NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING
Proposed Increase of Water Rates
The City Council of the City of Vernon will conduct a public hearing on December 16, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. (or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard), which you may attend at Vernon City Hall, City Council Chambers, 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, CA 90058. The public hearing will be conducted to consider the proposed increase in water rates described in this notice, pursuant to and in compliance with Article XIIID of the California State Constitution and the Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act. This notice is being sent to all property owners, who may submit a written protest to the proposed rate changes. The City of Vernon is committed to keeping its customers well-informed throughout the process. The proposed water rates are charged to cover the City’s proportionate reasonable cost of providing water service to property owners and customers. The basis for the City’s calculation of the rates is documented in the - Water Cost of Service and Rate Study prepared by NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC, which is available for review at https://www.cityofvernonca.gov/government/public-utilities/rates-fees/water-rate-schedule, or upon request to Richard Corbi, Utilities Services Finance Manager at [email protected].
All relevant documents for the public hearing will be available for public review on the City’s website once the agenda for the meeting is posted or from the City Clerk at [email protected] or (323) 583- 8811, ext. 546.
How You Can Participate
All interested persons will be given an opportunity to comment on the above-referenced items during the public hearing. If you have any questions or comments about the proposed rates, you may participate in the following ways:
Write. Any property owner that is a part of the City’s water service area or a customer of record, may submit a written protest to the proposed increases to the service rates. Only one protest will be counted per identified parcel. Each protest must (1) be in writing on letter-sized paper; (2) state that the identified property owner or customer is in opposition to the proposed water service rates; (3) provide the location of the identified parcels (by assessor’s parcel number or street address or account number); and (4) include the printed name and signature of the property owner or customer submitting the protest.
Written protests for the proposed rate adjustment may be submitted by mail to the City Clerk, or hand delivered at the Public Hearing; however, in order for a written protest to be counted, it must be received by the City prior to the conclusion of the Public Hearing. Please identify on the front of the envelope for any protest, whether mailed or submitted in-person to the City Clerk, that the enclosed protest is for the proposed Water Service Rates. Protests submitted by e-mail, facsimile, or other electronic or spoken means will not be accepted.
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Prior to the Public Hearing, please mail or hand-deliver written protests to:
City of Vernon, Office of the City Clerk
RE: Public Hearing on Proposed Water Rates
4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, CA 90058
You may also hand-deliver written protests at the City Council Meeting to the City Clerk prior to the conclusion of the Public Hearing held at the above address. The City Council will hear and consider all oral and written testimony concerning the proposed water rates.
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 53759, there is a 120-day statute of limitations for challenging the proposed water rates identified in this notice. The 120 days is counted from the date the City Council adopts the resolution approving these rates.
Majority Protest. If, at the conclusion of the Public Hearing, the City has not received written protests regarding the proposed increases to the water rates by a majority (50% plus 1) of property owners of the identified parcels upon which they are proposed to be imposed, the City Council will be authorized to adopt the proposed rates.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in the meeting, please contact the City Clerk Department at (323) 583-8811, ext. 546 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to ensure arrangements can be made.
The hearing may be continued, adjourned, or cancelled and rescheduled to a stated time and place without further notice of a public hearing.
Proposed Water Rate Charges
The proposed water rates will take effect each year as follows:
Effective
January 1,
2026
Effective
January 1,
2027
Effective
January 1,
2028
Effective
January 1,
2029
Effective
January 1,
2030
1) Monthly Charges for Meters
Meter Size
5/8" $19.82 $21.20 $22.69 $24.28 $25.98
3/4" $29.72 $31.81 $34.03 $36.41 $38.96
1" $49.54 $53.01 $56.72 $60.69 $64.94
1-1/2" $99.11 $106.05 $113.48 $121.42 $129.92
2" $158.58 $169.69 $181.56 $194.27 $207.87
3" $297.34 $318.16 $340.43 $364.26 $389.76
4" $495.58 $530.27 $567.39 $607.11 $649.61
6" $991.13 $1,060.51 $1,134.75 $1,214.18 $1,299.17
8" $1,585.84 $1,696.84 $1,815.62 $1,942.72 $2,078.71
2) Water Consumption Rate per
100 Cubic Feet (CCF) $2.65 $2.84 $3.04 $3.25 $3.48
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3) Monthly Square Footage
Charge for Fire Protection
Services:
Per square foot of buildings or
outside storage $0.00439 $0.00469 $0.00502 $0.00525 $0.00555 4) Water Rate per 100 Cubic Feet
(CCF) of Reclaimed Water: $1.94 $2.08 $2.22 $2.38 $2.54 In addition, pursuant to California Government Code 53756, the proposed increase to water rates will authorize automatic adjustments that pass-through to the water customers increases in wholesale charges to the City from the Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD), and/or the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD). These pass-through adjustments will solely be applied to the Water Consumption Rate per 100 Cubic Feet (CCF) and will only reflect actual costs in excess of estimated costs already included in the proposed rates.
