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ORDINANCENO. 20630 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE USER FEES <br />AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br /> <br /> The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: <br /> <br /> A. Pursuant to Article VII of Amendment IV to the Eugene Charter of 2002 (the <br />“Amendment”), the City Council has previously adopted a series of Resolutions and <br />Ordinances establishing fees to be paid by hazardous substance users within the City <br />with the most recent being Ordinance No. 20612. <br /> <br /> B. In accordance with other requirements of the Amendment, the City Council, <br />by ordinance, has adopted the City’s Hazardous Substance Tracking Instructions, which <br />provide guidance to hazardous substance users in completing and submitting the reports <br />required by the Amendment. <br /> <br /> C. Pursuant to ORS 453.370(2)(a), the City must adopt the hazardous <br />substance user fee schedule via ordinance after notice and public hearing. The City <br />published and posted notice of the public hearing to be held on April 27, 2020, concerning <br />the proposed ordinance adopting hazardous substance user fees, and such hearing was <br />held before the Eugene City Council on that date. <br /> <br /> D. Pursuant to ORS 453.370(2)(b), the City cannot adopt a fee schedule that <br />imposes a fee of more than $2,000 for any single facility in any calendar year. <br /> <br />E. The Toxics Board has recommended a fee of $56.13 per FTE, not to exceed <br />$2,000 for any single facility for the 2020 calendar year, in order to cover the expenses <br />of the program for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2020. <br /> <br /> <br /> THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1.A fee of $56.13 per FTE, not to exceed $2,000 for any single facility <br />for the 2020 calendar year, is hereby imposed as the fee to be paid by hazardous <br />substance users within the City of Eugene. <br />Section 2.No enforcement action shall be taken against any reporting company <br />for failure to pay until after June 30, 2020. <br />Section 3.As used in this Ordinance, the terms “FTE” and “hazardous <br />substance users” have the meanings ascribed to them in Section 3.692 of the Eugene <br />Code, 1971. <br />Ordinance - Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />