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Council Bill 2952 was read the second time by council bill number only. e Mr. Holmer moved, seconded by Ms. Wooten, that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote; all councilors present voting aye, the bill was declared passed (and became Ordinance No. 19457). X. RESOLUTION CONCERNING USER FEE AND CHARGE IMPLEMENTATION AND ADJUSTMENT City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the item. Finance Director Warren Wong gave the staff report. He said approval of the proposed resolution will mean the Budget Committee will adjust user fees and charges during the budget process. He said the council will consider user fees when new fee categories are established, when State law or the City code requires the council to review fees, or when the council specifically requests information about fee categories. Referring to a list of user fee categories distributed to the councilors, Mr. Wong made three corrections. He said ambulance service fees and Fire Med subscriptions go into the Ambulance Fund. They are not General Fund fees. He also said the contract engineering and systems development charges are not General Fund fees. e Ms. Wooten said she is concerned about statements on the first and second pages of the resolution that indicate that levels of service will be determined in the budget process. She said she and Ms. Schue think that levels of service are policy matters and should be determined by the council. Mr. Wong responded that the council will establish policy when new categories of fees are established or when it wishes to review fee categories. The Budget Committee will consider annual revenues and expenditures. Mr. Bennett said he has the same concern as Ms. Wooten about the proposed resolution. Answering his question, Mr. Gleason said the proposed process indicates that the council will make policy decisions and the Budget Committee will implement the policies in conjunction with revenue forecasts during the budget process. He sa i d fees wi 11 be exami ned in the Cost of Servi ces Analysis. Answering a question from Ms. Bascom, Mr. Gleason said user fees are administered in many ways now and the proposed resolution would standardize the establishment of policies concerning fees and the implementation of the policies. He said the rent charged for the Hult Center Silva Concert Hall is a good example of a specific fee the council must set now. He said the council can always change the ratio used in setting categories of fees. Fees will be examined once a year in the budget process if the proposed resolution is approved. Replying to a question from Mr. Rutan, Mr. Gleason said the council could decide that the level of public service will be zero. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council March 11, 1987 Page 8