HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 20471COUNCIL ORDINANCE NUMBER 20471
COUNCIL.BILL NUMBER 5044
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCE USER FEES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
COMMENCING JULY 1 2011.
ADOPTED: March 14,2011
SIGNED: March 15, 2011
PASSED: 6/1
REJECTED:
OPPOSED: Clark
ABSENT: Taylor
EFFECTIVE:
April 15,2011
ORDINANCE NO. 20471
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE USER FEES
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1 2011.
The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that:
A. Pursuant to Article VII of Amendment IV to the Eugene Charter of 2992
(the "Amendment "), the City Council has previously adopted Resolutions and
Ordinances establishing fees to be paid by hazardous substance users within the City
with the most recent being Ordinance No. 29452 which established fees to be paid by
hazardous substance users for the fiscal year commencing July '1, 2019.
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 February 22, 2011
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 Board has recommended a fee of $53.34 per FTE, not to
exceed $2,099 for any single facility for the 2911 calendar year, in order to cover the
expenses of the program for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2911.
'rHE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 . A fee of $53.34 per FTE, not to exceed $2,999 for any single facility
for the 2011 calendar year, is hereby imposed as the fee to be paid by hazardous
substance users within the City of Eugene. The fee shall be due and payable by May '1,
2011.
Section 2 . 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 3 . 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
14 day of March, 2011.
Approved by the Mayor this
_day of March 2011.
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