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(A) Established. A Capital Outlay Fund is created pursuant to the provisions of Cal. Gov't Code §§ 53730.5 et seq., as amended.
('81 Code, § 3.32.010)
(B) Source of fund. The moneys constituting the fund established by this section shall consist of such taxes as the Council may from time to time levy and collect for the purposes of the fund and of such surplus funds as the Council may from time to time by resolution transfer to the fund.
('81 Code, § 3.32.020)
(C) Conditions for disbursements and appropria-tions. Disbursements from and appropriations to the fund established by this section shall be made for the purposes and subject to the conditions prescribed by the provisions of the Statutes of 1937, as now written and as hereafter amended.
('81 Code, § 3.32.030)
FEE AND SERVICE CHARGE REVENUE/COST COMPARISON SYSTEM
(A) To implement the City Council’s intent for adopting this chapter, a fee and service charge revenue/cost comparison system is established for the city.
(B) The City Manager, or designee, must administer such system and recommend to the City Council such appropriate adjustments to fees and charges for recovering the percentage of costs reasonably borne in providing municipal services.
(C) In proposing fees and charges, the City Manager acts in an administrative and ministerial capacity and should consider all appropriate standards and criteria including those established by this Chapter.
(Ord. 1236, passed 6-20-11)
Unless the contrary is stated or clearly appears from the context, the following definitions govern the construction of the words and phrases used in this chapter.
COSTS REASONABLY BORNE includes the following elements:
(1) All applicable direct costs including, without limitation, salaries, wages, fringe benefits, services and supplies, operation expenses, contracted services, special supplies, and any other direct expense incurred;
(2) All applicable indirect costs including, without limitation, building maintenance and operations, equipment maintenance, communications, printing and reproduction, and like distributed expenses;
(3) Fixed assets recovery expenses consisting of depreciation on fixed assets, and additional charges, calculated on the current estimated cost of replacement, divided by the approximate life expectancy of the fixed asset, together with further additional charges to make up the depreciation not previously recovered and reserved in cash for the purpose of recovering such unrecovered depreciation over the remaining life of the asset;
(4) General overhead, expressed as a percentage, distributing and charging the expenses of the City Council and the offices and departments of the City Manager, Finance, City Clerk, City Attorney, Public Services, Housing and Community Development, Human Services, Fire, Police, and all other staff and support services.
STUDY means a comprehensive fee study prepared by a third party financial expert for the purpose of establishing administrative overhead; recovering 100% of costs associated with municipal services; and providing a mechanism for automatically adjusting such fees on an annual basis using objective criteria.
(Ord. 1236, passed 6-20-11)
(A) To ensure that the city recovers all costs associated with providing municipal services, the City Manager must take appropriate action to commission a study every three years. A study must be presented to the City Council for consideration not later than the second regular City Council meeting in May. Nothing in this section is intended to limit the City Manager from providing the City Council with a study at any time the City Manager finds it necessary to ensure full cost recovery; it is only intended to establish a regular schedule for such action.
(B) Except as otherwise provided by City Council resolution, the City Council intends to recover 100% of all costs associated with providing services. Consequently, the annual budget resolution must include a mechanism that allows all fees charged by the city for services to be adjusted based upon appropriate objective criteria such as, without limitation, the consumer price index.
(C) In years that do not include a study, the City Manager must recommend increases in fees based upon the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for the Los Angeles area or the percent increase of labor costs as reflected in Council approved labor agreements, whichever best reflects the actual changes in city costs.
(Ord. 1236, passed 6-20-11)
In accordance with applicable law, the city may charge reasonable fees and charges for certain municipal services. Except as otherwise provided by applicable law including, without limitation, this code, the City Council will adopt a schedule of fees and charges by resolution. As reflected in this chapter, the city council intends to recover 100% of all costs associated with providing municipal services.
(Ord. 1236, passed 6-20-11)