Yolo County

Some communities in the unincorporated are of Yolo County have been utilizing County Service Areas (CSA) for over 50 years to provide services to the residents of these communities.  The basic premise of a CSA is for communities to fund a service by charging a direct assessment or property-related fee for services such as water and/or sewer service, road and/or drainage maintenance, street lighting, fire protection and/or landscaping. As the name implies, a CSA is administered by County staff under the direction of the County Board of Supervisors.

A CSA may be established to provide any one or more of the following types of extended services within an unincorporated area:

Extended police protection, structural fire protection, local park, recreation, or parkway facilities and services, extended library facilities and services, television translator station facilities and services, low-power television services; and any other governmental services, referred as miscellaneous extended services, which the County is authorized by law to perform, and which the County does not also perform to the same extent on a countywide basis both within and outside city boundaries.

On November 5, 1996, California voters approved Proposition 218, which contains certain requirements before local entities can impose property-related fees or assessments.  Proposition 218 provides that only special benefits are assessable.  A special benefit means a particular and distinct benefit over and above general benefits conferred on real property located in the assessment district or the public at large.

• League of California Cities Implementation Guide for Proposition 218
• Yolo County Guidelines for the Submission and Tabulation of Protests in Connection with Rate Hearings Conducted Pursuant to Article XIIID, Section 6 of the California Constitution
• Yolo County Procedures for the Conduct of Mail Ballot Elections Conducted Pursuant to Article XIIID, Section 6(C) of the California Constitution to Adopt of Increase Fees or Charges

No, fees or assessments pursuant to Proposition 218 vary based on the specific services provided. For example, a CSA providing streetlights will have different charges compared to one that does not. For further details or specific inquiries, click on each individual CSA page. 

CSAs sometimes publish RFPs or request bid proposals in order to provide services. RFPs/RFQs and bid results are managed through the County's procurement process. Select this link to view current advertised bids.

County Service Areas (CSAs) are governed by the Yolo County Board of Supervisors and managed out of the County Administrator's Office. Contact information provided below will reach all staff assigned to manage CSAs.

CSA Administration Team
625 Court Street, Suite 202
Woodland, CA 95695

Phone: (530) 666-8157
E-mail: YoloCSA@yolocounty.org