HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 20510COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. 20510
COUNCIL BILL 5090
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE
USER FEES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING
JULY 1 2013.
ADOPTED: April 10, 2013
SIGNED: April 12, 2013
PASSED: 7:1
REJECTED:
OPPOSED: Clark
ABSENT:
EFFECTIVE: May 13, 2013
ORDINANCE NO. 20510
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE USER FEES
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2013.
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 Resolutions and
Ordinances establishing fees to be paid by hazardous substance users within the City
with the most recent being Ordinance No. 20487 which established fees to be paid by
hazardous substance users for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2012.
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 March 11, 2013,
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 $82.69 per FTE, not to
exceed $2,000 for any single facility for the 2013 calendar year, in order to cover the
expenses of the program for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2013.
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 . A fee of $82.69 per FTE, not to exceed $2,000 for any single facility
for the 2013 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 June 1, 2013.
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
10 day of April, 2013.
Approved by the Mayor this
f 2 ' day of April, 2013.
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