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HomeMy WebLinkAbout93-52RESOLUTION NO. 93-52 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ESTABLISH RATES FOR CHARGING THE USE OF CITY OWNED EQUIPMENT. WHEREAS, 1. The City has occasion to charge members of the public for the use of City owned equipment, such trucks, line trucks, bulldozers and other vehicles, and expensive tools such as chain saws, and pumps; and 2. The City charges for the use of its equipment in a variety of circumstances, including when it makes repairs caused by the negligence of third parties, or to benefit private property or interests; and 3. The rates require periodic adjustment to account for changes in the City's costs, including capital investment, depreciation, financing costs, fuel, maintenance, repairs and labor; and 4. If the rates are not promptly adjusted as the need arises, the City fails to recover all of its costs in furnishing equipment; and 5. Under Ukiah City Code section 106, the City Manager is the administrative head of the municipal government, responsible for the efficient administration of the City's affairs; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that: 1. Pursuant to Ukiah City Code section 120, the City Manager is hereby delegated the responsibility to establish and revise from time to time as he deems necessary and appropriate the equipment use rates for the City of Ukiah. 2. Prior to establishing or revising said rates the City Manager shall provide such notice and conduct such hearings as may be required by law. Currently, Government Code section 660018 requires a public hearing at which oral and written presentations may be made. Notice of the hearing stating the date, time and place of the hearing and its general subject matter must be published twice in a newspaper of general circulation with the first notice being published at least 10 days prior to the hearing and at least five days elapsing between the first and second publications. 2. The City Manager shall prepare an equipment use rate s:\u\resos93\equipment February 9, 1993 1 schedule, bearing the date it was adopted or revised and a copy of that schedule shall be provided to the City Council within thirty (30) days after it is adopted or revised. The adopted schedule shall be made available to members of the public upon request. 3. The charges for City equipment shall be based on the schedule adopted and revised by the City Manager. PASSED AND ADOPTED on February 17 1993, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Mastin, Malone, Shoemaker and Mayor Schneider NOES: None Fred Schni~ter, Mayor /~hy~M~ ay ,~CJ~ t~C 1 e rk s:\u\res0s93\equ~pment February 9, 1993 2