Item A: Stormwater and Parks Service Fee Ordinance

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ATTACHMENT A ORDINANCE NO. _____ AN ORDINANCE CREATING A MECHANISM FOR A MONTHLY STORMWATER AND PARKS SERVICE FEE AND LIMITING COUNCIL’S ESTABLISHMENT OF A SPECIFIC FEE AMOUNT UNTIL THE FY14 BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1 . Section 6.411 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide as follows: 6.411 Ratemaking . (1) Ratemaking procedure. (a) Investigation of proposed charges. Before proposing to impose or amend a charge for wastewater service, stormwater and parks service, or for regional wastewater treatment service, the city manager shall conduct an investigation of the revenue needs of the city in conducting these operations. Based on that investigation, and using the criteria set out in subsection 6.411(2), the city manager shall develop proposed charges for these services. (b) Notice. Prior to the imposition of any charge for wastewater service, stormwater and parks service or regional wastewater treatment service, the city manager shall give notice of the proposed rate or charge by: 1. Making copies of the notice of intended charges available to the news media, to any person who has requested such notice, to the mayor and city councilors, and to interested governmental agencies (including the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Environmental Quality, the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission, and the Eugene Water & Electric Board). 2. Publishing notice of intended charges on two separate occasions in a newspaper of general circulation within the city. 3. Posting the notice at two locations at city hall. (c) Contents of notice. The notice of intended charges shall state the current and proposed charge, the results of the city manager's investigation, and the time, place and manner in which interested persons may present their views on the intended action. Ordinance - Page 1 of 7