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ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING HERMOSA BEACH CITY COUNCIL
Thursday, June 16, 1994 - Council Chambers, City Hall
7:00 p.m.
MAYOR
Sam Y. Edgerton
MAYOR PRO TEM
Robert Benz
COUNCIL MEMBERS
John Bowler
Julie Oakes
J. R. Reviczky
All council meetings are open to the public.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL 0-0
CITY CLERK
Elaine Doerfling
CITY TREASURER
John M. Workman
CITY MANAGER
Stephen R. Burrell
CITY ATTORNEY
Charles S. Vose
PLEASE ATTEND.
ANNOUNCEMENT IN OPEN SESSION OF ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED IN
CLOSED SESSION AS FOLLOWS: —`
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1. MINUTES
a. Approval of minutes of Closed Session held on May 19, 1994.
2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Agency Negotiator: Stephen R. Burrell
Employee Organization: Hermosa Beach Firefighter's Association
3. MATTERS OF PERSONNEL: PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 54957
a. Public Employment Discipline/Dismissal/Release: Wisniewski, Steve -
Settlement Negotiations
4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9,
SUBDIVISION (a):
a. Case Name: Natural Resources Defense Council et al. v.
Beverly Hills et al. (Hermosa Beach)
b. Case Name: Allen v. city of Hermosa Beach
Name of Parties: Allen et al
Case Number: YC016526 - Los Angeles Superior Court
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE
ADJOURNMENT OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY
RESOURCES COMMISSION MEETING (APPROX. 8:00pm)
ORAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
5. CONSIDERATION OF PRELIMINARY 1994-95 BUDGET (Continued
from meeting of June 6, 1994)
a. Review of City Department budgets
6. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 1994-95
CITIZEN COMMENTS
Citizens wishing to address the Council on items within the Council's jurisdiction
may do so at this time. Please limit comments to three minutes.
ADJOURNMENT
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CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
MEMORANDUM
DATE: June 14, 1994
TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: STEPHEN R. BURRELL, CITY MANAGER
RE: BUDGET QUESTIONS GENERATED AS A RESULT
OF 6/6/94 MEETING
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The following information is provided in response to your questions during the first
Budget Workshop.
a. City Council
The members of the City Council are required by federal law to be covered by an
approved retirement program. This can be the Social Security system or P.E.R.S.. If
the City Council wished to make a change from P.E.R.S. to the Social Security system,
it would be done over a period of time as members of the City Council change. If the
present practice of paying both the Employee and Employer share is continued, the
cost is 15.2%.
b. City Clerk
The scanner has been ordered and will be installed in the next several weeks.
c. City Prosecutor
The direct contract for providing these services was determined to be cost effective
several years ago. The practice of the District Attorney is to charge cities for municipal
code violations. The charge ranges from $75.00 to $100.00 per hour. The actual
process of filing the charges is much simpler under the present arrangement. In -
addition, there is a higher level of control and consistency with the City Prosecutor than
likely would be found at the D.A.'s office. Another factor is the return that the City
receives in the way of fines for the successful completion of cases. The overall cost -as
presented in the budget is $68,000.00. -
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d. History of UUT Tax
The information concerning this tax is attached for your review.
e. Crossing Guards
The requirement that the City fund Crossing Guards was repealed on 6/30/93.
f. Fire Department
The Acting Fire Chief has provided a memo concerning the cost for having the sixth
person on duty. The annual cost for the overtime expense will be $97,220.00. The
information on the calls for service is also provided.
The benefit cost stated in Account #4188 should be $134,476.00 instead of
$227,295.00.
g. 4% UUT Greenbelt Bonds
With the current rate of accumulation, it appears that enough funds will be in the
account to retire the bonds and have sufficient funds for Parcel B during the 1997-98
fiscal year. Staff has, as part of the budget development process, reviewed this and
will present a detailed report on this fund as a portion of the long range financial plan.
h. Workers' Compensation Accounting
A breakdown by department is attached along with the formula used to calculate the
costs.
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OF ACTIONS RELATING TO THE UTILITY USER TAX
ORD. NO./ EFFECTIVE
ACTION
85-804
6/25/85
86-832
4/22/86
86-837
5/29/86
0 17-896
1/3/87
88-919
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10/1/85
5/22/86
6/29/86
3/1/88
6/7/88
88-967 12/13/88
12/ 13/88
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12/26/88
DESCRIPTION
Action by City Council to establish '
tax, 6% October 1, 1985 - July 1, 1986
5% thereafter, expiration 10/1/88
Action by City Council to clarify
language "service user" and limit
applicability of senior exemption to
residence only
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Action by City Council to leave rate
at 6% permanently, deletion of sunset
clause
Ballot measure 11/3/87 raising rate
from 6% to 10%, majority vote applied
for general tax, 53.02% of vote
received
Ballot measure 6/7/88 designating 4%
as special tax to be used for purchase
of right-of-way only, terminating upon
finding by City Council that tax is no
longer needed. Confirms 6% for
general governmental purposes.
2/3 vote required, 83,01% received.
City Council action repealing refund
provision, implementing penalty for
delinquency
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Further Action: To introduce Ordinance No. 95-304.
Motion DeBellis, second Cioffi
AYES - Brutsch, Cioffi, DeBellis
NOES - Wood, Mayor Barks
Final Action: Funds to be raised by the Utility
Users Tax to be. earmarked as follows:
1. The first *500,000 to pay the debt service on
the sewer maintenance bond.
2. To fund the Police foot patrol year-round in the
downtown area (approximately $100,000).
3. To aggressively enforce bootleg removal
(approximately *36,000).
Motion DeBellis, second Brutsch
AYES - Brutsch, Cioffi, DeBellis, Wood, Mayor Barks
NOES - None
b. Any further modifications fro■ City Council:
1) Increase City Council Department Conference
allocation to $8,459. Memorandum from City
Manager Gregory T. Meyer dated June 4, 1985.
Action - To increase the recommended allocation
City Council Department Conference expenses
by 31,499 thereby restoring this account to the
same level as in 1984-85.
Motion Mayor Barks, second Cioffi. So ordered
noting "NO" votes by Brutsch and Wood.
2) Other
a. Ordinance No. 85-801 (from 2d) - Apartment
Rental Business Licenses
Action - To rescind Ordinance No. 85-801.
Motion DeBellis, second Brutsch. So ordered.
b. Ordinance No. 85-802 (from 2c) -
System Fee
Acton - To rescind Ordinance No.
Motion DeBellis, second Brutsch.
A recess was called at 9:45 P.M.
The meeting reconvened at 10:00 P.M.
City Sewer
85-802.
So ordered.
ORDINANCE NO. 85-804
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 30 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH BY ADDING THERETO ARTICLE VI, WHICH
SAID ARTICLE RELATES TO UTILITIES TAX AND DETERMINING THAT
THIS ORDINANCE RELATES TAXES FOR THE USUAL AND CURRENT EXPEN-
SES OF THE CITY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA,
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 30 of the Code of the City of Hermosa
Beach, California, is hereby amended by adding thereto Article
VI of which said Article shall be and read as follows:
ARTICLE VI
UTILITIES TAX
SECTION 30-43. TITLE - This Article shall be known as the
Utility Tax Law of the City of Hermosa Beach.
SECTION 30-44. DEFINITIONS - Except where the context other-
wise requires, the definitions hereafter set forth shall govern
the construction of this Part.
(a) PERSON shall mean any domestic or foreign corporation,
firm, association, syndicate, joint stock company, partnership of
any kind, joint venture, club, Massachusetts business or common-
law trust, society, individual ormunicipal corporation -
(b) CITY shall mean the City -of Hermosa Beach.
(c) TELEPHONE CORPORATION, ELECTRICAL CORPORATION, GAS COR-
PORATION, WATER CORPORATION AND CABLE TELEVISION CORPORATION have
the same meaning, except as hereinafter provided, as defined in -
Sections 234, 218, 222, 241 and 215.5, respectively, of the
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Public Utilities Code of the State of California, as said sec-
tions existed on January 1, 1975. "Water Corporation" shall be
construed to include any organization or municipality, including
but not limited to, a mutual water company, engaged in the sell-
ing or supplying of water to a service user.
(d) TAX ADMINISTRATOR shall mean the Finance Director of the
City.
(e) SERVICE SUPPLIER shall mean a person required to collect
and remit a tax imposed by this Article.
(f) SERVICE USER shall mean a person required to pay a tax
imposed by this Article.
(g) MONTH shall mean a calendar month.
SECTION 30-45. CONSTITUTIONAL EXEMPTION
Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed as imposing a
tax upon any person when imposition of such tax upon that person
would be in violation of the Constitution of the United States or
that of the State of California.
The Tax Administrator shall prepare a list of the persons
exempt from the provisions of this Chapter by virtue of this Sec-
tion and furnish a copy thereof to each service supplier.
SECTION• 30-46. TELEPHONE TAX
(a) There is hereby imposed a tax upon every person in the
City, other than a telephone corporation, using intrastate tele-
phone communication services in the City. The tax imposed by
this Section shall be at the rate of six percent (6%) -from Oc-
tober 1, 1985 to July 1, 1986, and five percent (5%) thereafter
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(to expire October 1, 1988) of all charges made for such services
and shall be paid by the person paying for such services.
(b) As used in this Section, the term "charge" shall not in-
clude charges for services paid for by inserting coins in coin-
operated telephones except that where such coin-operated tele-
phone service is furnished to a person for a guaranteed amount,
the amounts paid under such guarantee plus any fixed monthly or
other periodic charge shall be included in the base for computing
the amount of tax due; nor shall the term "charges" include
charges for any type of service or equipment furnished by a ser-
vice supplier subject to Public Utility regulation during any
period in which the same or similar services or equipment are
also available for sale or lease from persons other than a ser-
vice supplier subject to Public Utility regulation; nor shall the
words "telephone communication services" include land mobile ser-
vices or maritime mobile services as defined in Section 2.1 of
Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as said section ex-
isted on January 1, 1970. The term "telephone communication ser-
vices" refers to that service which provides access to a tele-
phone system and the privilege of telephone quality communication
with substantially all persons having telephone stations which
are part of such telephone system. The Telepnone Users Tax is
intended to, and does, apply to all charges billed -to -a telephone
account having a situs in the city, irrespective of whether a
particular communication service originates and/or terminates
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(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (a), the tax
imposed under this Section shall not be imposed upon any person
for using intrastate telephone communication services to the ex-
tent that the amounts paid for such services are exempt from or
not subject to, the tax imposed under Division 2, Part 20 of the
California Revenue and Taxation Code, or the tax imposed under
Section 4251 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(d) The tax imposed by this section shall be collected from
the service user by the person providing the intrastate telephone
communication services, or the person receiving payment for such
services. The amount of the tax collected in one (1) month shall
be remitted to the Tax Administrator on or before the last day of
the following month; or the amount of tax collected in one (1)
month shall be remitted to the Tax Administrator on or before the
last day of the following month; or at the option of the person
required to collect and remit the tax, an estimated amount of tax
collected, measured by the tax bill in the previous month, shall
be remitted to the Tax Administrator on or before the last day of
each month.
