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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOCSD 02-10 (REPEALED)RESOLUTION NO. OCSD 02-10 DIRECTING COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR TO COLLECT SANITARY SEWER SERVICE CHARGES ON 2002-03 PROPERTY TAX BILLS A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT DIRECTING THE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR TO INCLUDE SANITARY SEWER SERVICE CHARGES ON THE 2002-03 PROPERTY TAX BILLS AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. OCSD 01-10 WHEREAS, by adoption of Ordinance No. OCSD-18, the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District elected to adopt, impose, and collect rates and charges for sanitary sewer services and facilities provided by the District, and established procedures related thereto. The sanitary sewer service charges were set by Ordinance No. OCSD-18; and WHEREAS, California Health & Safety Code Section 5473 provides that such charges, as adopted by District Ordinance, may be collected on the County tax roll in the same manner, by the same persons, and at the same time as, together with, and not separate from, its general taxes; and WHEREAS, as part of the budget preparation process, the District's Management has prepared financial and engineering reports, setting forth financial projections for providing the wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal services and facilities to the District's service areas for Fiscal Year 2002-03. Said reports have been made available to the public for Fiscal Year 2002-03. The charges established by Ordinance No. OCSD-18 reflect an allocation of the costs of operation and maintenance, such that the charges do not exceed the estimated reasonable costs to provide the wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal services and facilities. NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of Orange County Sanitation District, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER: Section 1: Pursuant to California Constitution Article XlllD (Proposition 218), as of July 1, 1997, sanitary sewer service charges are deemed assessments. The sanitary sewer service charges set by Ordinance No. OCSD-18 comply with the provisions of Article XlllD, in that they are existing charges first set by the Board of Directors of the District prior to November 6, 1996. The charges are not increased in all areas but are increased in some, and the methodology for the rate is the same as in previous years. The charges are imposed exclusively to finance the capital costs, maintenance,-and operating expenses of the District's sewer facilities. Section 2: That the rates and charges set forth in Ordinance No. OCSD-18 are affirmed or modified by the Board of Directors, as consistent with the findings hereinabove stated, for Fiscal Year 2002-03, in the following amounts: 1 REPEALED BY OCSD 03-13 Single Family Residential Rates Revenue Area 2002-03 Rate 1 $87.50 2 $87.50 3 $87.50 5 $87.50 6 $87.50 7 $87.50 11 $87.50 13 $87.50 14 All Revenue Area 14 Costs Are Paid Directly By IRWD Section 3: That pursuant to California Health & Safety Code Section 54 73, the County Tax Collector is hereby ordered and directed to include sanitary sewer service charges, as adopted by Ordinance No. OCSD-18 by the same persons, and at the same time as, together with and not separate from, the general taxes; and that such sewer service charges be included in the annual property tax bills for each year thereafter, for so long as the rates do not change and this Resolution remains in effect. Section 4: That pursuant to California Health & Safety Code Section 5473, this Resolution shall remain in full force and effect until amended or repealed, or until such time as the rate of sewer service charges, as established by Ordinance No. OCSD-18, is changed. Section 5: That the General Manager be, and is hereby authorized and directed to execute any necessary documents or agreements to effect the order set forth in Section 1 herein. Section 6: That Resolution No. OCSD 01-10 is hereby repealed. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting held May 22, 2002. ' 'v '.l ) ' ' .. " ; . ' ,,r. I . . I 2 '·-~ . i'_ < J ~j -"\ •""\ ' -~ \ >( ·~' ·. . r .. ./