water, customers receive a combined bill for both water and sewer services. Under Rialto Municipal Code Section 12.08, the RUA is authorized to encourage timely payment through penalties and, when necessary, water service shutoffs. However, not all properties in Rialto receive water from RUA. In some parts of the City, water is instead provided by the West Valley Water District or the Fontana Water Company. For those customers, RUA bills only for sewer services. Because the RUA does not control the water supply in these cases, it lacks the ability to enforce payment through service disconnections. As a result, these "sewer-only" accounts tend to show higher rates of delinquency.
To address this issue, the City amended Rialto Municipal Code Section 12.08.201, authorizing the placement of past-due sewer charges on the County property tax rolls. This amendment, enacted by Ordinance on June 19, 2007, mirrors the approach us...
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