Item A: Ordinance Adopting Hazardous Substance User Fees for Fiscal Year Commencing July 1, 2013

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year. Participating employers reported a total of 4,320 FTE in 2012. The total number of FTE for 2012 was then used in conjunction with the revenue requirement to calculate the fees for FY14. After accounting for the state-mandated maximum of $2,000, this resulted in a recommended fee of $82.69 per FTE, up to $2,000 per entity for FY14. This is a per FTE increase of $3.69 (or 4.5 percent) in comparison to last year. Any company with more than 27 FTE would pay only the maximum $2,000 fee per entity. 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. COUNCIL OPTIONS 1. Act on the ordinance. 2. Postpone action on the ordinance. 3. Provide other direction. CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION The City Manager and the Eugene Toxics Board recommend adoption of the ordinance. SUGGESTED MOTION Move to adopt Council Bill 5090 adopting hazardous substance user fees for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2013. ATTACHMENTS A.Proposed Ordinance. FOR MORE INFORMATION Staff Contact: Jo Eppli Telephone: 541-682-7118 Staff E-Mail: joann.c.eppli@ci.eugene.or.us S:\CMO\2013 Council Agendas\M130410\S130410A.doc