Joint Special Council/BFPD
01/20/26 06:15 PM
Finance
Brenna Chavez
Public Hearing
Doc ID: 6246
COUNCIL RESOLUTION
AGENDA MATTER:
PUBLIC HEARING: LIEN PROTEST HEARING FOR DELINQUENT TRASH AND SEWER ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Pursuant to Barstow Municipal Code Sections 6.20.210 and 13.22.060, a protest hearing is being conducted for property owners who have been notified regarding the placement of a tax roll assessment and lien on their property as a result of unpaid sewer and/or trash collection fees.
DISCUSSION:
On December 2, 2025, the City Council set the date, time, and location for a public hearing regarding lien protests and the report of delinquent sewer and/or trash (“utility”) accounts. The public hearing is for property owners who have been notified of account delinquency and who wish to be heard by the City Council in reference to delinquent utility fees.
Upon approval of the Resolution, a lien will be placed upon those properties as a result of unpaid utility fees that are delinquent as of October 31, 2025. Liened amounts will be sent to the San Bernardino County Recorder’s Office to place a lien on the property owner’s parcel number.
Pursuant to the Barstow Municipal Code, individual notices have been mailed to each property owner of record, to the mailing address on file, having a delinquent utility account of $50 or more as of October 31, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Conduct a protest hearing and subject to testimony received, adopt Resolution No. XXXX-2026 and waive further reading; and
2. Authorize staff to remove any properties from the lien and assessment listings should delinquent fees be paid prior to the filing of the final lien list with San Bernardino County.