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ORDINANCE NO. 20452 <br />AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE USER FEES <br />FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1 2010. <br />The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: <br />A. Pursuant to Article VII of Amendment IV to the Eugene Charter of 2092 <br />(the "Amendment "), the city Council has previously adopted Resolutions and <br />Ordinances establishing fees to be paid by hazardous substance users within the city <br />with the most recent being ordinance No. 20427 which established fees to be paid by <br />hazardous substance users for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2009. <br />B. In accordance with other requirements of the Amendment, the City <br />Council, by ordinance, has adopted the City's Hazardous Substance Tracking <br />Instructions, which provide guidance to hazardous substance users in completing and <br />submitting the reports required by the Amendment. <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 February 16, 2010, <br />concerning the proposed ordinance adopting hazardous substance user fees, and such <br />hearing was held before the Eugene City Council on that date. <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 />E. The Toxics Board has recommended a fee of $55.48 per FTE, not to <br />exceed $2,000 for any single facility for the 2010 calendar year, in order to cover the <br />expenses of the program for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2010. <br />THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section I . A fee of $55.48 per FTE, not to exceed $2,000 for any single facility <br />for the 2009 calendar year, is hereby imposed as the fee to be paid by hazardous <br />substance users within the City of Eugene. The fee shall be due and payable by May 1, <br />2010. <br />Section 2 . 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 />