HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 20529
COUNCIL ORDINANCENO. 20529
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE
USER FEES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING
JULY 1, 2014.
ADOPTED:May 19, 2014
SIGNED:May 20, 2014
PASSED:8:0
REJECTED:
OPPOSED:
ABSENT:
EFFECTIVE: June 20, 2014
ORDINANCENO. 20529
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE USER FEES
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2014.
The City Council of the City of Eugenefinds that:
A.
Pursuant to Article VII of Amendment IV to the EugeneCharter of 2002
(the “Amendment”), the City Council has previously adopted Resolutions and
Ordinancesestablishing fees to be paid by hazardous substance users within the City
with the most recent being Ordinance No. 20510which established fees to be paid by
hazardous substance users for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2013.
B.
In accordance with other requirements of the Amendment, the City
Council, by ordinance, has adopted the City’s Hazardous Substance Tracking
Instructions, which provide guidance to hazardous substance users in completing and
submitting the reports required by the Amendment.
C.
Pursuant to ORS 453.370(2)(a), the City must adopt the hazardous
substance user fee schedule via ordinance after notice and public hearing. The City
published and posted notice of the public hearing to be held on May 19, 2014,
concerning the proposed ordinance adopting hazardous substance user fees, and such
hearing was held before the Eugene City Council on that date.
D.
Pursuant to ORS 453.370(2)(b), the City cannot adopt a fee schedule that
imposes a fee of more than $2,000 for any single facility in any calendar year.
E.
The Toxics Boardhas recommended a fee of $56.75per FTE, not to
exceed $2,000 for any single facility for the 2014calendar year, in order to cover the
expenses ofthe program for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2014.
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
A fee of $56.75per FTE, not to exceed $2,000 for any single facility
for the 2014calendar year,is hereby imposed as the fee to be paid by hazardous
substance users within the City of Eugene.
Section 2.
No enforcement action shall be taken against any reporting company
forfailure to pay until after July14, 2014.
Section 3.
As used in this Ordinance,the terms “FTE” and “hazardous
substance users” have the meanings ascribed to them in Section 3.692 of the Eugene
Code, 1971.
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