SECTION 30-47. ELECTRICITY TAX
(a) There is hereby imposed a tax upon every person in the
City using electrical energy in the City. The tax imposed by
this Section shall be at the rate of six percent (6%) from Oc-
tober 1, 1985 to July 1, 1986, and five percent (5%) thereafter,
(to expire October 1, 1988) of the charges made for such energy
and shall be paid by the person paying for such energy. "Charg-
es", as used in this Section shall include charges made for (1)
metered energy, and (2) minimum charges for such service, includ-
ing customer charges, service charges, demand' charges, standby
charges, and annual and monthly charges, fuel, cost adjustments,
etc.
(b) As used in this Section, the term "using electrical ener-
gy" shall not be construed to include the storage of such energy
by a person in a battery owned or possessed by him for use in an
authomobile or other machinery or device; provided, however, that
the term shall include the receiving of such energy for the pur-
pose of using it in the charging of batteries. The term shall
not include electricity used in water pumping by water corpora-
tions; nor shall the term include the mere receiving of such en-
ergy by an electrical corporation at a point within the City for
resale; or the use of such energy in the production or distribu-
tion of water by a public utility or a governmental agency.
(c) The tax imposed in this section shall be collected from
the service user by the person supplying such energy. The amount
of tax collected in one (1) month shall be remitted to the Tax
Administrator on or before the last day of the following month;
or at the option of the person required to collect and remit the
tax, an estimated amount of tax, measured by the tax billed in
the previous month, shall be remitted to the Tax Administrator on
or before the last day of each month. Remittance of tax may be
predicated on a formula based upon the'payment pattern of the
supplier's customers.
SECTION 30-48. GAS TAX
(a) There is hereby imposed a tax upon every person in the
City using gas energy. The tax imposed by this Section shall be
at the rate of six percent (6%) from October 1. 1985 to July 1,
1986, and five percent (5%) thereafter, (to expire October 1,
1988) of the charges made for such gas energy. and shall be paid
by the person paying for such gas. "Charges" as used in this
Section, shall include: (1) gas which is delivered through mains
or pipes, (2) minimum charges for such services, including cus-
*tomer charges, service charges and annual and monthly charges.
(b) There shall be excluded from the base on which the tax
imposed by this Section is computed (1) charges made for gas
which is to be resold and delivered through mains and pipes: (2)
charges made for gas used in the generation of electrical energy
by an electrical corporation; or (3) charges made for gas used in
the production or distribution of water by a public utility or
governmental agency (4) charges made by a gas corporation for gas
used and consumed in the conduct of its business; and (5) charges
made for gasused in the propulsion of a motor vehicle, as that
phrase is defined in the Vehicle Code of the State of California,
utilizing natural gas; and (5) charges relateds to late payments
and returned checks.
(c) The tax imposed in this section shall be collected from
the service user by the person selling the gas. The person sell-
ing the gas shall, on or before the 20th of each calendar month,
commencing on the 20th day of the calendar month after the effec-
tive date of this part, make a return to the Tax Administrator
stating the amount of taxes billed during the preceding calendar
month. At the time such returns are filed, the person selling
the gas shall remit tax payments to the Tax Administrator in ac-
cordance with schedules established or approved by the Tax
Administrator.
SECTION 30-49. WATER TAX
(a) There is hereby imposed a tax upon every person using, in
the City, water which is delivered through mains or pipes. The
tax imposed by this Section shall be at the rate of six percent
(6%) from October 1, 1985 to July 1, 1986, and five percent (5%)
'thereafter, (to expire October 1, 1988) of the charges made for
such water and shall be paid by the person paying for such water.
"Charges", as used in this Section, shall include charges made
for (1) metered water, (2) minimum charges for services, includ-
ing customer charges, ready to serve charges, standby charges,
and annual and monthly charges.
(b) There shall be excluded from the base on which the tax
imposed by this Section is computed, charge for water which is to
be resold and delivered through mains or pipes; and charges made
by a municipal water department, public utility or a county or
municipal water district for water used and consumed by such de-
partment, utility or district.
(c) The tax imposed in this section shall be collected from
the service user by the person supplying the water. The amount
collected in one (1) month shall be remitted to the Tax Ad-
ministrator on or before the last day of the following month.
SECTION 30-50. CABLE TELEVISION TAX
(a) There is hereby imposed a tax upon every person in the
City using cable television service. The tax imposed by this
Section shall be at the rate of six percent (6%) from October 1,
1985 to July 1, 1986, -and five percent (5%) thereafter, (toex-
pire October 1, 1988) of the charges made for such service and
shall be paid by the person paying for such service. -
(b) The tax imposed in this section shall be collected from -
the service user by the person furnishing the cable television
service. The amount collected in one (1) month shall -be remitted
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ing month.
SECTION 30-51. SENIOR CITIZEN EXEMPTION
(a) The tax imposed by this Article shall not apply to any
person who is:
(1) Sixty-two (62) years of age or older; or
(2) Who is "disabled" within the meaning of Section 416(i)(1)
(A) of Title 42 of the United States Code; who uses telephone,
electric, gas, cable television or water services, in or upon any
premises occupied by such individual, provided the combined gross
income of all members of the household in which such individual
resided was less than Nine Thousand Dollars ($9,000) for the cal-
endar year prior to the fiscal year (July 1 through June 30) for
which the exemption provided in this Article is applied, for.
The exemptions granted by this Section shall not eliminate
the duty of the service supplier from collecting taxes from such
exempt individuals or the duty of such exempt individuals for
paying such taxes to the service supplier unless an exemption is
applied for by the service user and granted in accordance with
the provisions of Subsection (b) hereof.
(b) Any -service user exempt from the -taxes imposed by this
Article because of the provisions of Subsection (a), above, may
file an application with the Finance Director for an exemption.
Such application shall be made upon forms supplied by the City
and shall recite facts under oath which qualify the applicant for
an exemption. The City shall review all such applications and
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certify as exempt those applications determined to qualify there-
for and shall notify all service suppliers affected that such
exemption has been approved, stating the name of the applicant,
the address to which such exempt service is being supplied, the
account number, if any, and such other information as may be
necessary for the service supplier to remove the exempt user for
its tax billing procedure. Upon receipt of such notice, the ser-
vice supplier shall not be required to continue to bill any fur-
ther tax imposed by this chapter from such exempt service user
until further notice by the City is given. The service supplier
shall eliminate such exempt service user from its tax billing
procedure no later than sixty (60) days after receipt of such
notice from the City.
All exemptions shall continue and be renewed automatically by
the City so long as the prerequisite facts supporting the initial
qualificaiton for exemption shall continue; provided, however,
that the exemption shall automatically terminate with any change
in the service address or residence of the exempt individual;
further provided such individual may, nevetheless, apply for a
new exemption with each change of address or residence. Any in-
dividual exempt from the tax shall notify the City within ten
(10) days of any change in fact or circumstance which might dis-
qualify said individual from receiving such exemption. It shall
be a misdemeanor for any person to knowingly receive the benefits
of the exemptions provided by this Section when the basis for
such exemption either does not exist or ceases to exist.
Any service supplier is authorized to bill -the tax imposed by
this Chapter to any new user or to any account whose name has
been changed (other than by correcting a spelling error or other
similar clerical error) until the supplier receives notification
of exemption as provided in Subsection (b) above. Thereupon, the
supplier shall cease billing the exempt user for the tax within
60 ays as provided in Subparagraph (b) above.
SECTION 30-52. REFUND OF TAXES IN EXCESS OF $1,000.00
Within ninety (90) days after the end of each calendar year
any utility user who has paid utility taxes pursuant to this Or-
dinance in excess of $1,000 for all utilities at any single loca-
tion shall be entitled to a refund from the City of all sums paid
to all utilities for all utilities at any single location shall
be entitled to a refund from the City of all sums paid to all
utilities for any single location in excess of $1,000. In order
to secure said refund the utility user shall within ninty (90)
days after December 31 of any year file a request with the City
Council on forms furnished by the City. The City Council shall
determine each application. The City Council shall consider each
application and cause any investigation they desire to have made
to be undertaken. The applicant shall furnish all information
necessary in order to make such a determination and the deter-
mination of the City Council on the application will be final.
SECTION 30-53. DUTY FOR COLLECTION OF TAX - PROCEDURES
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 17-69 (c), 17-
70 (c), 17-71 (c), 17-72 (c), and 17-73 (c), the tax shall be
collected insofar as practicable at the same time as and along
with the charges made in accordance with the regular billing
practices of the service supplier. Where the 'amount paid by a
service user to a service supplier is less than the full amount
of the energy charge and tax which has accrued for the billing
period, such amount and any subsequent payments by a service user
shall be applied to the utility charge first until such charge
has been fully satisfied. Any remaining balance shall be applied
to taxes due. In those cases where a service user has notified
the service supplier of his refusal to pay the tax imposed on
said energy charges Section 30- will apply.
(b) The duty to collect tax from a service user shall com-
mence with the beginning of the first full regular billing period
applicable to the service user where all charges normally in-
cluded in such regular billing are subject to the provisions of
this Ordinance. Where a person receives more than one billing,
one or more being for different periods than another, the duty to
collect shall arise separately for each billing.
SECTION 30-54. ACTIONS TO COLLECT
Any such tax received from a service user which has willfully
been witheld from the Tax Administrator shall be deemed a debt
owed to the City by the person required to collect and remit.
Any person holding such money contrary to the provisions of this
Ordinance shall be liable to an action brought in the name of the
City for the recovery of such amount.
SECTION 30-55. INTEREST AND PENALTY
(a) Taxes collected by a service supplier which are not
remitted to the Tax Administrator on or before the due dates pro-
vided in this Article are delinquent.
(b) Interest and Penalty provisions may be drawn consistent
with other provisions of the Municipal Code.
SECTION 30-56. ADDITIONAL POWER AND DUTIES OF TAX
ADMINISTRATOR
(a) The Tax Administsrator shall have the power and duty,
and is hereby directed to enforce each and all of the provisions
of this Ordinance.
(b) The Tax Administrator shall have the power to adopt
rules and regulations not inconsistsent with provisions of this
Ordinance for the purpose of carrying out and enforcing the pay-
ment, collection and remittance of the taxes herein imposed. A
copy of such rules and regulations shall be on file in the Tax
Administrator's office.
