DATE: April 7, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Budget Resolution for WWD 40 Shaver Springs
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2025-26 appropriations and estimated revenues for Waterworks District 40 - Shaver Springs Org 9360 in the amount of $169,500 to reflect an increase in service charge revenue (4/5 vote).
REPORT
Approval of the recommended Budget Resolution will increase FY 2025-26 appropriations and estimated revenues to reflect an increase in service charge revenues generated by the 2025 Proposition 218 rate adjustment. This item pertains to a location in District 5.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the County would be unable to recognize the $169,500 in additional service charge revenues generated by the 2025 Proposition 218 rate adjustment. This would result in an inaccurate FY 2025-26 budget and restrict the Waterworks District 40’s (WWD 40) ability to fund authorized operations and maintenance activities.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. All costs for administering WWD 40 are budgeted in Department of Public Works and Planning - WWD 40, Org 9360, and all costs for the district are funded by service fees, interest income, and annual assessments levied on benefited property owners. The proposed Budget Resolution will increase FY 2025-26 appropriations and estimated revenues for Org 9360 by $169,500 in additional service charge revenue from the 2025 Proposition 218 rate adjustment.
DISCUSSION:
Fresno County WWD 40 was established in 1971 to provide community water and sewer service for the Shaver Springs subdivision located east of Tollhouse Road, near the intersection of Tollhouse Road and Shaver Springs Road. There are 96 parcels, of which 69 are developed, 23 are undeveloped, and 4 parcels are tax exempt outlots. WWD 40 provides water to one out-of-district user.
On June 24, 2025, the Board approved a Proposition 218 rate adjustment following completion of the Water and Sewer Rate Study for WWD 40. The study identified that the prior rates, adopted in 2007, were insufficient to recover actual operating costs. The new rate structure, effective July 1, 2025, increased annual service charge revenues from approximately $64,000 to $233,500, an increase of $169,500, providing the financial capacity to sustain operations, repay held charges, and build reserves in accordance with Board policy.
Approval of the recommended action adopts the corresponding Budget Resolution, aligning FY 2025-26 appropriations and estimated revenues for Org 9360 to reflect the $169,500 increase in service charge revenues generated by the Proposition 218 rate adjustment.
REFERENCE MATERIAL:
BAI #8, June 24, 2025
ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED AND/OR ON FILE:
On file with Clerk - Budget Resolution (Org 9360)
CAO ANALYST:
Maria Valencia