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Proposition <br />218 <br />Voter-approved constitutional amendment 1996 <br />◦Added Articles 13C & 13D to the California <br />Constitution <br />Substantive requirements for property-related charges <br />◦Rates cannot exceed cost of providing service <br />◦Proportionate cost recovery (fair and equitable) <br />Procedural requirements for rate increases <br />◦Mail notice of rate increases to all property <br />owners/customers <br />◦Hold public hearing at least 45 days after the mailing <br />◦Rates are subject to “majority protest” <br />6