(c) The Tax Administrator may make administrative agreements
to vary the strict requirements of this Ordinance so that collec-
tion of any taxes imposed here may be made in conformance with
the billing procedures of a particular service supplier so long
as said agreements result in collection of the tax in conformance
with the general purpose and scope of this Ordinance. A copy of
each such agreement shall be on file in the Tax Administrator's
office.
(d) The Tax Administrator shall determine the eligibility of
any person who asserts a right to exemption from the taxes im-
posed by this Ordinance. The Tax Administrator shall provide the
service supplier with the name of any person who the Tax Ad-
ministrator determines is exempt from the Tax imposed hereby,
together with the address and account number to which service is
supplied to any such exempt person. The Tax Administrator shall
notify the service supplier of the termination of any person's
right to exemption hereunder, or the change of any address to
which service is supplied to any exempt person.
SECTION 30-57. ASSESSMENT - ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDY
(a) The Tax Administrator may make an assessment for taxes
not remitted by a person required to remit.
(b) Whenever the Tax Administrator determines that a service
user has deliberately withheld the amount of the tax owed by him
from the amounts remitted to a person required to collect the
tax, or that a service user has refused to pay the amount of tax
to such person, or whenevser the Tax Administrator deems it in
the best interest of the City, he may relieve such person of the
obligation to collect taxes due under this Ordinance from certain
named service users for specified billing periods.
(c) The service supplier shall provide the City with amounts
refused and/or unpaid along with the names and addresses of the
service users neglecting to pay the tax imposed under provisions
of this Ordinance. Whenever the service user has failed to pay
the amount of tax for a period of two or more billing periods,
the service supplier shall be relieved of the obligation to col-
lect taxes due.
(d) The Tax Administrator shall notify the service user that
he has assumed responsibility to collect the taxes due for the
stated periods and demand payment of such taxes. The notice
shall be served on the service user by handing it to fiim-D-er-
sonally or by deposit of the notice in_the United States mail,
postage prepaid thereon, addressed to the service user at the
address to which billing was made by the person required to col-
lect the tax; or, should the service user have changed his ad-
dress, to his last know address. If a service user fails to -
remit the tax to the Tax Administrator within fifteen (15) days
from the date of the service of the notice upon him, which shall
-be the date of mailing if service is not accomplished in person,
a penalty of twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount of the tax
set forth in the notice shall be imposed, but in no event less
than five dollars ($5). The penalty shall become, for all pur-
poses, a part of the tax required to be paid pursuant to the pro-
visions of this Article.
SECTION 30-58. RECORDS
It shall be the duty of every service supplier who is re-
quired to collect and remit to the City a tax imposed by the Ar-
ticle, to keep and preserve, for a period of not less than three
(3) years, all records as may be necessary to determine the
amount of such taxes due to the City from service users supplied
by such service supplier, which records the Tax Administrator
shall have the right to inspect at all reasonable times.
SECTION 30-59. REFUNDS
(a) Whenever the amount of any tax has been overpaid or paid
more than once or has been erroneously or illegally collected or
received by the Tax Administrator under this Article, it may be
refunded as provided in this Section.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection:T-a)of this
section, a service supplier may claim -a refund or take as credit
against taxes collected and remitted the amount overpaid, paid
more than once, or erroneously or illegally collected or
received, when it is established that the service user from whom
the tax has been collected did not owe the tax; provided however,
that neither a refund nor a credit shall be allowed unless the
amount of the tax so collected has either been refunded to the
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service useror credited to charges subsequently payable by the
service user to the person required to collect and remit. A ser-
vice supplier that has collected any amount of tax in excess of
the amount of tax imposed by this Ordinance and actually due fron
a service user, may refund such amount to the service user and
claim credit for such overpayment against the amount of tax whict
is due upon any other monthly returns, provided such credit is
claimed in a return dated no later than three (3) years from the
date of overpayment.
(c) No refund shall be paid under the provisions of this Sec-
tion unless the claimant establishes his
records showing entitlement thereto.
(d) Notwithstanding other provisions
whenever a service supplier, pursuant to
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nia Public Utilities Commission or a court of competent jurisdic-
tion, makes a refund to service users of charges for past utilit'
services, the taxes paid pursuant to this Ordinance on the amount
of such refunded charges shall also be refunded to service users.
and the service supplier shall be entitled to claim a credit for
such refunded taxes against the amount of tax which is due upon
the next monthly returns. In the event this Ordinance is
repealed, -the amounts of any refundable taxes will be borne by
the City.
SECTION 30-60. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall become effective the 25th day of July,
1985. The tax imposed under this ordinance shall apply to ser-
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period commencing on or after January 1, 1986 or as soon there-
after as the respective utilities are physically and mechanially
able to get "�n line" for the imposition of charges.
SECTION 30-61. JURISDICTION OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMISSION OF THE STATE
Nothing contained in this Article is intended to conflict
with the applicable.rules, regulations, and tariffs of any ser-
vice supplier subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities
Commission of the State. In the event of any conflict, the pro-
visions of such rules, regulations and tariffs shall control.
SECTION 30-62. FUND AND PURPOSE
All of the proceeds of the taxes levied under this Article
shall be placed in the General Fund of the City and shall be uti-
lized for general governmental purposes.
SECTION 30-63. SEVERABILITY
If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance or any part thereof is for any
reason held to be
feet the validity
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unconstitutional, such decision shall not af-
of the remaining portion of this Ordinance or
The City Council hereby declares that it would
have passed each section,
subsection, subdivision, paragraph,
sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that
any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs,
sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional.
SECTION 30-64. TERMINATION DATE
The provisions of this Article shall ceaseto be effective
October 1, 1988.
SECTION 2. The City Council declares that this Ordinance
relates to taxes for the usual and current expenses of the City
and as such shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published in the
manner prescribed by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS day of , 1985
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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ORDINANCE NO. 86-832
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA AMENDING
CHAPTER 30, SECTION 30-44 (f) AND SECTION 30-51 (a) TO CLARIFY
THE DEFINITION OF "SERVICE USER" AND THE EXEMPTION FOR SENIOR
CITIZEN RESIDENCES
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 30 of the Code of the City of Hermosa
Beach, California is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION 30-44 (f) "Service User" (as the beneficiary of
service at the service location) shall mean a person required
to pay a tax imposed by this Article.
SECTION 30-51 (a) The tax imposed by this Article shall
not apply to any residence in which the service user is:
(1) Sixty-two (62) years of age or older; or
(2) "Disabled" within the meaning of Section 416 (i) (1).
(A) of Title 42 of the United States Code; who uses telephone,
electric, gas, cable television or water services, in or upon
any premises occupied by such individual, provided the combined
gross income of all members of the household in which such in-
dividual resided was less than Nine Thousand Dollars ($9,000)
for the calendar year prior to the fiscal year (July 1 through
June 30) for which the exemption provided in this Article is
applied for.
In order for a disabled person or a person sixty-two (62)
years old or older to receive the exemption granted by this
section, they must actually reside at the location receiving
the service. Landlords shall not be allowed to use the exemp-
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addition, the exemptions shall not apply to any non-residential
service locations.
The exemptions granted by this Section shall not eliminate
the duty of the service supplier from collecting taxes from
such exempt individuals or the duty of such exempt individuals
for paying such taxes to the service supplier usless an ex -
exemption is applied for by the service user and granted in
accordance with the provisions of Subsection (b) hereof.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30)
days after the date of its adoption.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published in the
manner prescribed by law.
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MAYOR
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH )
I, KATHLEEN REVICZKY, City Clerk of the City of
Hermosa Beach, California, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 86-832 was duly and regularly
passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council of the
City of Hermosa Beach at a regular meeting of said
Council held at the regular meeting place thereof on
the 22nd day of April, 1986 and was published in the
Easy Reader on May 1, 1986. The vote was
as follows:
AYES: Cioffi, Rosenberger, Simpson, Williams, Mayor DeBellis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
DATED: May 14, 1986
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ORDINANCE NO. 86-837
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 30, SECTIONS 30 -46(A),30 -47(A) 30-48(A),
30-49(A) AND 30-50(A) BY CHANGING THE RATE OF TAX IMPOSED
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH,
CALIFORNIA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 30 of the Code of the City of
Hermosa Beach is hereby amended as follows:
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SECTION 30-46(a) There is hereby imposed a tax upon
every person in the City, other than a telephone corporation,
using intrastate telephone communication services in the City.
The tax imposed by this Section shall be at the rate of six
percent (6%) all charges made for such service and shall be paid
by the person paying for such services.
SECTION 30-47(a) There is hereby imposed a tax upon
every person in the City using electrical energy in the City.
The tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of six per-
cent (6%) of the charges made for such energy and shall be paid
by the person paying for such energy. "Charges", as used in thi
section shall include charges made for (1) metered energy, and
(2) minimum charges for such service, including customer charges
service charges, demand charges, standby charges, and annual and
monthly charges, fuel, cost adjustments, etc.
SECTION 30-48(a) There is hereby imposed a tax upon
every person in the City using gas energy. The tax imposed by
this section shall beat the rate of six percent (6%) of the
charges made for such gas energy and shall be paid by the person
paying for such gas. "Charges" as used in this Section, shall
include: (1) gas which is delivered through mains or pipes, (2)
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minimum charges for such services, including customer charges,
service charges and annual and monthly charges.
SECTION 30-49(a) There is hereby imposed a tax upon
very person using, in the City, water which is delivered through
wins or pipes. The tax imposed by this section shall be at the
ate of six percent (6%) of the charges made for such water and
hall be paid by the person paying for such water. "Charges", as
sed in this Section, shall include charges made for (1) metered
ater, (2) minimum charges for services, including customer
harges, ready to serve charges, standby charges, and annual and
onthly charges.
SECTION 30-50(a) There is hereby imposed a tax upon
very person in the City using cable television service. The tax
imposed by this section shall be at the rate of six percent (6%)
•f the charges made for such service and shall be paid by the
•erson paying for such service.
SECTION 30-64 This section is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30)
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tion of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published
in the manner prescibed by law.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS29th DAY OF
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ORDINANCE NO. 87-896
AN ORDINANCE OP THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, SUBMITTED
TO THE VOTERS BY THE CITY COUNCIL, AMENDING CHAPTER 30 -
TAXATION, ARTICLE VI - UTILITIES TAX BY CHANGING THE RATE OF TAX
IMPOSED FROM SIX PERCENT (6%) TO TEN PERCENT (10%).
