RUA RESOLUTION NO._____
A RESOLUTION OF THE UTILITY AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF RIALTO, CALIFORNIA, ENDING THE MORATORIUM ON WATER DISCONNECTIONS AND LATE PENALTIES FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER ACCOUNTS THAT ARE IN THE ARREARS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN THE WATER SHUTOFF PROTECTION ACT (SENATE BILL 998) AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 7591 WHEREAS, the Rialto Utility Authority of the City of Rialto adopted Resolution 7600 declaring a local emergency in response to the COVID-19 outbreak; and WHEREAS, Governor Newsom signed Executive Order N-42-20 authorizing a moratorium on water disconnections and penalties to assist residents and businesses who lost income due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and WHEREAS, Governor Newsom extended the water turn-off moratorium on water disconnections and penalties from September 31, 2021, to December 31, 2021, when Senate Bill 155 was signed into law; and WHEREAS, the Rialto Utility Authority of the City of Rialto has invested in customer payment programs to assist residents and businesses in bringing their water and wastewater accounts current.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE RIALTO UTILITY AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF RIALTO DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Since establishing the moratorium on water disconnections and late penalties for water and wastewater accounts, the Rialto Utility Authority of the City of Rialto’s average arrears monthly balance has grown from $500,000 to almost $2 million.
Section 2: Effective January 1, 2023, the Rialto Utility Authority of the City of Rialto will end the moratorium on water disconnections and late penalties for water and wastewater accounts that are in the arrears in accordance with the provisions set forth in the water shutoff protection act (Senate Bill 998) and Rialto Utility Authority of the City of Rialto’s Resolution 7591. \\\\
PASSED APPROVED AND ADOPTED this _____ day of ____________, 2022. _______________________________
DEBORAH ROBERTSON, President
ATTEST:
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BARBARA A. McGEE, Board Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ERIC VAIL, Board Counsel
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO ) ss
CITY OF RIALTO )
I, Barbara McGee, Board Secretary of the Rialto Utility Authority of the City of Rialto, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No.____ was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Rialto Utility Authority of the City of Rialto held on the ____ day of ______________, 2022.
Upon motion of Board Member ____________, seconded by Board Member ____________, the foregoing Resolution No. ____ was duly passed and adopted.
Vote on the motion:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the Official Seal of the City of Rialto this _____ day of _________________, 2022. ____________________________________
BARBARA A. MCGEE, BOARD SECRETARY
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