PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Intent to Adopt Ordinances on final reading by the City Council of the City of Meadville. Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at a Regular meeting, bills proposing the adoption of the following proposed ordinances were introduced to and considered by City Council of the City of Meadville on first and second reading. Notice is further given that the City Council of the City of Meadville intends to consider the said proposed ordinances on third and final reading at its Regular meeting scheduled for Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at 6:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers at the Meadville City Building, 894 Diamond Park, Meadville, Pennsylvania. The proposed ordinances may be finally passed at that time. BILL NO. 9 OF 2013 CITY OF MEADVILLE CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA AN ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF MEADVILLE, CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, LEVYING THE FOLLOWING TAXES AND FIXING THE RATES OF TAXATION FOR THE CITY OF MEADVILLE FOR THE YEAR 2014, BEING A TAX FOR GENERAL REVENUE PURPOSES, A TAX TO PAY INTEREST AND PRINCIPAL ON ANY INDEBTEDNESS INCURRED PURSUANT TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT DEBT ACT, A TAX FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, A TAX FOR RECREATION AND PARKS, A TAX FOR SHADE TREES, AND A RESIDENCE TAX FOR GENERAL REVENUE PURPOSES, ALL OF WHICH TAXES ARE LEVIED PURSUANT TO THE APPLICABLE AUTHORITY; AND ESTABLISHING THE PENALTY CHARGED FOR LATE PAYMENT OF SUCH TAXES. BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the Council of the City of Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, and it is hereby ordained and enacted by and with the authority of the same as follows: Section 1. That a tax be and the same is hereby levied upon all real and personal property within the City of Meadville subject to taxation for City purposes for the calendar year of 2014 as follows: A. General Revenue. A tax for General revenue purposes in the sum of 6.77 mills on each dollar of real estate assessed valuation (the sum 67.70 cents on each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of real estate assessed valuation). B. Debt Retirement. A tax for Debt retirement purposes in the sum of 9.85 mills on each dollar of real estate assessed valuation (the sum of 98.50 cents on each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of real estate assessed valuation). C. Capital Improvements. A tax for Capital Improvements in the sum of 0 mills on each dollar of real estate assessed valuation (the sum of 0 cents on each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of real estate assessed valuation). D. Recreation and Parks. A tax to maintain, operate and finance Recreation and Parks in the sum of 3.70 mills on each dollar of real estate assessed valuation (the sum of 37.00 cents on each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of real estate assessed valuation. E. Shade Trees. A tax to prune, feed, maintain, plant and remove shade trees throughout the City of Meadville in the sum of .10 mills on each dollar of real estate assessed valuation (the sum of 1.00 cents on each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of real estate assessed valuation). The total for all purposes being 20.42 mills on each dollar of real estate assessed valuation (or the sum of two dollars and nine and two-tenths cents ($2.042) on each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of real estate assessed valuation). If, and to the extent that, any tax separately stated above exceeds the authority of the City to levy or to separately state any such item, any such separately stated tax or any excess of any such separately stated tax shall be, shall be deemed to be, and hereby is levied as a tax for general revenue purposes, and shall be added to and included in the tax hereinabove stated as the tax levied for General Revenue purposes. Section 2. That a residence tax for General Revenue purposes of the City of Meadville be and the same is hereby levied on all inhabitants of the City of the age of eighteen (18) years and over in the sum of Five Dollars ($5.00). Section 3. All taxpayers subject to the payment of taxes, assessed pursuant to the terms of this ordinance, shall be entitled to a discount of two per centum (2%) from the amount of such tax upon making payment of the whole amount thereof within two (2) months after the date of the tax notice issued pursuant to law. All taxpayers who shall fail to make payment of any such taxes charged against them for four (4) months after the date of said tax notice, shall be charged a penalty of ten per centum (10%) which penalty shall be added to the taxes by the tax collector and shall be collected by him. Section 4. Should any section, part of any section, levy, part or provision of this Ordinance be declared by appropriate authority to be unlawful or unconstitutional, all other terms, conditions, levies, provisions and parts hereof, shall continue in full force and effect as if the matter declared to be unlawful or unconstitutional had been omitted as of the date of final enactment hereof. Section 5. This Ordinance shall take effect upon final passage. Section 6. All ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. BILL NO. 10 OF 2013 CITY OF MEADVILLE CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MEADVILLE, CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, ADOPTING AND ESTABLISHING A BUDGET FOR ALL FUNDS OF THE CITY OF MEADVILLE FOR THE YEAR 2014 INCLUDING THE GENERAL FUND, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FUND, LIQUID FUELS PROGRAM FUND, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FUND, SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, APPROPRIATING SPECIFIC SUMS ESTIMATED TO BE REQUIRED FOR THE SPECIFIC PURPOSES OF THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND FUNDS OF THE CITY OF MEADVILLE FOR 2014; AND ESTABLISHING AUTHORIZED MAXIMUM PERSONNEL COMPLEMENTS FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY OF MEADVILLE FOR 2014. BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Meadville with the Authority thereof as follows: Section 1. 