Posted: October 27, 2025 Genoveva Rocha, City Clerk
Publish: October 30, 2025
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NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING
Proposed Increase of Water Rates
The City Council of the City of Vernon will conduct a public hearing on December 16, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. (or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard), which you may attend at Vernon City Hall, City Council Chambers, 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, CA 90058. The public hearing will be conducted to consider the proposed increase in water rates described in this notice, pursuant to and in compliance with Article XIIID of the California State Constitution and the Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act. This notice is being sent to all property owners, who may submit a written protest to the proposed rate changes. The City of Vernon is committed to keeping its customers well-informed throughout the process. The proposed water rates are charged to cover the City’s proportionate reasonable cost of providing water service to property owners and customers. The basis for the City’s calculation of the rates is documented in the - Water Cost of Service and Rate Study prepared by NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC, which is available for review at https://www.cityofvernonca.gov/government/public-utilities/rates-fees/water-rate-schedule, or upon request to Richard Corbi, Utilities Services Finance Manager at [email protected].
All relevant documents for the public hearing will be available for public review on the City’s website once the agenda for the meeting is posted or from the City Clerk at [email protected] or (323) 583-8811, ext. 546.
How You Can Participate
All interested persons will be given an opportunity to comment on the above-referenced items during the public hearing. If you have any questions or comments about the proposed rates, you may participate in the following ways:
Write. Any property owner that is a part of the City’s water service area or a customer of record, may submit a written protest to the proposed increases to the service rates. Only one protest will be counted per identified parcel. Each protest must (1) be in writing on letter-sized paper; (2) state that the identified property owner or customer is in opposition to the proposed water service rates; (3) provide the location of the identified parcels (by assessor’s parcel number or street address or account number); and (4) include the printed name and signature of the property owner or customer submitting the protest.
Written protests for the proposed rate adjustment may be submitted by mail to the City Clerk, or hand delivered at the Public Hearing; however, in order for a written protest to be counted, it must be received by the City prior to the conclusion of the Public Hearing. Please identify on the front of the envelope for any protest, whether mailed or submitted in-person to the City Clerk, that the enclosed protest is for the proposed Water Service Rates.
Protests submitted by e-mail, facsimile, or other electronic or spoken means will not be accepted.
Prior to the Public Hearing, please mail or hand-deliver written protests to:
City of Vernon, Office of the City Clerk
RE: Public Hearing on Proposed Water Rates
4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, CA 90058
You may also hand-deliver written protests at the City Council Meeting to the City Clerk prior to the conclusion of the Public Hearing held at the above address. The City Council will hear and consider all oral and written testimony concerning the proposed water rates.
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 53759, there is a 120-day statute of limitations for challenging the proposed water rates identified in this notice. The 120 days is counted from the date the City Council adopts the resolution approving these rates.
Majority Protest. If, at the conclusion of the Public Hearing, the City has not received written protests regarding the proposed increases to the water rates by a majority (50% plus 1) of property owners of the identified parcels upon which they are proposed to be imposed, the City Council will be authorized to adopt the proposed rates.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in the meeting, please contact the City Clerk Department at (323) 583-8811, ext. 546 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to ensure arrangements can be made.
The hearing may be continued, adjourned, or cancelled and rescheduled to a stated time and place without further notice of a public hearing.
Proposed Water Rate Charges
The proposed water rates will take effect each year as follows:
Effective
January 1,
2026
Effective
January 1,
2027
Effective
January 1,
2028
Effective
January 1,
2029
Effective
January 1,
2030
1) Monthly Charges for Meters
Meter Size
5/8" $19.82 $21.20 $22.69 $24.28 $25.98
3/4" $29.72 $31.81 $34.03 $36.41 $38.96
1" $49.54 $53.01 $56.72 $60.69 $64.94
1-1/2" $99.11 $106.05 $113.48 $121.42 $129.92
2" $158.58 $169.69 $181.56 $194.27 $207.87
3" $297.34 $318.16 $340.43 $364.26 $389.76
4" $495.58 $530.27 $567.39 $607.11 $649.61
6" $991.13 $1,060.51 $1,134.75 $1,214.18 $1,299.17
8" $1,585.84 $1,696.84 $1,815.62 $1,942.72 $2,078.71
2) Water Consumption Rate per
100 Cubic Feet (CCF) $2.65 $2.84 $3.04 $3.25 $3.48
3) Monthly Square Footage
Charge for Fire Protection
Services:
Per square foot of buildings or
outside storage $0.00439 $0.00469 $0.00502 $0.00525 $0.00555 4) Water Rate per 100 Cubic Feet
(CCF) of Reclaimed Water: $1.94 $2.08 $2.22 $2.38 $2.54 In addition, pursuant to California Government Code 53756, the proposed increase to water rates will authorize automatic adjustments that pass-through to the water customers increases in wholesale charges to the City from the Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD), and/or the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD). These pass-through adjustments will solely be applied to the Water Consumption Rate per 100 Cubic Feet (CCF) and will only reflect actual costs in excess of estimated costs already included in the proposed rates.
Posted: October 27, 2025 Genoveva Rocha, City Clerk
Publish: October 30, 2025 CNSB # 3981392