HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. 20711COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. 20711
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE USER FEES.
ADOPTED: July 8, 2024
SIGNED: July 10, 2024
PASSED: 8:0
REJECTED:
OPPOSED:
ABSENT:
EFFECTIVE: August 10, 2024
Eugene
ORDINANCE NO. 20711
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE USER FEES.
The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that:
A. Pursuant to Article VII of Amendment IV to the Eugene Charter of 2002 (the
"Amendment"), the City Council has previously adopted a series of Resolutions and Ordinances
establishing fees to be paid by hazardous substance users within the City with the most recent
being Ordinance No. 20691.
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 June 17, 2024, 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. In 2023, the Toxics Board recommended a fee of $62.28 per FTE, not to exceed
$2,000 for any single facility for the 2023 calendar year, in order to cover the expenses of the
program for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2024. The Toxics Board has not recommended
a different fee amount in 2024, so the fee most recently recommended by the Toxics Board
continues to be $62.28 per FTE, not to exceed $2,000 for any single facility for the 2024 calendar
year.
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. A"fee of $62.28 per FTE, not to exceed $2,000 for any single facility for the
2024 calendar 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 for
failure to pay until after September 1, 2024.
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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Section 4. The fees collected pursuant to this Ordinance shall be used for the purpose
of operating the Toxics Right -to -Know Program created by Amendment IV to the Eugene Charter
of 2002 and implemented by subsequent ordinances of the City.
Passed by the City Council this
8tn day of July, 2024
C' R corder
Approved by the Mayor this
/D day of July, 2024
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Mayor
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