HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 20112ORDINANCE NG. X0112
AN ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTING AMENDMENT IV TG THE EUGENE
CHARTER OF 1976.
The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that:
A. Amendment IV to the Eugene Charter of 1976 was adopted at the general election
on November 5,1996. The Amendment provides in part that hazardous substance users in Eugene
shall ~.le an annual materials balance repart that lists inputs and outputs of all hazardous substances
obtained, used or generated. The Amendment directs the City Council to appoint a Toxics Board
consisting of seven persons to enforce and implement the Amendment. The Council has appointed
such a Board, which has developed Hazardous Substance Reporting Forms and Instructions ~"the
Instructions"} to assist persons who are required to file a report under the Amendment.
B. Article X of Amendment IV provides in part that the Amendment's provisions are
self executing insofar as it is reasonable and practicable to so assume, In every other case, Article
X of Amendment IV authorizes the Council to enact reasonable ordinances that are necessary and
proper to implement the Amendment.
C. The Instructions developed by the Toxics Board include numerous provisions that
simply describe explicit provisions of Amendment IV. The instructions also contain some
interpretations of the Amendment and some provisions which are necessary to implement the
Amendment in a practicable manner but which are not expressly contained in the Amendment. The
Toxics Board has recommended that the Council adopt the Instructions.
D. The Council approves of the Instructions as consistent with the terms and intent of
Amendment IV. The Council intends by this ordinance to adopt the Instructions as binding on those
persons covered by its terms.
E. The Council adopts this ordinance pursuant to its authority under both section 4 of
the Eugene Charter of 1976 and Article X of Amendment IV.
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS;
Section 1. The 1995 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE REPGRTING FARMS AND
INSTRUCTIONS, prepared by the Toxics Board and a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
A, are hereby adapted by the Council.
Passed by the City Council this
6th day of April,1998.
City Recorder
Approved by the Mayor this
6th day of Apri1,1998.