§ 11612 Municipal Utility District Petition

This law says that when people ask to start or keep a municipal utility district, their petition must include the same statements that would be in a board resolution and must say that the public needs it.

Key Takeaways

•Petitions must contain the same declarations and statements as board resolutions.
•The petition must say the public interest or necessity requires the district.
•The purpose is to create or keep a municipal utility district.

Example

A small town wants a new water district because the old system can't handle the growing number of homes.

The town’s residents file a petition that repeats the exact language a board would use in a resolution and says the new water district is needed for the public’s benefit.

The petition shall contain substantially the same declarations and statements required to be contained in the resolutions presented to a board of supervisors under this chapter, and declare that, in the opinion of the petitioners, public interest or necessity demands the creation and maintenance of a municipal utility district. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

Key Takeaways

•Petitions must contain the same declarations and statements as board resolutions.
•The petition must say the public interest or necessity requires the district.
•The purpose is to create or keep a municipal utility district.

Example

A small town wants a new water district because the old system can't handle the growing number of homes.

The town’s residents file a petition that repeats the exact language a board would use in a resolution and says the new water district is needed for the public’s benefit.

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