(a) There is created and established a special revenue fund within the Treasury of the City of Los Angeles to be known as the Department of Building and Safety Building Permit Enterprise Fund ("Fund").
(b) For purposes of this Article, certain words and phrases are defined as follows:
BUILDING PERMIT shall mean Building, Grading, Demolition, Elevator, Boiler and Pressure Vessel, Electrical, Plumbing and Mechanical applications and permits processed by the Department of Building and Safety.
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND SAFETY ("DEPARTMENT") shall mean a Department within the City of Los Angeles described in Section 22.12 of this Code.
(c) All monies received by the Department from the following sources shall be deposited into the Fund:
1. Fees received related to the issuance of building permits, including but not limited to building permit fees, plan and report review fees, inspection and pre-inspection fees and fees for issuance of reports of residential property records.
2. Fees received related to support functions necessary for the issuance of the above-mentioned building permits, including but not limited to certification processing fees, product approval fees, fabricator approval fees, and building and property records research fees.
3. Fees received related to processing appeals to the Department or to the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners, Disabled Access Commission or other Boards established within the Department for purposes of appeals related to the above-mentioned functions.
4. Administrative fees collected for performing accounting functions for other agencies such as collecting School District Fees or Fire Hydrant Fees.
5. Fees received from the Special Accounts described in Section 5.121.8.1 of this Code shall be deposited into the Fund and each shall be fully managed as a separate account within the Fund.
6. Monies may also be contributed to the Fund by other City funds and by gifts, donations, or bequests from individuals or organizations. Any appropriation to this Fund by the City Council or the Mayor shall also be deposited into this Fund.
(d) The Fund shall be administered by the General Manager of the Department of Building and Safety ("General Manager"). The General Manager shall report to the City Council and Mayor regarding receipts and expenditures of the Fund. The reporting shall be done on a periodic basis and cover at least one quarter of the fiscal year with the first quarter being July through September. A year-end report shall also be done which shall be submitted within 90 days after the close of said fiscal year. Unencumbered funds remaining in this Fund at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the Reserve Fund.
(e) The Fund shall be used to purchase or pay for expenses, equipment, materials, and services in support of the building permit related functions, and shall also be used to repay cash advances received from any other fund established by the City and used for these purposes. The Fund shall be used to reimburse budgetary salary, overtime, and related costs as appropriate, and to draw demands for printing, travel, equipment, computer equipment and software and other services and expenses as appropriate to support building permit related functions described in Subsection (c) of this section and Section 5.121.8.1 of this Code. Appropriations will be established by an expenditure plan through the annual budget process.
(f) The Department shall be responsible for maintaining the records relating to the Fund.
(g) All interest or other earnings attributable to money in the Fund shall be credited to the Fund and shall be devoted to the purposes set forth in this article.
(h) No expenditure may be made from this Fund without the prior approval of the General Manager or a duly authorized representative.
(i) The General Manager is authorized to establish appropriate procedures to carry out the provisions of this article.
(j) The Mayor is authorized to transfer money among accounts that may be established within the Fund in an amount not to exceed $50,000 per account per purpose in any one fiscal year.
SECTION HISTORY
Article and Section Added by Ord. No. 176,604, Eff. 6-5-05, Oper. 7-1-05.