THE PEOPLE OF HERMOSA BEACH DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 30, Sections 30-46(a), 30-47(a),
30 -48(a),30 -49(a) and 30-50(a) of the Hermosa Beach Municipal
Code are amended changing the rate of the utilities tax imposed
on telephone service, electrical energy, gas energy, water and
cable television service from six percent (6%) to ten percent
(10%).
SECTION 2. Pursuant to Government Code Section 53723, this
ordinance shall only be amended by a vote of the people.
SECTION 3. If any of the provisions of this ordinance are
declared invalid or ineffective by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the remaining parts or sections shall remain in
full force and effect.
SECTION 4. The increase imposed under this initiative
measure shall take effect on March 1, 1988.
SECTION 5. The • method of collection of this tax shall remain
the same as provided for under Chapter 30 of the Hermosa Beach
Municipal Code. The remaining provisions of Chapter 30, as
adopted by-Ordinance_Nos. 85-804, 86-832 and 86-837 shall
remain in full force and effect.
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Ordinance No. 87-896
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE
ELECTORATE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON
NOVEMBER 3, 1987 BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - 1,815 NOES - 1,608
PRESIDENT of the City Council and
MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach
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ORDINANCE NO. 87 -896 -PROPOSITION K
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA,
SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS BY THE CITY COUNCIL„ AMENDING
('IIAP'I'ER 30 -TAXATION, ARTICLE VI - UTILITIES TAX BY CIIANG-
-ING THE RATE OF TAX IMPOSED FROM SIX PERCENT (6%) 7'0 TEN
PERCENT (10%).
THE PEOPLE OF HERMOSA BEACH DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 30, Sections 30-46(a), 30-47(a), 30-48(a), 30-49(a) and
30-50(a) of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code are amended changing the rate
of the utilities tax imposed on telephone service, electrical energy, gas energy,
water and cable television service from six percent (6%) to ten percent (10%).
SECTION 2. Pursuant to Government Code Section 53723, this ordinance
shall only be amended by a vote of the people.
SECTION 3. If any of the provisions of this ordinance are declared invalid or
ineffective by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining parts or sections
shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. The increase imposed under this initiative measure shall take
effect on March I, 1988.
SECTION 5. The method of collection of this tax ;hall remain the same as pro-
vided for under Chapter 30 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code. The remain-
ing provisions of Chapter 30, as adopted by Ordinance Nos. 85-804, 86-832
and 86-837 shall remain in full force and effect.
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Ordinance 87-896
This measure is a general tax increase which, pursuant to Government ('ode
Section 53723, must be approved by a majority vote of the people. This new
voter approval requirement applies to all taxes imposed by general law cities
since the passage of the state ballot measure, Proposition 62, in November.
1986.
The difference between a general tax and a special tax is that a general one is
not specified for any particular purpose while a special tax must only he used
for a specifically designated purpose. Pursuant to Government Code Section
53722, a special tax would have required a two-thirds vote of the people.
As a general tax measure, this utility user's tax increase will generate income
to be placed in the City's General Fund. Once it is placed in the General Fund.
the money can be earmarked to be spent for a particular purpose in each fiscal
year. Currently, it has been the practice of the City Council to allocate the six
percent tax for two purposes, police protection and sewer replacement. If this
measure is adopted, the City Council could annually designate that the tax
increase be used for the purchase of open space or parkland.
The above statement is an impartial analysis of Ordinance No. 87-896. If you
desire a copy of the ordinance, please call the election official's office at (213)
376-6984, ext. 203, and a copy will be mailed at no cost to you.
JAMES P. LOUGH, City Attorney
City of Hermosa Beach
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ORDINANCE N0. 88-919
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
SECTION 30-62, ADDING SECTIONS 64 AND 65 TO CHAPTER 30 -
TAXATION, ARTICLE VI - UTILITIES TAX, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE USE
OF 4% UTILITY USERS TAX ONLY FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY
COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE A.T. & S.F. RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY, AND
PROVIDING FOR TERMINATION OF SUCH TAX.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. A new section shall be added to Chapter 30 (Taxa-
tion) of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code to read as follows:
30-64. USE AND PURPOSE OF THE TAX
The four percent tax upon the use of utilities
imposed by this chapter shall be accounted for and
used by the City of Hermosa Beach as follows:
The tax shall be collected and placed in a special
fund only to be used for the costs of acquisition and
financing of the property commonly known as the
the A.T. & S.F. Railroad Right -of -Way by the City
of Hermosa Beach.
SECTION 2. A new section shall be added to Chapter 30 (Taxa-
tion) of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code to read as follows:
30-65. TERMINATION OF THE FOUR PERCENT SPECIAL FUND
PORTION OF THE TAX.
This 4% portion of the utility user tax which is a
special tax and is to be used only for the purchase of
the railroad right-of-way will terminate upon a
finding by the Hermosa Beach City Council that the
special tax is no longer necessary for its adopted
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for the special tax fund, all monies that remain in the
special fund, or are later placed in said fund, shall
be used for the acquisition and maintenance of open
space lands for the benefit of the citizens of Hermosa
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6 SECTION 3. Pursuant to Government Code Section 53722, this
7 Drdinance must be adopted by a two-thirds affirmative vote. Its
8 provisions may not be amended or repealed without a subsequent
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10 SECTION 4. Section 30-62 (Fund and Purpose) shall be amended
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17 SECTION 5. If any of the provisions of this ordinance are
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21 SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect in the manner
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23 SECTION 7. The method of collection of the taxes imposed
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ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
Ordinance No. 88-919
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE
ELECTORATE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
AT THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON
JUNE 7, 1988.
AYES - 3,954
NOES - 809
PRESIDENT of the City Council and
MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach
ORDINANCE NO. 88-919 - PROPOSITION D
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFOR-
NIA, AMENDING SECTION 30-62, ADDING SECTIONS 64 AND 65 TO
CHAPTER 30 - TAXATION, ARTICLE VI - UTILITIES TAX, WHICH
WOULD REQUIRE THE USE OF 4% UTILITY USERS TAX ONLY FOR ;
THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE
A.T. & S.F. RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY, AND PROVIDING FOR TER- '
MINATION OF SUCH TAX.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH DO ORDAIN AS 1
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. A new section shall be added to Chapter 30 (Taxation) of the
Hermosa Beach Municipal Code to read as follows:
30-64. USE AND PURPOSE OF THE TAX
The four percent tax upon the use of utilities imposed by this chapter shall
be accounted for and used by the City of Hermosa Beach as follows: The tax
shall be collected and placed in a special fund only to be used for the costs of
acquisition and financing of the property commonly known as the A.T. & S.F.
Railroad Right -of -Way by the City of Hermosa Beach.
SECTION 2. A new section shall be added to Chapter 30 (Taxation) of the
Hermosa Beach Municipal Code to read as follows:
30-65. TERMINATION OF THE FOUR PERCENT SPECIAL FUND POR-
TION OF THE TAX.
This 4% portion of the utility user tax which is a special tax and is to be used
only for the purchase of the railroad right-of-way will terminate upon a finding
by the Hermosa Beach City Council that the special tax is no longer necessary
for its adopted purpose. After a resolution is adopted by the City Council find-
ing that the need no longer exists for the special tax fund, all monies that
remain in the special fund, or are later placed in said fund, shall be used for
the acquisition and maintenance of open space lands for the benefit of the citi-
zens of Hermosa Beach. '
SECTION 3. Pursuant to Government Code Section 53722, this ordinance
must be adopted by a two-thirds affirmative vote. Its provisions may not be
amended or repealed without a' subsequent vote of the electorate.
SECTION 4. Section 30-62 (Fund and Purpose) shall be amended to state as
follows:
All of the proceeds of the taxes levied under this article shall be placed in the
general fund of the city and shall be utilized for general governmental purposes
except as herein set forth in Sections 30-64 and 30-65.
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SECTION 5. If any of the provisions of this ordinance are declared invalid
by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining parts or sections shall
remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 7. The method of collection of the taxes imposed shall remain the
same as provided under Chapter 30 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ORDINANCE NO. 88-919
This proposed ordinance would isolate a portion of the current ten percent
(10%) utility users tax for a special purpose. The isolated four percent (4%) tax
could only be used for the "cost of acquisition and financing" of the potential
purchase of the A.T.&S.F. Railroad Right -of -Way by the Qty of Hermosa
Beach. Once the funds obtained by the City are no longer needed for the pur-
poses set out in the ordinance, the City Council would terminate the four per-
cent (4%) portion of the tax.
Because this ordinance requires that four percent (4%) of the ten percent (10%)
utility users tax only be used for a special purpose, this ordinance must be
adopted by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the people. If this measure is adopted,
the four percent (4%) portion of the existing tax can only be used for the pur-
poses set out in the ordinance and no other purpose. The .ordinance requires
that the monies collected under the special tax be applied towards the purchase
of the railroad right-of-way. The special tax will terminate upon a finding by
the. Hermosa Beach City Council that the special tax is no longer needed for
the purchase of the right-of-way. If any special tax money is Left after such
a determination, the remainder will be applied to the acquisition and mainte-
nance of open space lands in the City of Hermosa Beach.
This measure is consistent with Ordinance No. 87-895 which was adopted by
the people on November 3, 1987. Ordinance No. 87-895 mandated that the
City negotiate a purchase of the railroad right-of-way. It also required the City
to use whatever means it could to finance the purchase including bonded
indebtedness. If bonds or other financial instruments are used to pay for all
or part of the potential purchase, the costs of financing would also be paid for
by the special tax. This ordinance, if adopted, can only be amended or repealed
by a vote of the people.
James P. Lough
Hermosa Beach City Attorney
The above statement is an impartial analysis of Ordinance No. 88-919. If you
desire a copy of the ordinance, please call the elections official's office at (213)
376-6984 and a copy will be mailed at no cost to you. .
ORDINANCE NO. 88- 967
2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING
HERMOSA BEACH CITY CODE SECTION 30-52, REFUND OF UTILITY TAXES IN
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INTEREST AND PENALTY.
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach finds
that taxation of utility usage should be collected in a
consistent and fair manner; and
WHEREAS, Section 30-52 grants any utility user who has payed
in excess of one thousanD dollars ($1,000) per calendar year, for
all utilities at a single location, a refund from the City in the
amount excess of one thousand dollars; and
WHEREAS, Section 30-55(b) permits interest and penalty
provisions may be drawn on a service supplier consistent with
other provisions of the Municipal Code and clarification is
needed as to what other provisions;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Section 30-52 of the Hermosa Beach City
Code is now therefore_ repealed.
SECTION 2. That Section 30-55(b) of the Hermosa Beach City
Code is amended to read as follows:
Interest and penalty provisions may be drawn on a service
supplier consistent with provisions in Sections 30-18 (a),
(b), (c), and (d) of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code:
Interest and penalities due are an obligation of the -service
supplier..
