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(ii) A parcel includes more than one record customer, or <br /> (iii) Parcels are served via a single utility account, as master-metered multiple <br /> family residential units. <br /> B. Only one protest will be counted per parcel as provided by California Government <br /> Code §53755(b). <br /> C. If more than one parcel is served by a single account, a separate protest must be <br /> submitted with respect to each such parcel in order to be separately counted. <br /> D. If a customer of record owns multiple parcels, a separate protest must be submitted <br /> with respect to each such parcel in order to be separately counted. <br /> 7. Transparency, Confidentiality and Disclosure. <br /> A. To ensure transparency and accountability in the fee protest tabulation while <br /> protecting the privacy rights of customers of record, protests will be maintained in <br /> confidence until tabulation begins following the public hearing. <br /> B. Once a protest is opened during the tabulation, it becomes a disclosable public <br /> record, as required by state law. <br /> 8. Invalid Protests. The City shall not accept as valid any protest if it determines that any of <br /> the following is true: <br /> A. The protest does not state its opposition to the proposed charges. <br /> B. The protest does not name the record customer with respect to the parcel identified <br /> in the protest as of the date of the public hearing. <br /> C. The protest does not identify a parcel served by the City that is subject to the <br /> proposed charge. <br /> D. The protest does not bear an original signature of the named record customer with <br /> respect to the parcel identified on the protest. Whether a signature is valid shall be <br /> entrusted to the reasonable judgment of the City, who may consult signatures on file <br /> with the Alameda County Elections Official. <br /> E. The protest was altered in a way that raises a fair question as to whether the protest <br /> actually expresses the intent of a customer of record to protest the charges. <br /> F. The protest was not received by the City before the close of the public hearing on the <br /> proposed charges. <br /> G. A request to withdraw the protest was received prior to the close of the public <br /> hearing on the proposed charges. <br /> 9. City's Decisions Final. The City's decision that a protest is not valid shall constitute a final <br /> action of the City and shall not be subject to any internal appeal. <br /> 3 <br />