<br /> t <br /> ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER N0.58-96-10 <br /> of the <br /> City Manager Pro Tem of the City of Eugene <br /> CONCERNING NOTICE OF PROPOSED INCREASE IN <br /> i WASTEWATER USER FEES AND REPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE <br /> ORDER N0.58-95-OS-F <br /> i <br /> The City Manager Pro Tem of the City of Eugene finds as follows: <br /> A. Section 6.411 of the Eugene Code, 1971 authorizes the City Manager to determine <br /> end, set fees and charges to be imposed by the City for wastewater service and for regional <br /> wastewater service. In accordance with the procedures set forth therein, on May 18, 1995, I adopted <br /> Administrative Order No. 58-95-OS-F establishing sewer user rates for the fiscal year commencing <br /> ~ yuly 1, 1995. <br /> i <br /> B. Pursuant to Subsection 6.411(1) of the Eugene Code, 1971, I have conducted an <br /> inv@stigation of the revenue needs of the City in providing these services and reviewed the <br /> l~ecgmmendation of the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC) staff. <br /> C. The MWMC staffproposal revises the method used to allocate costs among customer <br /> classes, reallocates costs between the flat monthly component of the MWMC fee and the flow based <br /> ~r <br /> component of that fee and creates two new high-strength classes. The customer service charges <br /> ~ Cecommended by MWMC staff is contained herein, and reflects this revised cost allocation. The <br /> ~ MWMC has not yet acted upon the staff recommendation, and is expected to do so prior to final <br /> ~ fiction on the fees proposed herein. <br /> D. Based on that investigation and recommendation, Iintend to revise the user fees for <br /> wastewater service and regional wastewater treatment service as set forth in the Notice of Intended <br /> fees attached as Exhibit A hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and repeal the currently <br /> effective fees established by Administrative Order No. 58-95-05-F. I find the proposed fees are in <br /> corripliance with the Council's directive that the costs of providing such services be recovered from <br /> ~ the beneficiaries of the services, and other applicable policies and directives of the Council; are <br /> Consistent with applicable federal and state regulations and the recommendations of MWMC staff; <br /> ;are comparable to the amounts charged by the City of Springfield and other such service providers; <br /> ~ uvill preserve equity between different classes of ratepayers; and are based on the proposed budgets <br /> pf the City of Eugene and MWMC. <br /> i <br /> On the basis of these findings, I order that: <br /> i <br /> I <br /> ~ 1. Copies of the Notice be provided to the Mayor and City Councilors, the news media, <br /> any, person who has requested notice, to interested governmental agencies (including the United <br /> Staxes Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Environmental Quality, MWMC, and <br /> the Eugene Water & Electric Board), posted at two locations at City Hall, published on two separate <br /> I <br /> Administrative Order - 1 <br /> i <br /> I <br /> <br />