2014 Budget Adoption. The budget for the General Fund, Capital Improvement Fund, Liquid Fuels Fund and the Special Revenue Funds of the City of Meadville for the year 2014, which are all the funds of the City of Meadville, as attached to this Ordinance and incorporated herein by reference, are hereby adopted and established as the budgets for all funds, programs and departments of the City of Meadville for the year 2014. Section 2. 2014 Appropriations. The amounts set forth in the budgets, adopted by this Ordinance as expenditures, are hereby appropriated for the purposes enumerated and set forth therein for the maintenance and operation of the various programs and departments described therein. Section 3. 2014 Maximum Personnel Complement. The Schedule of Authorized Personnel Complement for the City of Meadville for the year 2014 as attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference is hereby adopted and established as the maximum personnel complement of and for the City of Meadville and its various departments as set forth therein for the year 2014. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to reorganize or reduce the number of employees in any or all departments when and if, in his sole discretion, such action is necessary to the proper fiscal and administrative management of the City of Meadville. Section 4. Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Fee. An annual solid waste collection and disposal fee for each residential dwelling unit shall be collected from the owner of each parcel of real estate within the City upon which one or more residential dwelling units are located. The Director of Public Works shall determine the number of residential dwelling units existing upon each such parcel. Said fees shall be paid in equal monthly installments. Said fees shall be paid to and collected by the Meadville Area Water Authority. Accounts shall be considered delinquent if not paid on or before the due date shown on each billing. Premises serviced by accounts with bills which are delinquent sixty (60) days or more are subject to termination of services (Shut-Off). Unless the entire balance due and owing together with a service charge of four dollars ($4.00) per unit for each month or part of month by which such payment is late is paid within seven (7) days of the date of mailing of notice from the Billing Agent, service may be terminated. Service shall be resumed after any termination only upon repayment of the bill and all accumulated service charges plus an additional service resumption fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00). Said fees shall be assessed as follows: (1) The following annual rates per residential dwelling unit for customers with fewer than 175 billable units billed on one bill; and a. No cart service - $204.00 b. 35 gallon cart service - $240.00 c. 64 gallon cart service - $246.00 d. 95 gallon cart service - $255.00; (2) An annual rate of $216.00 per residential dwelling unit for customers with 175 or more billable units all billed on one bill. (3) Addition rates per residential dwelling unit for tag items. -Tag per large item bag - $1.25 -Tag per bulk item - $20.00 -Tag per white goods item - $25.00 Section 5. Severability. Should any section, part of any section, part or provision of this Ordinance be declared by appropriate authority to be unlawful or unconstitutional, all other terms, conditions, provisions and parts hereof, shall continue in full force and effect as if the matter declared to be unlawful or unconstitutional had been omitted as of the date of final enactment hereof. Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect upon final passage. Section 7. Repealer. All ordinance and parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. BILL NO.11 OF 2013 CITY OF MEADVILLE CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MEADVILLE, CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA TO AMEND THE CITY OF MEADVILLE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USER FEE ORDINANCE. BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Meadville and it is hereby Ordained and Enacted by and with the authority thereof as follows: Amendment. A. The Stormwater Management System User Fee Ordinance is hereby amended as follows: Section 4: Imposition of User Fees. B. The charge for all other developed non-single family detached parcels within the City of Meadville shall be based upon the number of square feet of measured impervious surface, as determined through aerial photography and surface feature evaluation processes, expressed in whole or partial ERUs by rounding to the next highest 10th of 1% (.1) ERU. For example: if the ERU calculation totaled 3.06 ERUs, the total would be rounded to 3.1 ERUs. The charge for said properties shall be computed by multiplying the number of ERUs for a given parcel by the unit rate established by the City of Meadville as set forth in subsection A above. In no event shall any such parcel be charged less than one ERU. Section 12: Appeal Procedures. A. Any owner who believes the provisions of this Ordinance have been applied in error may appeal in the following manner and sequence. (a) An appeal of the rate and charge must be filed in writing with the City Manager or his/her designee on or before September 30th of the calendar year the charge is mailed or delivered to the property owner. Any appeal must state the reasons for the appeal. Reaffirmation. Except as amended herein, the City of Meadville Stormwater Management System User Fee Ordinance is reaffirmed in its entirety. Introduced this 4th day of December, 2013 Second Reading this 4th day of December, 2013 CITY OF MEADVILLE John Christopher Soff, Mayor ATTEST: Andrew J. Walker, City Clerk 12/09/13
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