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon final passage and adoption pursuant to Government Code
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9 :original ordinances of said city, shall make minutes of the
10 passage and adoption thereof in the records of proceedings of
11 !the City Council at which the same is passed and adopted.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED THIS 13 DAY OF December
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TAXATION 1 30.53
Any service supplier is authorized to bill the tax imposed by
this article to any new user or to any account whose name has
been changed (other than by correcting a spelling error or other
similar clerical error) until the supplier receives notification of
exemption as provided in subsection (b) above. Thereupon, the
supplier shall cease billing the exempt user for the tax within
sixty (60) days as provided in subparagraph (b) above. (Ord. No.
85-804, § 1, 6-25-85; Ord. No. 86-832, § 1, 4-22-86)
Sec. 3052. Refund of taxes in excess of one thousand dollars.
Within ninety (90) days after the end of each calendar year,
any utility user who has paid utility taxes pursuant to this arti-
cle in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for all utilities at
any single location shall be entitled to a refund from the city of
all sums paid to all utilities for all utilities at any single location
in excess of one thousand dollars (81,000.00). In order to secure
said refund the utility user shall within ninety (90) days after
December 31 of any year file a request with the city council on
forms furnished by the city. The city council shall determine each
application. The city council shall consider each application and
cause any investigation they desire to have made to be undertak-
en. The applicant shall furnish all information necessary in order
to make such a determination and the determination of the city
council on the application will be final. (Ord. No. 85-804, § 1,
6-25-85)
Sec. 30-53. Duty for collection of tax; procedures.
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 17.69(c), 17-70(c),
17-71(c), 17-72(c), and 17-73(c), the tax shall be collected insofar
as practicable at the same time as and along with the charges
made in accordance with the regular billing practices of the
service supplier. Where the amount paid by a service user to a
service supplier is less than the full amount of the energy charge
and tax which has accrued for the billing period, such amount
and any subsequent payments by a service user shall be applied
to the utility charge first until such charge has been fully satis-
fied. Any remaining balance shall be applied to taxes due. In
those cases where a service user has notified the service supplier
of his refusal to pay the tax imposed on said energy charges
section 30-57 will apply.
Supp. No. 4$6 379
§ 30-17 HERMOSA BEACH CITY CODE S 30-18
ner, nor to operate a hotel without strictly complying
with all local applicable laws, including but not limited
to those requiring a permit from any Board, Commis-
sion, Department or Office of this city. This certificate
does not constitute a permit." (Ord. No. N. S. 322, § 1,
12-19-67)
Sec. 30-17. Reporting and remitting.
Each operator shall, on or before the last day of the month
following the close of each calendar quarter, or at the close
of any shorter reporting period which may be established
by the tax administrator, make a return to the tax adminis-
trator, on forms provided by him, of the total rents charged
and received and the amount of tax collected for transient oc-
cupancies. At the time the return is filed, the full amount of
the tax collected shall be remitted to the tax administrator.
The tax administrator may establish shorter reporting periods
for any certificate holder if he deems it necessary in order to
insure collection of the tax, and he may require further in-
formation in the return. Returns and payments are due im-
mediately upon cessation of business for any reason. All taxes
collected by operators pursuant to this article shall be held in
trust for the account of the city until payment thereof is made
to the tax administrator. (Ord. No. N. S. 322, § 1, 12-19-67)
Sec. 30-18. Penalties and interest.
(a) Original delinquency. Any operator who fails to remit
any tax imposed by this article within the time required shall
pay a penalty of ten per cent (10 ) of the amount of the
tax in addition to the amount of the tax.
(b) Continued delinquency. Any operator who fails to re-
mit any delinquent remittance on or before a period of thirty
(30) days following the date on which the remittance first
became delinquent shall pay a second delinquency penalty of
ten per cent (10r ) of the amount of the tax in addition to
the amount of the tax and the ten per cent (l0'-. ) penalty
first imposed.
(c) Fraud. If the tax administrator determines that the
nonpayment of any remittance due under this article is due
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356
§ 30-19 TAXATION § 30-19
to fraud, a penalty of twenty-five (25) percent of the amount
of the tax shall be added thereto in addition to the penalties
stated in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this section.
(d) Interest. In addition to the penalties imposed, any
operator who fails to remit any tax imposed by this article
shall pay interest at the rate of one-half of one percent per
month or fraction thereof on the amount of the tax, exclusive
of penalties, from the date on which the remittance first
became delinquent until paid.
(e) Penalties merged with tax. Every penalty imposed and
such interest as accrues under the provisions of this section
shall become a part of the tax herein required to be paid.
(Ord. No. 322 N.S., § 1, 12-19-67)
Sec. 30-19. Failure to collect and report tax; determination of
tax by tax administrator.
If any operator shall fail or refuse to collect said tax and
to make, within the time provided in this article, any report
and remittance of said tax or any portion thereof required by
this article, the tax administrator shall proceed in such man-
ner as he may deem best to obtain facts and information on
which to base his estimate of the tax due. As soon as the tax
administrator shall procure such facts and information as he
is able to obtain upon which to base the assessment of any tax
imposed by this article and payable by any operator who has
failed or refused to collect the same and to make such report
and remittance, he shall proceed to determine and assess
against such operator the tax, interest and penalties provided
for by this article. In case such determination is made, the tax
administrator shall give a notice of the amount so assessed
by serving it personally or by depositing it in the United
States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the operator so
assessed at his last known place of address. Such operator
may, within ten (10) days after the serving or mailing of
such notice, make application in writing to the tax adminis-
trator for a hearing on the amount assessed.
Supp. No. 9-77
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HERMOSA BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
June 9, 1994
To: Steve Burrell, City Manager
From: Ed Chesson, Acting Fire Chief
Subject: Information for City Council: Six man staffing
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The Hermosa Beach Fire Department normally staffs six (6) firefighters each day to protect the
City. These six personnel are broken down as follows: One Captain, one Engineer, three (or
two) firefighter/paramedics and one (or two) firefighter. Current City policy mandates that if
someone is off at any time (vacation, comp. time, sick time or I.O.D.) that we work that day
with only five (5) personnel. It doesn't matter if the person off that day is a Captain, Engineer,
Paramedic or Firefighter, we just do without that person that day. Los Angeles County mandates
that we staff a minimum of two paramedics so depending on the situation we would hire back
a second paramedic to meet this requirement. This puts us in the position of placing less
experienced people into performing jobs with more responsibilities, particularly when a Captain
is off causing everybody to move up. The reality of this situation is that we really need perhaps
seven or eight firefighters each day, but have been doing it with six. Reducing from six to five
is an 18% reduction in manpower that is already inadequate to perform all the tasks at a fire
incident.
At issue here is how many of the tasks at the scene of a fire can we do and still maintain an
acceptable degree of safety for our firefighters. Extinguishing a fire is not just a matter of
pulling a hose and squirting water on the fire. There are many tasks that should be done and
sometimes in a definite order. Some of these are search and rescue, ventilation, forcible entry,
exposure protection and then extinguishment. Rescue is our number one priority, but sometimes
this can't be accomplished until other tasks are done. An example of this is ventilation;
removing the super -heated gases and smoke so that even properly attired firefighters in full
protective clothing can gain entrance to make that rescue. All these things take time and_peop e
to accomplish and most take more that -one person to properly and safely get the job done.
Our normal operation at a structure fire begins with Rescue -11 with two personnel arriving first
and letting the Captain know via radio if they see smoke and/or fire. Engine -11 with three
personnel locates at or very near the fire. Rescue -11 will be parked nearby with both personnel
assuming firefighting duties. This gives us three firefighters for extending hose lines and
attacking the fire. The Engineer has the responsibility of preparing the engine to pump the -attack
lines (connect the supply line, operate the pump panel and give -proper pressures to each hose
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line, get equipment the Captain orders, etc.). The Captain, as fire ground commander, has a
variety of duties including, but not limited to, directing the entire fire operation, radio
communications, mutual aid responses, safety considerations, utilities and many other factors
which occur at a fire. Our Captains actually assume the duties of a Battalion Chief on other
departments. The Captain should be inside the building directing his fire crew. This puts more
responsibilities on his shoulders and on the firefighters shoulders inside the building without a
Captains' direction. Engine -12 with one person hooks up and pumps the supply line from the
hydrant to Engine -11.
Out of six people we end up with only three to actually make the initial attack. The Captain,
Engineer and Engine -12 operator are busily involved with activities which keep them outside of
the building in support of the crew inside. So, what happens to ventilation? What happens to
search and rescue? What happens if we have to put a ladder up? The answer is that we
somehow get the jobs done anyway, but we do it with fewer men which increases risks for
everybody. Fire suppression tasks are designed to be done with enough personnel to provide a
high level of safety for the firefighters. Doing these tasks with fewer people increases risk not
only to the firefighters, but also to the citizens we are trying to protect.
In Hermosa Beach we, firefighters and citizens, have been very fortunate and lucky in having
very few fires result in large loss of property and lives. It is not because fires do not occur.
It is mainly due to having a rapid response time by your Fire Department. Because of this rapid
response, we are able to effect quick knockdown of most fires which if allowed even a few more
minutes of burn time, would grow beyond what our available manpower would be able to
adequately handle. We do have the option of calling for mutual aid, but by the time we have
arrived on scene, assessed the situation, called for mutual aid and add their response time, many
critical minutes have passed. It is these first critical minutes that determine if we save the
building or more importantly save the people inside. Mutual aid generally helps us to keep a fire
from spreading to additional buildings and then extinguish the fire in the building of origin. I
would also add the mutual aid is the only way that any South Bay city can put out the "big one."
Time is our biggest enemy and it is what we do with those first few minutes of arriving on scene
that can make all the difference in the world. This is why staffing is so important!
The Fire Department's emergency responses are broken down as follows:
Calendar Year 1993
Fire incidents- 335
Medical incidents- 773 (of these, 403 were also responded on by the engine crew.)*
Total incidents- 1108
Calendar Year 1992
Fire incidents- 387
Medical incidents- 802 (of these, 398 were also responded on by the engine crew.)*
Total incidents- 1189
Calendar Year 1991
Fire incidents- 278
Medical incidents- 868 (of these 309 were also responded on by the engine crew.)*
Total incidents- 1146
* The Engine responds on all emergency medical incidents such as heart attacks, strokes,
difficulty breathing, seizure, traffic accidents or anything else that sounds life threatening.
Fire incidents include structure fires, vehicle fires, trash fires, hazardous materials, electrical
emergencies, water problems and just about anything else people need help with.
