HomeMy WebLinkAbout19794 - RESOLUTIONS - 5/17/2000 RESOLUTION NO. 19794 '
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, SETTING
POLICY CONCERNING SEWER SERVICE
FEE RATE BASE COMPONENTS.
WHEREAS Proposition 218, as passed by State of California voters in November 1996,
provides that fees (1) should not exceed the funds required to provide the service, (2) shall
not be used for purposes other than that for which they were imposed, (3) shall not exceed
the proportional cost of the service attributable to the parcel, (4) shall not be charged unless
the service is available, (5) may not be charged for general governmental services; and
WHEREAS the Palm Springs voters reemphasized principles of Proposition 218 when they
passed Proposition "U" in November of 2000, which prohibited the sale or lease of the
Wastewater Plant to a private entity and enacted restrictions on fees similar to Proposition
218; and
WHEREAS the City, with the assistance of Integrated Utilities Group, Inc., is in the midst of
developing a new sewer rate program which will be consistent with Proposition 218 and must
establish a policy on all the costs which should be placed in the rate base and shall utilize the
components worded herein, and ,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED thatthe City Council hereby establishes the following
policy:
Section 1. The Sewer Service Charge rate base shall be made up of the following cost:
components which arise from the operation, maintenance and construction of
facilities for the processing and treatment of sewage including:
A. Full Operation & Maintenance Costs including personnel charges
B. Direct Contract Charges for Services
C. Fees for Motor Vehicles used in connection therewith
D. Leases for property in connection therewith
E. Debt Service for wastewater treatment facilities
F. Insurance Costs
G. Other related charges or Allowable Charges Under Proposition 218`
Section 2. The Sewer Charge rate Base shall not include administrative fees or charges
by the City collected for General Fund purposes except reimbursement of
direct charges by contract.
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R19794
Resolution for Sewer Service Fee Rate Base
May 17, 2000
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ADOPTED this 17th day of May 2000.
AYES: Members Jones, Hodges, Oden, Reller-Spurgin and Mayor Kleindienst
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: ) CITY OF,PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA�
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City Clerk City
Manager
REVIEWED &APPROVED AS TO FORM
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