Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Ass'n v. Amador Water Agency

HULL, J.-

Citizens submitted a referendum petition to challenge Amador Water Agency's board resolution No. 2015-19 (Resolution), adopting new water service rates for Agency customers. (Cal. Const., art. II, §§ 9 [voters have referendum power to approve or reject state statutes except, e.g., tax levies], 11 [referendum power may be exercised by city and county electors under procedures provided by Legislature]; Stats. 1975, ch. 63, § 1, p. 112, West's Ann. Wat.-Appen. (1999 ed.) §§ 95-3.8, p. 118 [water agency has power to fix and collect rates and charges for its services]; Stats. 1959, ch.

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