Medical incidents include heart attacks, strokes, traumatic injuries from traffic accidents,
assaults, falls, etc. We transport approximately half of the patients we respond on. This takes
the rescue and its' two paramedics out of service for 30 minutes to an hour and leaves the
remaining 4 personnel to handle all incidents until the rescue unit returns. Also, we are
increasingly experiencing multiple calls at the same time (two times this past year we have had
three incidents in progress at the same time). This spreads us pretty thin. Working with 5
personnel really limits our ability to handle more than one incident at a time.
Estimated costs in additional overtime to accomplish constant six man staffmg is an additional
$67,000 added to regular overtime and $30,220 added to FLSA overtime.
Additional comparisons of Hermosa Beach with Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach:
INCIDENT BREAKDOWN PER YEAR
1991
1992 1993
Manhattan:
Fire 937 1031 836
Med. 1401 1450 1420
Total 2338 2481 2256
Redondo:
Fire 1510 1580 1371
Med. 2766 2692 2590
Total 4276 4272 3961
Both Manhattan and Redondo respond an engine with the rescue ambulance on the same type
incidents as we do.
BUDGET (92-93)
Hermosa $17,501,246
Manhattan $33,002,000
Redondo $56,600,000 ,
FIRE BUDGET
$1,300,714 (7.4%)
$3,325,000 (10%)
$6,341,000 (11%)
COST PER MAN PER DAY
Hermosa $593 (based on 6 personnel on duty each day).
Manhattan $1138 (based on 9 personnel on duty each day).
Redondo $914 (based on 19 personnel on duty each day).
PER CAPITA
$65 (20,000 pop.)
$100 (33,000 pop.)
$98 (65,000 pop.)
Nationally recognized organizations such as the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and
the International City Managers Association (ICMA) have made recommendations regarding fire
crew size. The NFPA has stated that
"adequate staffing of fire suppression apparatus is of major importance involving not only
the safety of the public and protection of property, but the safety of the firefighters
performing that mission. "
The ICMA has stated that
"A relatively high percentage of fire alarms are handled successfully by the first arriving
suppression vehicle, provided it arrives quickly, has a sufficiently large crew and does not
have to perform multiple duties such as search and rescue or laddering in addition to fire
extinguishment."
The Hermosa Beach firefighters assume all these duties and more and get them done with fewer
than recommended personnel. Having six firefighters on duty each day is not a luxury, it is
essential.
liked the idea and asked that the reef also be
for snorkeling.
Action: To direct the Public Works Director to investi-
gate the feasibility and cost-effectivness of disposing
of the concrete from the current Strand walk and wall
(when the project is reconstructed) in the ocean for the
creation of a reef..
Motion Benz, second Edgerton. The motion carried,
noting the dissenting vote of Midstokke.
The meeting recessed at 8:43 P.M.
The meeting reconvened at 8:56 P.M.
1. PROPOSED 1992-93 BUDGET REDUCTIONS AND REVENUE
ENHANCEMENTS.
City Manager Frederick Ferrin gave an overview of pos-
sible fund exchanges, fee increases, and reductions to
achieve the $326,124 needed to offset the State funding
reductions, which included:
1) use U.U.T. carryover to fund specific Police'
Department, Fire Department and Park Maintenance
functions for a possible $200,000 savings to the
General Fund;
2) use Gas Tax to fund street maintenance, medians and
traffic safety crews, the funds to be derived from
downscoping specific CIPs for a possible $150,000
savings;
3) use Fire Flow fund to make the lease payment on the
fire engine for a possible $40,000 savings;
4) apply the U.U.T. to all long distance calls, not
just intrastate calls for an approximate $50,000
increase to revenue;
5) increase various fees and collect more aggressively
for services provided for cost, for an estimated
$13,000 increase;
6) curtailment or reduction of non -vital services such
as the bathroom closure at the end of the pier
(amount unknown at this time);
7) voluntary employee work hour reductions for only
approved positions (75% to 80% time) for a $2,000
savings;
8) voluntary furlough (40 to 80 hours/year) -for a
$5,500 savings; - -
9) various reductions in City employee benefits for a
$500 savings;
10) mandatory Citywide furlough for a possible $125,000
savings; -
11) selective layoffs for a possible $325,000 savings;
12) apply a portion of AB702 Retirement Fund (current -
balance is $823,000) to the general fund for -an up
to $325,000 transfer; -
13) use a portion of the $1.58 million unreserved fund
balance for an up to $325,000 transfer; and; -
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14) use all of some of the prospective expenditure fund
(current balance is $40,000).
Finance Director Viki Copeland responded to Council
questions.
Proposed Action: To take $176,124 out of the 6% U.U.T.
carryover (item no. 1); take $150,000 from gas tax (item
no. 2) ; and to pursue item no. 4, with the intent that
those monies collected go to retire the 4% U.U.T.; and
also to pursue item nos. 5 and 6.
Motion Midstokke. The motion died due to the lack of a
second.
Action: To take $176,124 out of the U.U.T. carryover/
j (item no. 1) ; take $150,000 from gas tax (item no. 2) ;
✓ and to pursue item nos. 5 and 6 to supply more revenue
to the City.
Motion Midstokke, second Benz. So ordered.
Final Action: To direct the City Manager to investigate
the combination of the Building and Safety Department
/ with the Planning Department and the possible streamlin-
ing of those two departments, and to agendize the item
and bring it back before Council with a staff report and
analysis.
Motion Benz, second Mayor Essertier. So ordered.
CITIZEN COMMENTS
Coming forward to address the Council at this time were:
June Williams - 2065 Manhattan Avenue, stated that
at the meeting recess, recall papers had been
served on Councilmembers Benz and Edgerton and
Mayor Essertier.
Mike Flaherty - Chief Union Steward, Teamster Local
No. 911, thanked the Council and management on
behalf of the employees for their time and ef-
fort in saving employee jobs.
ADJOURNMENT - The Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council
of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, adjourned on Wednesday,
September 23, 1992, at the hour of 9:50 P.M. to a Regular Meeting
to be held Tuesday, October 13, 1992, at the hour of 7:30 P.M.
City Clerk
City Council Minutes -09-23-92 Page 7952
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September 17, 1992
To: City Councilmembers
From: Rick
, City Manager
Re: Budget Balancing Options
CONFIDENTIAL LL\TEj
IAL
NOT FOR ItBLIC RELEASE
This week's hottest issue is dealing with the new budget shortfall
resulting from the loss of a portion of our property tax. Instead
of a multi issue Thursday Memo, I'd like to give you a synopsis of
the various_budget cutting/enhancing proposals we have been
discussing. My plan for the workshop is to present to you a menu of
options that fall under three general categories - Revenue
Increases, Revenue Shifts, and Exp a Reductions. Along with
the menu, I shall present my rec endations to balance the budget
post the State's withdrawal of, 326,124 -'n property tax revenue.
The following is a listing and brief e lanation of the various
elements comprising the menu o bala ng options.
REVENUE INCREASES
1. Charge a permit fee of $1,500 per day to the Chamber of Commerce
for the Fiesta de las Artes. Just as with other events held in the
City, we would charge this permit fee which would bring in an
additional $9,000 for the six days of the fiestas. Mary Rooney is
working this proposal's feasibility with the City Council.
2. Other cities, eg. Redondo Beach, which have a UUT, tax all long
distance calls. We are an anomaly in that we only tax those calls
that are long distance but within the State of California. This
proposal would tax interstate and international long distance calls
as well. Despite the widespread nature of this tax practice in
neighboring cities it is difficult to separate interstate and
international long distance from intrastate long distance; however,
a conservative estimate of this proposal's effect is and increase
of $50,000 in UUT.
3. Charge a $5 fee to nonresidents for signing off on "fix it"
tickets. The service would still be provided at no charge to
residents. Surrounding cities charge fees_that range as follows:
Redondo: Resident -$5 Nonresident--_ $5
Manhattan: Resident 0 Nonresident $5
Torrence: Resident 0 Nonresident 0
El Segundo: Resident $4 Nonrftident $4
Though not a large revenue source, the dividends of this proposal
are two fold; revenue is estimated at $1,000 per year, and the
influx of nonresidents coming to Hermosa Beach for sign offs would
sharply decline, because we would no longer be -the bargain of the
beach cities. Albeit a relatively small amount of time, that
decline would give our police officers more time for y
concern Hermosa Beach residents.
matter s that
• 4. We should become more aggressive in collectin
paramedic fees. Our current and previous c ambulance and
request payment but not follow upa Practice has been to
recipients who do not respond to our initialvre Y onquests those service
I believe that a strong follow up letter from the City f
collection agency action and the attendant damage payment.
Individual's credit rating will do much to motivatepaymentsthreatening
of
:ees which currently are goingg to the
estimated at uncollected. The revenue nease is
service to collect f o m thoseer ,whoen i ignored the retained a collection
secure payment. g the City s attempts to
5. Two fairly common practices in the surrounding communities are
the charging of a fee for fire alarm
'individuals and businesses for false alarms after three
permits and charging
alarms in a twelve month period. Reasonable amounts would be 37
50
for the alarm false
Permit and $100 per alarm after the limit of three in
..a twelve month period. Our records indicate that such a fee fi
-program would net approximately $1,000 per year. ne
REVENUE SHIFT
1. The WT, implemented in October 1985 and later increased
ballot measure in 1987, has funded the Greenbelt b
Council direction, the Police foot patrol, bootleg enforcemented by
Sewer Fund and most recently a police officer who would have been
laid off in the previous round of budget cuts. In recent
rs
there has been a surplusybeen
the next (in the 6% UUT) that gets carried overtoyear. The estimated WT surplus this year (92-93) is
$227,000. I strongly recommend Council a
of that annual surplus approval of the application
maintenance functions that clearly speciflc benefitc all fire and
residents and were previously funded by the Generalof the Fund. City's
the WT carryover will varyThough
anticipated from year to year, sometimes below its
P level this fiscal year, recently released early
motivating several retirements in addition e great to our probability andf
potential attrition thus producing enough salaryO� h
next few years to absorb any savings in the
carryover and ultimately eliminating any
variation in the UUT
9 y reliance upon that source.
A survey of over 30 surrounding cities reveals the existence
of a UUT in a vast majority. The average UUT is 6.72%, and in no
city is the use of the funds as strictly
a
Beach; in fact, in every
city, UUT is deposited intotheGeneral
Fund. We must recall that 40% of our UUT goes to specificallyfund
the Greenbelt purchase, a debt which will be retired in 201 as
currently scheduled; however, the City anticipates paying the debt
on a significantly accelerated schedule. At that time the UUT as
rate
could be immediately reduced from 10% to 6%, nearly .75% below the
local average. At 10% we are surpassed by Culver City, Los Angeles
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September 21, 1992
From: Rick Ferrin
Re: Budget Workshop, September 23, 1992
1. This is the prioritized menu of budget enhancing and reducing
options from which we shall be working at the City Budget Workshop
on September 23, 1992. In most cases the item found on the matrix
is a very general description of a comprehensive and often
multifaceted enhancement or reduction. Each option and its
ramifications will be discussed in detail at the workshop. The
matrix of prioritized options that follows is my recommendation to
the City Council. The matrix is set up in such a fashion that one
can readily see the enhancement or reduction value of each action.
