Resolution - 2006-35RESOLUTION NO. 2006-35
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO COLLECT
THE ANNUAL SEWER SERVICE CHARGE THROUGH THE COUNTY
• TAX BILL AND SETTING A DATE OF JUNE 20, 2006 FOR A PUBLIC
HEARING
WHEREAS, Section 38902 of the Government Code authorizes a city to establish an
annual sewer service charge; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 38902, the City of West Covina, by Resolution No.
5726, established such a sewer service charge exclusively for sewer operation, maintenance, and
capital costs, and collects the sewer service charge as part of the annual County Secured Property
Tax Bill; and
WHEREAS, as part Resolution No. 5726, the City also established that the sewer service
charge could be increased or decreased annually as of July 1 of each calendar year based upon
the Consumer Price Index ("CPI adjustment' herein); and
WHEREAS, as part of Resolution No. 8019, the City adjusted the schedule of charges to
include that the fees collected bear a reasonable relationship to the cost of providing the services;
and
WHEREAS, the proposed adjustment of 8% to the Sewer Service Charge does not
constitute an "increase" under Proposition 218; and
WHEREAS, State law requires a public hearing be held on this method of collecting the
sewer service charge.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of West Covina does hereby resolve
as follows:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of West Covina does hereby declare its
intention to collect a sewer service charge as part of the annual County Secured Property Tax
Bill, which shall include the proposed adjustment of 8% for Fiscal Year 2006-2007 and adopt the
following schedule of charges:
Schedule of Charges: The annual charge shall be computed on a unit basis in
accordance with the following schedule of charges.
Rate: $25.97 per unit
Residential: One dwelling unit equals one unit
Commercial: 667 sq. ft. of floor area equals one unit .
SECTION 2. A Public Hearing shall be held on June 20, 2006 to consider the sewer fee
and the manner of collection on the County Property Tax Bill. The City Clerk is hereby
authorized, designated and directed to give notice of said Public Hearing in the time, form, and
manner as required by law.
SECTION 3. That the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, a daily newspaper of general
• circulation, published and circulated within the said City of West Covina, California, is hereby
designated as the newspaper in which such notice shall be published.
Resolution No. 2006-35
May, 16, 2006
SECTION 4. That the City Clerk of the City of West Covina shall certify to the adoption
of this resolution.
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 16t' day of May 2006.
ATTEST:
City Clerk La 'e Carrico
Mayo teve T
I, LAURIE CARRICO, CITY CLERK of the City of West Covina, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of West Covina,
California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 16`h day of May 2006, by the following vote
of the City Council:
AYES:
Hernandez, Lane, Sanderson,
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CityAttorney Amold Alvarez-Glasman
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Touhey, Herfert -
City Clerk Lafirie Carrico
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