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Final Passage of Ordinance Revising the City's Sewer Service Charges. (Public Works 602)
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The staff report for this ordinance was included when the ordinance was introduced and is available at the following link:
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CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. ___
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REVISING THE CITY'S SEWER SERVICE CHARGES
WHEREAS, Section 18-4.3 of the Alameda Municipal Code (AMC) and Section 5471 of the California Health & Safety Code permit the City Council of the City of Alameda to set the City's sewer service charges; and
WHEREAS, on June 16, 2020, the City Council held a full and fair public hearing, properly noticed as required by law, at which all persons interested were given an opportunity to provide oral and written testimony with respect to a proposed revision of the City's sewer service charges; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to revise the City's sewer service charges.
The City Council of the City of Alameda does ordain as follows:
Section 1. The City Council hereby establishes the schedule set forth in Exhibit A to this Ordinance, which is incorporated herein by reference, as the City's schedule of sewer service charges.
Section 2. The City Council hereby finds and determines that:
A. The City has complied with each of the requirements of Section 6 of Article XIIID of the California Constitution with respect to the actions taken by this Ordinance.
B. The rates established by this Ordinance do not exceed the amounts permissible under Article XIIID for a fee for sewer service, and the sewer service charge is not a tax.
C. A majority protest, as defined by Section 6(b) of Article XIIID of the California Constitution, does not exist with respect to the increase of the sewer service charge.
Section 3. The City Council continues its election to collect the sewer service charge on the tax roll in the sam...
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