There is no requirement to fully implement an action that we agree
might be more prudent to only partially implement.
2. I used extensive staff input to generate the list of potential
actions. The Department Directors did have some influence on the
order in which I have presented the options. The senior City
staffinembers do have a pragmatic view of our financial position vis
a vis the services that must be provided. All would agree that
there is an imbalance between what we all want for Hermosa Beach
and what we can really afford. I see my job as delivering the very
most for the very least. Obviously that will require streamlining,
a "nice' word for downsizing. We can reduce our_, size by instituting
a layoff or buying some time to rightsize the organization via
attrition and efficiency driven reorganization. I strongly
recommend the latter option - a much less radical and less
injurious form of surgery. That vas the philosophy that I followed
as I constructed this prioritized listing of potential actions.
3.
ORDER 1DESCRIPTION OF ACTION
OF DES- I 1
I $ SAVED
IRABILITY ! I
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1. Use UUT Carryover to fund specific 0-200K
PD, FD, Park Kaint. functions
2.
Gas Tax to fund street maint, medians
and traffic safety crews. Funds from
downscoping specific CIPs
0 - 150K
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Fire Flow fund to pay some clearly
connected Admin. 0/H and make the $40k
lease payment on a fire engine that is
currently to be funded from GF
0 - 47K
Apply UUT to all long distance calls, 50k
not just intrastate calls
Increase various fees and collect more 13K
aggressively for services provided for cost
Curtailment or reduction of nonvital services still
eg. bathroom closure at the end of the pier working
Voluntary employee work hour reductions for 2K
only approved positions (75 -80% time)
8. Voluntary furlough (40 - 80 hours/yr) 5.5K
9. Various reductions in City employee benefits 0 - 50K
10. Mandatory Citywide Furlough 0 - 125K
11. Selective Layoffs 0 - 325K
12.
13.
14.
Apply AB702 Retirement Fund to General 0 - 325K
Fund (It has a balance of $823K)
Use a portion of the Unreserved Fund Balance 0 - 325K
Use all or some of our Prospective 0 - 40K
Expenditure Fund
AOMINISTR�'TIVE MEMORANDUM
TO: All Departments
FROM: Viki Copeland
Finance Director
SUBJECT : Distribution of Insurance
FUNCTION: Finance
N0, F-9
PURPOSE
To establish a method of distributing costs of insurance to each
department.
PROCESS
The City maintains an internal service fund for insurance
(Insurance Fund). The following formulas or criteria will be
used to distribute costs to each department. The formulas or
criteria are applied to budget estimates to determine department
charges. The transfer to the Insurance Fund is equal to the
amounts charged to departments. At the end of the year charges
are evaluated using budget to actual comparisons. If necessary,
department charges will be adjusted (additional charge or
credit).
LIABILITY
Percent of losses for three years
x .5 + percent of payroll x .4
+ percent of vehicles x .1
(Per ICRMA Administrator)
WORKER'S COMPENSATION
State Board rates by worker's comp classification x $100/Payroll
AUTO/PROPERTY/BONDS
Property - Portion of premium based on occupied square footage
Auto - Direct charge
Bonds - number of employees as ratio + direct charge
Effective July 1, 1991, Medicare and Social Security costs will
be charged directly through the payroll distribution. The City
uses the direct reimbursement method for unemployment costs
(ef ive 5/1`9p) which is charged to the unemployment account.
Steve Wisniewski
Interim City Manager
(4.d
Viki Copeland
Finance Director
ISSUED : 2/2/89
- 1 - REVISED : 10/24/91
WORKER'S COMP ALLOCATIONS
1994-95 BUDGET
PAYROLL
FD# DEPT# DEPT. NAME CLASS RATE 94-95 PAYROLL /$100
94-95 BUDGET
REL $396,241
AMOUNT WTS DEPT AMOUNT
001 1101 CITY COUNCIL 8810 0.79 39,959.00 399.59 315.68 0.08% $304.04
1121 CITY CLERK 8810 0.79 53,386.00 533.86 421.75 0.10% $406.21
1141 CITY TREASURER 8810 0.79 32,136.00 321.36 253.87 0.06% $244.52
1201 CITY MANAGER 8810 0.79 120,647.00 1,206.47 953.11 0.23% $917.98
1202 FINANCE ADM 8810 0.79 212,752.00 2,127.52 1,680.74 0.41% $1,618.79
1203 PERSONNEL 8810 0.79 64,763.00 647.63 511.63 0.12% $928.59
1205 CABLE TV 8810 0.79 3,072.00 30.72 24.27 0.01% $23.37
1206 DATA PROC 8810 0.79 36,372.00 363.72 287.34 0.07% $276.75
1207 BUS LIC 8810 0.79 21,434.00 214.34 169.33 0.04% $163.09
1207 BUS LIC 9410 3.63 42,000.00 420.00 1,524.60 0.37% $1,468.41
1208 GEN APPRO 8810 0.79 35,352.00 353.52 279.28 0.07% $268.99
2101 POLICE 7720 11.93 1,864,685.00 18,646.85 222,456.92 50.77% $201,178.79
2101 POLICE 7722 $8,020.00 80.20 0.00 1.95% $7,724.41
2101 POLICE 8810 0.79 475,329.00 4,753.29 3,755.10 0.91% $3,616.70
2201 FIRE 7706 8.13 859,909.00 8,599.09 69,910.60 16.99% $67,333.93
2201 FIRE 8810 0.79 14,394.00 143.94 113.71 0.03% $109.52
2401 ANIMAL CONTROL 7720 11.93 $5,876.00 58.76 701.01 0.17% $675.17
2401 ANIMAL CONTROL 8810 0.79 7,197.00 71.97 56.86 0.01% $54.76
2401 ANIMAL CONTROL 9410 3.63 65,917.00 659.17 2,392.79 0.58% $2,304.60
2701 CIVIL DEFENSE 7706 8.13 23,388.00 233.88 1,901.44 0.46% $1,831.36
3101 MEDIANS 8810 0.79 11,144.00 111.44 88.04 0.02% $84.79
3101 MEDIANS 9410 3.63 4,138.00 41.38 150.21 0.04% $144.67
3101 MEDIANS 9420 9.18 33,221.00 332.21 3,049.69 0.74% $2,937.29
3103 ST. MAINT. 8810 0.79 11,144.00 111.44 88.04 0.02% $84.79
3103 ST. MAINT. 9410 3.63 8,277.00 82.77 300.46 0.07% $289.38
3103 ST. MAINT. 9420 9.18 113,882.00 1,138.82 10,454.37 2.54% $10,069.05
3104 TRAFFIC SFTY 8810 0.79 12,674.00 126.74 100.12 0.02% $96.43
3104 TRAFFIC SFTY 9410 3.63 8,277.00 82.77 300.46 0.07% $289.38
3104 TRAFFIC SFTY 9420 9.18 67,252.00 672.52 6,173.73 1.50% $5,946.19
WORKER'S COMP ALLOCATIONS
1994-95 BUDGET
PAYROLL
FD# DEPT# DEPT. NAME CLASS RATE 94-95 PAYROLL /$100
94-95 BUDGET
REL $396,241
AMOUNT WTS DEPT AMOUNT
4101 PLANNING 8810 0.79
4201 BUIDING 8810 0.79
4201 BUIDING 9410 3.63
4202 PUB. WKS. ADM. 8810 0.79
4202 PUB. WKS. ADM. 9410 3.63
4202 PUB. WKS. ADM. 9420 9.18
4204 BLDG. MAINT. 8810 0.79
4204 BLDG. MAINT. 9410 3.63
4204 BLDG. MAINT. 9420 9.18
4205 EQUIP. MAINT. 8810 0.98
4205 EQUIP. MAINT. 9410 3.63
4205 EQUIP. MAINT. 9420 9.18
4601 COMM. RES. 8810 0.79
4601 COMM. RES. 9410 3.63
6101 PARKS 8810 0.79
6101 PARKS 9410 3.63
6101 PARKS 9420 9.18
175,963.00
77,585.00
125,501.00
34,632.00
42,412.00
4,894.00
3,086.00
0.00
122,768.00
5,876.00
1,836.00
74,025.00
173,578.00
79,114.00
11,144.00
4,824.00
63,815.00
1,759.63
775.85
1,255.01
346.32
424.12
48.94
30.86
0.00
1,227.68
58.76
18.36
740.25
1,735.78
791.14
111.44
48.24
638.15
1,390.11
612.92
4,555.69
273.59
1,539.56
449.27
24.38
0.00
11,270.10
57.58
66.65
6,795.50
1,371.27
2,871.84
88.04
175.11
5,858.22
0.34%
0.15%
1.11%
0.07%
0.37%
0.11%
0.01%
0.00%
2.74%
0.01%
0.02%
1.65%
0.33%
0.70%
0.02%
0.04%
1.42%
$1,338.87
$590.33
$4,387.78
$263.51
$1,482.81
$432.71
$23.48
$0.00
$10,854.72
$55.46
$64.19
$6,545.04
$1,320.73
$2,765.99
$84.79
$168.66
$5,642.30
001 TOTAL
105 2601 STREET LGHTG. 8810 0.79
2601 STREET LGHTG. 9410 3.63
2601 STREET LGHTG. 9420 9.18
105 TOTAL
5,257,650.00 52,576.50 365,814.95 87.57% $347,413.32
25,373.00
9,648.00
73,019.00
253.73
96.48
730.19
200.45
0.96
6,703.14
108,040.00
6,904.56
0.05%
0.00%
1.63%
$193.06
$0.93
$6,456.09
1.68% $6,650.08
109 3301 DNTWN. ENHAN. 8810 0.79 6,172.00 61.72 48.76 0.01% $46.96
COMMISSION
•
WORKER'S COMP ALLOCATIONS
1994-95 BUDGET
PAYROLL
FD# DEPT# DEPT. NAME CLASS RATE 94-95 PAYROLL /$100
REL
AMOUNT WTS
110 1204 FINANCE/CASHR. 8810
3302 PRKG. ENF. 9410
3302 PRKG. ENF. 9420
3302 PRKG. ENF. 8810
3302 PRKG. ENF. 7720
3302 PRKG. ENF.
110
TOTAL
155 2102 CROSSING GD. 7720
9410
9420
160 3102 SEWER/STM.DRNS. 8810
3102 SEWER/STM.DRNS. 9410
3102 SEWER/STM.DRNS. 9420
160
170 2103 SPEC. INV.
