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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 19238~, ORDINANCE NO . ~s~ %~ AN ORDINANCE TEMPORARILY TRANSFERRING BUSINESS LICENSE FUNCTIONS To THE EUGENE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT'S DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE CENTER; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: In Chapter 3, and``,in other Chapters of the Eugene Code, 1971, the finance officer-is designated as the licensing authority for the City of Eugene in connection with. the issuance, administration, and enforcement of the City's business license regulations. The City has established a Development Assistance Center in an effort to expedite license and permit processes, minimize expense to applicants and the City, and avoid duplication of efforts by City staff. A Coordinated Permit Counter Task Team has also been formed and charged with the responsibility of reviewing present City licen- sing practices a,nd procedures and making recommendations to the Council on proposed changes. The Task Team has reported that it anticipates completing its review of business licenses by the fall of 19 84 , and will be pre-- seating its recommendations to the Council at that tune. During this interim period, it would be in the public inter- est, and in furtherance of the City's economic development policies to temporarily transfer the finance officer's business license activities to the indi~ridua~l charged by the City Manager with the responsibility for administration of the Development Assistance Center. NSW, T3ERE~'ORE , THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES~ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Ordinance -- 1 ~~ Section 1. Based upon the above findings, which are incorpor- ated herein by reference, and notwithstanding the spec~.fic references in the Eugene Code,~1971 to the finance officer and his duties with respect to the issuance, administration, and enforcement of business license regulations, those duties and responsibilities are hereby tem- porarily transferred to the individual designated by the City Manager with the administration of the Development Assistance Center. Section ~. City staff is requested to exert all reasonable efforts to inform the public of this temporary change in procedures and responsibilities, The Council further specifically directs that no licensee or applicant shall suffer any loss, damage, or other right occasioned by a f ailure to timely submit or file any fee, application, or other document with the Development Assistance Center, if the same was timely paid or filed with the finance officer. Section 3. This ordinance is intended to establish interim pro- cedures while the Task Team is evaluating and mendations for changes in the City's business and in any event, the procedures provided for examined by the Council no later than the f ire November, 1954. Section 4. The matters contained herein developing its recom- licensing regulations, herein shall be re- ~t Council meeting in affect the public wel- fare and safety, and in order to insure the effective implementa- tion of the procedures herein authorized, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this ordinance shall become effective immedi- ately upon its passage by the City Council and approval by the Mayor. Passed by the City Council this Approved by the Mayor this ' day of „~ , 1984 of 1984 f ~..,c.~. ~a~-.- ~~~. C i t Recorder Mayo ordinance - 2.