Resolution - 2007-33RESOLUTION NO. 2007-33
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 AUGUST 7, 2007 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 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 2007-2008, and adopt
the schedule of charges, and hereby set August 7, 2007, as the date for a Public Hearing on this
method of collecting the service charges.
Schedule of Charges: The annual charge shall be computed on a unit basis in accordance
with the following schedule of charges.
Rate: $28.05 per unit
Residential: One dwelling unit equals one unit
Commercial: 667 sq. ft. of floor area equals one unit
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized, designated and directed to give
notice of said Public Hearing in 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.
SECTION 4. That the City Clerk of the City of West Covina shall certify to the adoption
of this resolution.
Resolution No. 2007-33
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PASSED AND APPROVED this 151h day of May, 2007.
• ATTES .
City Clerk La _e, Cara o
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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 151h day of May 2007, by the following vote
of the City Council:
AYES: Herfert, Hernandez, Lane, Sanderson, Touhey
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
'City ClerktLaurie Carrico
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CC Y Att Y d Alvarez-Glasman