LIVERMORE — The city of Livermore will pay back over $4 million to utility customers after the City Council voted to settle a lawsuit that alleged officials illegally collected fees for services that didn’t exist.

In a closed-session meeting on Sept. 8, the City Council unanimously voted to settle the suit filed in October 2023 by the Alameda County Taxpayers’ Association and Livermore resident Alan Heckman.

The decision, which was announced during the council’s later public session, includes a $1.56 million credit to the city’s water utility, a $2.22 million payment to the sewer utility and $271,000 in legal fees. Heckman and the ACTA claimed the city collected charges for water and sewage services that residents never received. Customers should see reduced bills, with the settlement mo

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