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Resolution No. 2026-031 Page 5 of 8 f. A ballot received after the close of the balloting time period. 3. The Tabulator's decision, after consultation with the City's legal counsel, that a ballot is invalid shall be final and may not be appealed to the City Council. 4. If more than one of the record owners of a parcel submits an assessment ballot, the amount of the proposed assessment to be imposed upon the parcel shall be allocated to each ballot in proportion to the respective record ownership interests, as shown on the record or as established to the City's satisfaction by documentation provided by the record owners. 5. In the event of a dispute regarding whether the signer of a ballot is the owner of the parcel to which the ballot applies, the City Council will make such determination from the official County Assessor records and any evidence of ownership submitted to the City Council prior to the conclusion of the public hearing. The City Council will be under no duty to obtain or consider any other evidence as to ownership of property, and its determination of ownership will be final and conclusive. 6. In the event of a dispute regarding whether the signer of a ballot is an authorized representative of the owner of the parcel, the City Council may rely on the statement on the ballot signed under penalty of perjury and any evidence submitted prior to the conclusion of the public hearing. The City Council will be under no duty to obtain or consider any other evidence as to whether the signer of the ballot is an authorized representative of the owner, and its determination will be final and conclusive. 7. A property owner who has submitted an assessment ballot may withdraw the ballot and submit a new or changed ballot up until the conclusion of the public input portion of the public hearing on the assessment. 8. A property owner's failure to receive an assessment ballot shall not invalidate the proceedings conducted under this section and Article XIIID, Section 4, of the California Constitution. 9. The City shall retain all ballots for a period of two (2) years from the date of the public hearing. F. Public Hearing. The following guidelines shall apply to the public hearing: 1. The public hearing for the proposed assessment shall be held on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at City Council Chambers, 200 Old Bernal Avenue, Pleasanton, California. At the public hearing, the City Council shall hear all public testimony, written objections, and protests regarding the proposed assessment and accept ballots until the close of the public input portion of the public hearing, including consideration of any timely written objections to the assessment received and the City's written response thereto pursuant to Government Code Sections 53759.1 and 53759.2. The City Council will determine whether any of the following are warranted following consideration of all public testimony, objections, and protests: a. Whether the written objections and the agency's response warrant clarifications to the proposed fee or assessment.