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-"IIY r(~.r.' NU. 5lc...-Q\-02 ~--= --~ ~ _.~------ -~ ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER of the City Manager of the City of Eugene CONCERNING FEES FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS ON GUN PURCHASERS Establishment of a fee for background checks for gun purchasers is proposed as a way of recovering the costs for such services. The proposed fee sup- ports the City Council's direction to reduce the general tax support for user services and is anticipated to raise an additional $16,000 per year. Notice of the proposed fee schedule was sent to the City Council on January 15, 1991 and to interested parties on April 15, 1991. Legal notice was published in the Eugene Register-Guard on April 14, 1991, and posted at City Hall and the City's Permit and Information Center on April 12, 1991. Citizens could sub- mit comments through April 29, 1991. The proposed fee is as follows: Fee to background purchasers of guns as mandated by state law. . . . . . . . . . $15.00 per gun sale slip Based on the above information, the City Manager finds: 1. The establishment of the proposed fee to background purchasers of guns is in the public interest and in conformity with adopted City policies and ordinances; 2. The proposed fee meets the guidelines established in Section 2.020 of the Eugene Code, 1971, and should be implemented; and 3. It is essential for the FY91 City Budget that the rates be imple- mented without delay. Now, therefore, based on the above findings, and pursuant to the authority contained in Section 2.020 of the Eugene Code, 1971, it is hereby ordered that the fee to background purchasers of guns is established. The new fee is effective May 1, 1991. Dated this'~() day of April, 1991. ? Mich Ci Manager 77 Pearl Street Eugene, Oregon 97401