HomeMy WebLinkAboutOCSD 13-07RESOLUTION NO. OCSD 13-07
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT DIRECTING THE
COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR-TREASURER TO INCLUDE LOCAL
SANITARY SEWER SERVICE CHARGES ON THE TAX ROLL
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014, AND FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR
THEREAFTER UNLESS OTHERWISE AMENDED BY THE
BOARD.
The Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District ("District")
does hereby find:
A. On May 22, 2013, the Board of Directors adopted Ordinance No.
OCSD-43, An Ordinance of the Board of Directors of Orange County Sanitation
District Amending Ordinance No. OCSD-38 To Extend The Stated Effective
Period Of The Existing Local Sanitary Sewer Service Charges For Customers
Receiving Local Sanitary Sewer Service In Former Revenue Area 7: Adopting
Revised Table A Extending Stated Effective Period Of Existing Local Sanitary
Sewer Service Charges And Revised Table B Property Use Classifications.
B. By adoption of Ordinance No. OCSD-43, the Board of Directors
elected to (i) extend the effective period of local sanitary sewer service charges,
(ii) continue to adopt, impose, and collect rates and charges for local sanitary
sewer services provided by the District, and (iii) correspondingly established
procedures related thereto.
C. California Health & Safety Code section 5473 provides that such
charges, as adopted by District Ordinance No. OCSD-43, 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.
D. The charges established by Ordinance No. OCSD-43 reflect an
allocation of the costs of operation and maintenance of the local sanitary sewer
system, such that the charges do not exceed the estimated reasonable costs to
provide the wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal services and facilities,
and the revenues received are not used for any other purpose.
E. Pursuant to California Constitution Article XIIID (Proposition 218),
sanitary sewer service charges constitute charges for property-related services.
The local sanitary sewer service charges set by Ordinance No. OCSD-43 comply
with the provisions of Article XIIID, in that they do not exceed the cost to the
District to provide the local service and facilities.
F. The District provided notice as required by Health and Safety Code
section 5473.1, and held a public hearing on May 22, 2013, at which time the
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Board received and considered all comments and protests related to the
collection of the fees on the tax roll.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of Orange County Sanitation
District, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER:
Section 1: That the rates and charges set forth in Ordinance No.
OCSD-43 are affirmed herein by the Board of Directors, as consistent with the
findings hereinabove stated, for Fiscal Year 2013-2014, and for each fiscal year
thereafter unless otherwise amended by the Board, in the following amount:
Annual Local Sanitary Sewer Service User Fees
Residential Users
FISCAL YEAR 2013-14, and for each fiscal year thereafter.
SFR
MFR
$216.00
$1 51.20
SFR = Single Family Residential
MFR = Multi-Family Residential
Section 2: That pursuant to California Health & Safety Code Section
5473, the Board hereby elects and directs the County Tax Collector-Treasurer to
include local sanitary sewer service charges, as adopted by Ordinance No.
OCSD-43, on the tax roll, in the same manner, by the same persons and at the
same time as, together with, and not separately from, the general taxes; and that
such local sanitary sewer service charges be included in the annual property tax
bills for Fiscal Year 2013-2014, and for each fiscal year thereafter unless
otherwise amended by the Board.
Section 3: 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 rates of local sanitary sewer service charges,
as established by Ordinance No. OCSD-43, are chang ed by the Board.
Section 4: That the General Manager, or his designee, be, and is
hereby authorized and directed, to execute any necessary documents or
agreements to affect the order set forth in Section 2 herein.
Section 5: That the provisions of any Resolution(s) previously adopted
by the Orange County Sanitation District that are in direct conflict with the
provisions of this Resolution No. 13-07 are hereby superseded.
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Section 6. That the General Manager, or his designee, is hereby
authorized to forward a copy of this Resolution to the Orange County Tax
Collector-Treasurer.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting held May 22, 2013.
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ATTEST:
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Clerk of the Board
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