Item 1: Ordinance on Toxics Right-to-Know Fees

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2009.) This decline was more than enough to offset reductions in the program’s budget (due to a reduction in reserve for legal fees and to reductions in City-charged rates), resulting in the net increase in the per-FTE fee. RELATED CITY POLICIES Section 54, Article VII of the City Charter provides in part as follows: A. Each hazardous substance user shall pay an annual fee to the City of Eugene, sufficient to jointly cover the implementation of this section, including expenses incurred by the Eugene Public Library, Fire Marshal, City of Eugene and the Toxics Board. B. In order that this Section be self-supporting through hazardous substance user fees, the fee amounts shall be recommended annually by the Toxics Board and approved and amended as necessary by the Eugene City Council. C. All fees due under this section shall be paid by May 1 of each calendar year. Section 3.694 of the City Code provides further for these fees. The City’s Legislative Policies perennially include support for legislative remedies to local Toxics Program fee inequities stemming from State law, specifically by raising or removing the $2,000 cap so that all participating companies are assessed a similar amount per FTE. COUNCIL OPTIONS 1. Conduct a public hearing and act on the ordinance. 2. Conduct a public hearing and postpone action on the ordinance (action is tentatively scheduled for February 22, if necessary.) 3. Provide other direction. CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION Adoption of the ordinance as per Option 1 or Option 2 is recommended by the City Manager and the Toxics Board. SUGGESTED MOTION Move to adopt an ordinance adopting hazardous substance user fees for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2010. ATTACHMENTS A. Proposed Ordinance FOR MORE INFORMATION Staff Contact: Glen Potter Telephone: 541-682-7118 Staff E-Mail: glen.d.potter@ci.eugene.or.us Z:\CMO\2010 Council Agendas\M100216\S1002161.doc