Results from Study of 10% Water Tax Released

The City of Fullerton has released the findings of a study that looked at transfers of funds from the Water Fund to the General Fund.  In simple terms, this is the City's justification for skimming water revenue and using it for non-water related activities.

The study focused on the last three (3) years because legal counsel identified a three-year window of liability.

Here is the City's internal memo (click image to read):

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The memo notes that over the last three years water ratepayers have overpaid $2.5-million. 

If you can accept the premise* of the report then the next logical question is what to do with the over payment.  This question will be the focus of the Water Rate Ad Hoc Committee over then next several weeks.

*The bulk of the $5-million that the City would like to retain is being justified as rent for the water system's use of City-owned properties and is payable to the City's General Fund.

This latest study of the franchise fee will be the topic of conversation at Monday's Water Rate Ad Hoc Committee meeting at the Main Branch Library at 6PM.  

MARK YOUR CALENDAR - Water Rate Ad Hoc Meeting March 19 at 6PM

Fullerton's Water Rate Study Ad Hoc Committee will be receiving the Water Fund to General Fund Transfer Study prepared by the same consultant that prepared the initial water rate study in 2011, Municipal & Financial Services Group, Inc.  

The public meeting will be held at Fullerton's Main Branch Library and will begin at 6PM.  Anyone wishing to speak on water related issues, will be given an opportunity to do so.  

This is the same group that reported the "Franchise Charge" as being 11%, or $2.49-million, of the total water sales on their May 23, 2011 presentation.  

Contact the City Clerk's Office if you need any special accommodations. 

(714) 738-6350 or CityClerk'sOffice@ci.fullerton.ca.us  

Join North OC Activists Seeking Accountability

Please Plan To Join NOCCC This Thursday!

We have a packed schedule with extraordinary speakers and information you won’t want to miss!

Thursday, March 15, 7pm at the Foxfire in Anaheim Hills 

"The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people; it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government, lest it come to dominate our lives and interests."  - Patrick Henry 1736-1799

Do you know how many of our national and state laws and policies are not constitutional? If not, how can we fight back against the attack on our U.S. Constitution? Knowledge is power!

Please join us to meet and hear this special educator and speaker, former Dean of Chapman University School of Law Professor John Eastman. Dr. Eastman is the Director of the Claremont Institute’s Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence and once served as law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

Also, Yorba Linda’s recognized speaker Constitutional Law Attorney Karen Lugo, founder of Libertas-West Project, contributing editor for FamilySecurityMatters.org and Co-director for the Claremont Institute’s Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence.

We joined the Tea Party, grassroots conservative movement because of what we felt in our hearts; now we must save our country by using our minds. Woody Woodrum, President Eagle Forum San Diego, Co-founder Salt & Light Council will tell us how we can be successful in taking back our country by using Tactical versus Strategic measures.

You will not believe what California’s majority liberal legislators are up to now! We'll get our legislative update from California Family Council’s Ron Prentice and then hear about Operation Swing State, the California Tea Party’s collaborative effort to get conservative legislators elected.

Bring your high school students!  Orange County Youth Associates will be there to tell us about what they are doing to reach out to bring conservative youth into the political arena.

Mark Your Calendars For These Upcoming Events
 

Saturday, March 24, 2012, 1pm at Placentia City Hall

All are invited to attend a Town Hall Meeting hosted by Congressman Ed Royce on Saturday, March 24 at 1:00 pm at Placentia City Hall, 401 East Chapman Avenue (at Kramer). Free and open to the public. Call 714-744-4130 if you have questions. This will give him an opportunity to meet with us, to address our questions and listen to our concerns and hear our suggestions.

Thursday, April 12, 7pm at the Foxfire in Anaheim Hills

Know your candidates before you vote! All local candidates are invited to be introduced and a forum will be held for some races.

OC Register columnist Brian Calle will be our guest emcee and moderator. Brian is a Senior Fellow at the Claremont Institute, President of the Young Executives of America and editor of FreedomPolitics.com. Stay tuned for more information.

*We will also have important information on Precinct walking for your favorite candidates.

NOCCC's Convenient Meeting Location 
Foxfire Restaurant Conference Room
5717 East Santa Ana Canyon Road, Anaheim
91 Freeway @ Imperial Highway

Dessert & Coffee provided. $5 suggested donation to help cover costs.
For more information, please email Desaré at deseric@sbcglobal.net

Why not dine at the Foxfire Restaurant before the meeting?
Separate reservations required through the restaurant.
Please call 714-974-5400 or visit www.foxfirerestaurant.com