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RESOLUTION
NO. 05-2~24
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD COMMON COUNCIL SETTING LOCAL
AND REGIONAL SEWER USER FEES AS SET FORTH IN THE SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL
CODE.
WHEREAS, the City of Springfield has established a system of sanitary and storm drainage
sewer systems; and
WHEREAS, under the intergovernmental agreement (IGA) entered into by the City of
Springfield, the City of Eugene and Lane County in February, 1977, and as subsequently
amended, the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC) constructs,
operates, and maintains the regional sewerage facilities, as described in the IGA; and
WHEREAS, the costs related to operation, maintenance and certain capital improvements of the
local and regional sanitary sewer systems, and the local storm drainage sewer systems; and
WHEREAS, Sections 4.206 (3) and 4.208 (2) (a) (i) and (ii) of the Springfield Municipal Code
authorizes the setting of sewer charges by resolution of the Council; and
WHEREAS, the MWMC approved Resolution 05-04, adopting the Regional Wastewater
Program Budget and Capital Improvements Program for fiscal year (FY) 2005-2006, and
Resolution 05-03, adopting a new schedule of user fees for FY 05-06 operations and capital
programs, on April28, 2005, after reviewing them in a series of public meetings and public
hearings; and
WHEREAS, Section 8(c) of the MWMC IGA obligates the City to "adopt user charges required
by 40 CFR 35.929 in an amount not less than adopted by the Commission"; and
WHEREAS, a new schedule of sewer user fees, attached as Exhibit "A," and incorporated
herein, is needed to collect revenues necessary to fund the operations, maintenance and
certain capital improvements of the local and regional sanitary sewer system and the local
stormwater drainage sewer system in FY 05-06.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Springfield as
follows: 1) The City of Springfield Schedule of Sewer User Charges, which is attached as
Exhibit "A," is hereby adopted and shall take effect with bills rendered on or after July 1, 2005.
2) The resolution shall take effect immediately upon passage by the Council and signature by
the Mayor.
Adopted by the Commonpouncil of the City of Springfield this 2nd day of May, 2005.
with a v of 4 for an 'nst (2 absent)
REVIEWED & APPROVED
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ATTEST:
Attachment A
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EXHffiIT A
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD
SCHEDULE OF SEWER USER FEES
Sanitary:
Beginning with bills rendered on or after July 1, 2005 sanitary sewer charges shall be as
follows:
Local
Base Charge/month
Volume Charge/100 Cu. Ft.
Residential
Low Strength
Medium Strength
High Strength
Very High Strength
Super High Strength
$1.737
$1 .737
$1 .737
$1.737
$1.737
$1 .737
Reqional
$ 6.00
$ 0.892
$ 1 .198
$ 1.747
$ 2.481
$ 3.214
$ 3.946
Total
$ 6.00
$2.629
$ 2.935
$3.484
$4.218
$4.951
$5.683
Drainaqe:
Beginning with bills rendered on or after July 1, 2005 monthly stormwater drainage user fees
shall be determined as follows:
All real property, with the exception of single family dwellings, shall be charged $0.94
plus the product of the property area (in square feet), runoff coefficient, and $2.363 per
one thousand square feet.
a.
b.
Single family dwellings shall each pay $8.12.
EXHffiIT A
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