Ordinance - 1444•
ORDINANCE NO. 1444
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION
4 OF ORDINANCE -NO. 1384, RELATING TO THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND FILING FEE
INCREASE OR DECREASE FROM THE BASE CONSUMER
PRICE INDEX AND DECLARING THE URGENCY, THEREOF,
AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE
EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. .
The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain as
fol lows:
SECTION 1. Section 4 of Ordinance No. 1384 is hereby amended
to read as follows:
"SECTION 4. That.the fee imposed by this Ordinance shall be
increased or -decreased annually as of July 1 of
each calendar year, commencing on July 1, 1979,
in an amount equal to the increase or decrease
from the Base Index in the then latest available
Consumer Price Index, as prepared and released by
the Federal Government or any other governmental
agency for the Los Angeles/Long Beach area. The
last index published for the month of June, 1978,
shall be deemed to be the Base Index for the pur-
pose of this Section. Notwithstanding the above,
the City Council may by resolution suspend any
increase of the fee imposed under this Section in
the event the City Council finds that the rates
in effect bear a reasonable relationship to the
cost.of the service for the subsequent fiscal year.
SECTION 2. The facts given rise to the urgency thereof are as
follows:
Unless this Ordinance is passed immediately, the above mentioned
Environmental Impact Report and filing fees will be automatically increased
pursuant to the existing provisions of Section 4 of this Ordinance. It has been
determined by the City Council that any increase of such fees would not bear a
reasonable relationship to the -cost of the service provided. The City's budget
was prepared and approved on the basis .of :no -increase in said fees and to prevent
the automatic increase in said fee on July 1, 1979, and to provide the City
Council with the implementing authority to suspend said yearly increase as is
necessary this Ordinance must become effective immediately.upon its adoption.
This Ordinance is therefore, declared an urgency measure and shall take effect
immediately upon it's adoption. A statement of facts -constituting the basis of
such urgency is as set forth herein.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Ordinance and cause the same to be published'in the manner required by law.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2 5th day of June 1979.
-� Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
1 HEREBY CERTIFY, that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1444
was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of West Covina at a
regular meeting, thereof, held on the 25th day of June ,
1979, by the following vote of the Council:
AYES: Miller, Tice,:-.Shea-rer, Browne, Chappell
NOES: .,None
ABSENT: None
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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C E R T I F I C A T I ON
• State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss.
City of West Covina )
I, JANET BERRY, Deputy City Clerk of the City of
West Covina., State of California., do hereby certify
that a true and accurate copy of Ordinance No.1444
wa.s published, pursuant to law, in the West Covina.
Tribune, a. newspaper of general circulation published
and circulated in the City of West Covina..
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Dated 9/10/79
Jan
Berry,
Dip-ukrCity
Clerk
City
of West
Covina.,
California.
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