| 3.__Process.__Before the adoption of a new rate schedule |
under this section, the governing body of a locally governed |
water district shall hold a public hearing regarding the |
proposed rate schedule.__The governing body shall publish the |
proposed rate schedule and notice of the hearing in a |
newspaper having a general circulation in the district not |
less than 7 days prior to the hearing.__The district shall |
mail to each ratepayer a notice of the public hearing and the |
proposed new rate schedule not less than 14 days prior to the |
hearing. Once a proposed rate schedule becomes final, a copy |
of the rate schedule must remain on file at the main office of |
the district for public information. |