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ORDINANCE NO. 925
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH AMENDING
ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 6, DIVISION 4 OF THE UKIAH CITY CODE TO
AUTHORIZE AUTOMATIC RATE ADJUSTMENTS FOR GARBAGE RATE
SCHEDULES FOR USER FEES.
The City Council of the City of Ukiah hereby ordains as follows.
SECTION ONE.
Section 3951 of the Ukiah City Code as contained in Article 1, Chapter 6, Division 4
of said Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 3951:
RATES AFFECTED BY THIS CHAPTER: The amendment of the follow
fees, charges, rates and taxes shall be accomplished according to
the following procedure outlined in this Chapter:
A. Water service rate schedules.
B. Sewer service rate schedules.
C. Electric service rate schedules. Provided, however, P.G. & E. fuel cost adjustments as
approved by the California State Public Utilities Commission for retail rates shall be
adopted without adherence to notice requirements and public hearing procedures as set
forth in sections 3953, 3954, 3956 and 3957 of this Article. City shall, by administra-
tive action, pass such fuel cost adjustments on to the electric service users as they shall
occur.
D. Garbage rate schedules consisting of franchise fees, user fees, and sanitary land fill site
fees; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Article shall prohibit the City
from authorizing automatic adjustments of user fees or payments to a Contractor as
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defined in section 4406 by reference to the Umted States Department of Labo s
consumer price index or a similar commonly accepted cost of living index. The City
Council shall not adopt such an automatic increase without first complying with the
procedures contained in this Article. No such automatic increase shall remain in effect
for longer than a three year period, unless the rate is subject to review and revision in
accordance with the procedures contained in this Article not less often than every four
years.
SECTION TWO.
This Ordinance shall be published as required by law and shall become effective
thirty (30) days after its adoption.
Introduced by title only on February 19, 1992, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmember McMichael, Wattenburger, Shoemaker and Mayor Hendersc
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Schneiter
Adopted on March 4
,1992, by the following roll call vote:
AYES Councilmembers McMichael, Schneiter, and Mayor Henderson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Wattenbu and Shoemaker
or Colleen B. Henderson
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