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<br />~~ <br />Timeline for Establishing New Efland Sewer Rates <br />Working backwards from an implementation date of January 10, 2009 (the <br />beginning of Orange-Alamance's monthly billing cycle), staff has created a <br />proposed timeline for the rate changes. Please note that, according to the <br />County Attorney, there is no public hearing requirement before a rate change can <br />be implemented. However, a public hearing has been included in the time line, <br />per BOCC request. <br />October 21, 2008 BOCC considers the results of the rate study and <br />offers guidance on the new rate schedule. <br />November 6, 2008 BOCC continues discussion of the proposed rate <br />schedule. Proposed rate schedule is approved or <br />modified according to instruction received from the <br />BOCC. Date is set for a public hearing. The <br />following week, a letter is mailed to all customers of <br />the Efland Sewer System notifying them of the <br />proposed rate schedule and the upcoming public <br />hearing. <br />November 18, 2008 or November 24, 2008 <br />Public Hearing is held. The proposed rate schedule <br />is presented and public comments are received. <br />December 1, 2008 or December 11, 2008 <br />BOCC approves the new rate schedule at its next <br />regular meeting. The turn-around from the <br />November 24 Quarterly Public Hearing to the <br />December 1 meeting is fairly short. If the public <br />hearing is held on November 24 then the approval of <br />the new rate schedule might need to be done on <br />December 11. This approval would be in the form of <br />an amendment to the Resolution which established <br />the Efland Sewer System. Notification of the new <br />rates is sent to all customers. <br />January 10, 2009 New rate schedule is reflected for the first time in <br />customer bills for usage from December 10-January <br />10. Bills are mailed January 16-20 and due on <br />February 1. <br />