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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58-05-04 <br />of the <br />City Manager of the City of Eugene <br />CONCERNING NOTICE OF INTENDED AMENDMENT TO <br />THE WASTEWATER USER FEE SCHEDULE AND REPEAL <br />OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58-04-12-F. <br />The City Manager of the City of Eugene finds as follows: <br />A. Section 6.411 (formerly Section 7.020) of the Eugene, Code, 1971, <br />authorizes the City Manager to determine and set fees and charges to be imposed by the <br />City for wastewater service, regional wastewater service, and stormwater service. <br />B. Pursuant to subsection (1)'of Section 6.411 of the Eugene Code, 1971, <br />have c onducted a n i nvestigation o f t he r evenue needs of the City in providing these <br />services and have reviewed the recommendation of the Metropolitan Wastewater <br />Management Commission (MWMC). The proposed increases are necessary in order to <br />comply with the Council's directive that the costs of providing such services be recovered <br />from the beneficiaries of the services, and other applicable policies and directives of the <br />City Council; are consistent with applicable federal and state regulations; are comparable <br />to the amounts charged by the City of Springfield and other such service providers for <br />comparable services; preserve the equity between different classes of ratepayers; and are <br />.based on the proposed budget of the City. <br />C. Based on that investigation and MWMC's recommendation, lintend to <br />increase t he w astewater u ser f ees as set forth in the Notice of Intended Increase in <br />Wastewater Service Charges attached as Exhibit A hereto and incorporated herein by <br />.reference. The increase should be implemented and effective for all bills issued on or after <br />July 1, 2005. <br />On the basis of these findings, I order that: <br />1. Copies of the Notice be provided to the Mayor and City Councilors, the news <br />media, any person who has requested notice, to interested governmental agencies <br />(including the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of <br />Environmental Quality, the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission, and the <br />Eugene Water & Electric Board), posted at two locations at City Hall, published on two <br />separate occasions in the Register Guard, a newspaper of general circulation within the <br />City, and be made available for inspection by interested persons at the offices of the Public <br />Works Department, 858 Pearl Street, Eugene, Oregon 97401, during normal business <br />hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, exclusive of holidays). <br />- 2. The Notice shall provide #ha# -all persons desiring #o-comment on the <br />l . Administrative Order -Page 1 <br />