Opinion No. (2006)

BILL LOCKYER Attorney General DANIEL G. STONE Deputy Attorney General. THE HONORABLE DENNIS MARSHALL, COUNTY COUNSEL, COUNTY OF FRESNO, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. May a county grant to solid waste haulers an exclusive right to provide collection services within designated service areas, and set maximum rates for the services in such areas? 2. Is a county board of supervisors required to provide members of the public with an opportunity to address the board before action is taken to create exclusive service areas and set maximum rates for collection services as part of the county's solid waste collection program? 3. Are members of the public entitled to attend and participate in meetings between county staff employees and solid waste haulers in which proposals for exclusive service areas and maximum rates for collection services will be developed and considered as part of the county's solid waste collection program? CONCLUSIONS 1. A county may grant to solid waste haulers an exclusive right to provide collection services within designated service areas, and may set maximum rates for the services in such areas. 2. A county board of supervisors is…