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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 4587 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING HAZARDOUS <br />SUBSTANCE USER FEES FOR 1999; AND REFERRING <br />THE ISSUE OF FEE STRUCTURE RESTRICTIONS IN <br />ST ATE LAW TO THE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL <br />RELATIONS COMMITTEE. <br /> <br />The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: <br /> <br />A. Article VII of Amendment IV to the Eugene Charter of 1976, adopted by the <br />voters of the City on November 5, 1996, provides: <br /> <br />A. Each hazardous substance user shall pay an annual fee to the City of <br />Eugene, sufficient to jointly cover the implementation of this Act, including expenses <br />incurred by the Eugene Public Library, Fire Marshal, City of Eugene and the Toxics <br />Board. <br />B. In order that this Act be self-supporting through hazardous substance user <br />fees, the fee amounts shall be recommended annually by the Toxics Board and approved <br />and amended as necessary by the Eugene City Council. <br />C. All fees due under this Act shall be paid by May 1 of each calendar year. <br />D. The operational budget for implementing this Act prior to the first <br />collection of fees as set forth in Article VII shall be paid for out of City of Eugene general <br />funds. The operational budget thereafter shall be funded wholly by hazardous substance <br />user fees. <br /> <br />B. Consistent with Article VII - D of Charter Amendment IV, City General Fund <br />support was provided to the Toxics Right-to-Know Program from its inception through the <br />period ending June 30, 1998. Fees were first collected in 1998, making the program self- <br />supporting beginning with Fiscal Year 1999, commencing July 1, 1998. Fees collected in 1999 <br />pursuant to this Resolution will support the program in Fiscal Year 2000, commencing July 1, <br />1999. <br /> <br />C. The fees hereinafter set forth can reasonably be expected to cover the expenses of <br />the program for Fiscal Year 2000. Issues surrounding a shortage or surplus of funds at the end of <br />the fiscal year will be addressed equitably for all participating hazardous substance users, in <br />accordance with generally accepted accounting procedures. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, a <br />Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows: <br /> <br />Resolution - 1 <br />