TOTAL
0.79
3.63
9.18
0.79
11.93
174,541.00
238,535.00
64,433.00
32,897.00
$47,011.00
94-95 BUDGET
$396,241
DEPT AMOUNT
1,745.41 1,378.87 0.34%
2,385.35 8,658.82 2.10%
644.33 5,914.95 1.44%
328.97 259.89 0.06%
$470.11 5,608.41 1.36%
11.93
3.63
9.18
557,417.00
$5,876.00
62,216.00
3,919.00
16,261.29
$1,328.05
$8,339.69
$5,696.94
$250.31
$5,401.71
5.30% $21,016.70
$58.76 701.01 0.17% $675.17
622.16 2,258.44 0.55% $2,175.20
39.19 359.76 0.09% $346.50
0.79
3.63
9.18
72,011.00
38,785.00
38,985.00
72,063.00
$3,319.21 0.81% $3,196.87
387.85 306.40 0.07% $295.11
389.85 1,415.16 0.34% $1,363.00
720.63 6,615.38 1.61% $6,371.56
149,833.00
7720 11.93 86,050.00
705 1209 RISK MNGT./LIAB. 8810
1217 RISK MNGT./W.C. 8810
705
TOTAL
GRAND
TOTALS
0.79
0.79
25,041.00
32,238.00
8,336.94 2.03% $8,029.67
860.50 10,265.77 2.50% $9,887.40
250.41 197.82 0.05% $190.53
322.38 254.68 0.06% $245.29
57,279.00
452.50 0.11% ($0.00)
6,294,452.00 411,403.97 100.00% $396,240.99
FINANCE-FA454
TIME 14:05:.33
i,
FUND DIV OBJT DESCR
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
EXPENDITURE SUMMARY REPORT (BY FUND)
. FROM 04/01/94 TO 04/30/94
•
•
1•
001 OENERAL FUND
APPROPRIATION
MONTHLY EXP YTD EXPND.
PAGE 0010
DATE 05/18/94
83.0% OF YEAR COMPLETE
ENCUMBRANCE UNQNC BALANCE
7.
a
•
2101 POLICE DEPT: POLICE
4300 MATERIALS/SUPPLIES/OTHER
4396 TRSFR OUT -INS USER CROS
OBJECT SUBTOTAL
408, 481.00
552, 226. 00
34. 039. 00
42. 929. 48
340. 390. 00
455. 918. 49
0. 00
3, 089. 98
60, 091. 00
93, 217. 53
83. 3
83. 1
6400 EQUIPMENT
5401 EQUIPMENT -LESS THAN 1500
5402 EQUIPMENT -MORE THAN 1500
•
•
i•
1
5403 VEHICLES
OBJECT SUBTOTAL
1, 782. 00
20. 575. 00
42, 500. 00
64. 857. 00
6900 LEASE PAYMENTS
6900 LEASE PAYMENTS
OBJECT SUBTOTAL
0. 00
0. 00
0. 00
0. 00
24. 727. 00
24, 727. 00
DIVISION TOTAL
511.96 0.00
11,741.61 1,463.54
0.00 17, 195.51
12, 253. 57 18, 659. 05
1,270.04
7.369.85_
25, 304. 49
33, 944. 38
0. 00
0.00
24. 728. 44
24, 728. 44
0.00
0.00
28. 7
64.1
-------
47.6
-
47.6
1. 44- 100. 0
1. 44- 100. 0
3. 325. 746. 00 2'42,565.62
DEPARTMENT TOTAL
2201 FIRE DEPT:
3, 325. 746. 00
FIRE
242. 565. 62
2, 755. 295. 65
2. 755. 295. 65
22. 216. 50
548. 233. 85
83. 5
4100 PERSONAL SERVICES_
4102 REGULAR SALARIES/MISC 13.913.00 1,087.15 7,563.81
4103 REGULAR SALARIES/SAFETY 949, 143.00 81, 392.76 783, 182.19
4106 REGULAR OVERTIME 56, 000.00 6,978.13 61.365.38
28.556.00 4.649.51 40.340.03
19.829.00 0.00 0.00
19.829. 00 3,802.68 15.404. 54
4108 FLSA OVERTIME
4110 VACATION/SICK PAY OFF
4111 ACCRUAL CASH IN
4112 PART TIME/TEMPORARY 0.00
' 4119 FITNESS INCENTIVE 10.800.00
4185 SOCIAL SECURITY(F I C A) 0.00
22.216. 50
548. 233. 85
. 4187 UNIFORMS
4189 MEDICARE BENEFITS
OBJECT SUBTOTAL
8, 200. 00
2. 461. 00
1. 108. 725. 00 99, 635. 34
820. 00 3, 843. 75
0. 00 4, 150. 00
50. 84 238. 31
459.38 7,518.73
394.89 3,397.22
927. 003. 96
4200 CONTRACT SERVICES
4201 CONTRACT SERV_I_CE/PRIVATE 40,844.00
OBJECT SUB f U I AL 40, 844. 00
4300 MATERIALS/SUPPLIES/OTHER
4304 TELEPHONE
4305 OFFICE OPER SUPPLIES
4309 MAINTENANCE MATERIALS
0.00
0.00
83. 5
0. 00 6.249. 19 54. 3
0.00 165, 960.81 82.5
0.00 5.365.38- 109.5______
0.00 11.790.03- 141.2
0.00 19.829.00 0.0
0. 00 4, 424. 46 77. 6
0. 00 3, 843. 75- 0. 0
0. 00 6, 650. 00 38. 4
0. 00 238. 31- 0. 0
0. 00 681.27 91. 6
0.00 936 22- 138.0
0. 00 181, 721. 04 83. 6
18, 887. 52
18, 887. 52
0.00
21, 956. 48
46. 2
0. 00
21. 956. 48
2. 570. 00
1, 300. 00
5. 224. 00
214.84
47. 43
302. 86
2,289.11
1.405.40
2.332.66
0. 00
656. 97
1. 223. 66
46.2
280. 89 89. 0
762. 37- 158. 6
1. 667. 68 68. 0
10
FINANCE -F4454
TIME 14 05 33
FUND DIV OBJT DESCR
COI GENERAL FUND
4300 MATERIAl 6, SUPPLIES/OTHER
OBJECT SUBTOTAL
DIVISION TOTAL
DEPARIMENT TOTAL
4100 PERSONAL SERVICES
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
EXPENDITURE SUMMARY REPORT (BY FUND)
FROM 04/01/94 TO 04/30/94
APPROPRIATION
88. 944. 00
88. 944. 00
2. 805, 877. 00
DEPT: POLICE
4102 REGULAR SALARIES/MISC
4103 REGULAR SALARIES/SAFETY___
4105 SPECIAL DUTY PAY
4106 REGULAR OVERTIME
4107 PREMIUM OVERTIME._.'_
4109 COURT TIME
4110 VACATION/SICK PAY OFF
4111 ACCRUAL CASH IN
4112 PART TIME/TEMPORARY
4114 POLICE RESERVES
4117 SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL '
593, 534. 00
..1. 669. 371.00
18. 600. 00
31. 600. 00
98, 251.00
23. 754. 00
44, 565. 00
45, 943. 00
0. 00
5, 650. 00
8. 068. 00
4118 FIELD TRAINING OFFICER
4185 SOCIAL SECURITY(F I C A)
4187 UNIFORMS
4189 MEDICARE BENEFITS
OBJECT SUBTOTAL
2. 600. 00
861. 00
27, 450. 00
15. 877. 00
2. 586. 124. 00
4200 CONTRACT SERVICES
4201 CONTRACT SERVICE/PRIVATE 91.512.00
4251 CONTRACT SERVICE/GOVT 6,300.00
OBJECT SUBTOTAL 97.812. 00
4300 MATERIALS/SUPPLIES/OTl-LER
4304 TELEPHONE
4305 OFFICE OPER SUPPLIES
4306 PRISONER MAINTENANCE
4307 RADIO MAINTENANCE
4309 MAINTENANCE MATERIALS
4310 MOTNI. ) Ll i S AND LOBES _
4311 AU10 MAINTENANCE
4312 TRAVEL EXPENSE , POST
4313 TRAVEL EXPENSE, STC
4315 MEMBERSHIP
4316 TRAINING
4317 CONFERENCE EXPENSE
MONTHLY EXP
0. 00
0. 00
165, 318. 71
YTD EXPND.
PAGE 0009
DATE 0',, 1 d 94
83 G% OF VLA) COM.LETE
ENCUMGRANCE UNENC BALANCE
0. 00
0. 00
2, 048. 036. 53
48, 280. 00
121, 150. 83
1. 440. 00
1. 836. 97
-__-- 7, 092. 55
1, 480. 95
10. 476. 21
2. 813. 02
0. 00
390. 00
627. 50
526. 40
24. 18
1, 958. 60
1. 328. 93
199, 426. 14
0. 00
0. 00
15, 474. 8o
483, 457. 22 0. 00
___ 1, 368, 696. 70.... _____ _-- -__ 0. 00
13, 025. 00 0. 00
34, 092. 31 0. 00
- - 85, 387. 47 - ----..._.- 0. 00
24, 508. 26 0. 00
49, 886. 38 0. 00
86. 082. 58 0. 00
401. 76 0. 00
995. 50 0. 00
6. 335. 97 0. 00
88. 944. 00
88.944 00
742, . 5 67
210. 00
O. 00
210. 00
28,000.00 2.531.27
29. 000 00
9. ROU. 00
2, 625. 00
5, 300. 00
21, 500. 00
27, 875. 00
6, 000. 00
5. 100. 00
645.00
6, 900. 00
1, 000. 00
2. 012. 81
175. 85
27. 28
5. 96
1, 425. 47
1. 024 70
1. 421. 34
-.._ ..
21 80
25. 00
219. 00
O. 00
2.118.76 0.00
170. 33 0. 00
27. 210, 30 217. 47
13, 956. 95 0. 00
2, 196, 325. 49 217. 47
64. 032. 80
2, 036. 86 _
66, 069. 66
250. 00
0. 00
250. 00
'r.
0 1)
0 0
5
110,076.78 61.4
300.674 30 _ 81 9
5.575. 00 70 0
2.492.31- 107 8
12.863 53 86. 9
754. 26- 103. 1
5, 321. 36- 111 9
40, 139. 58- 1873
401. 76- 0 0
4, 654. 50 17. 6
1, 732. 03 78 3
481.24 81 4 I'
690 67 19 7 ' tr
22.23 _ 99 9
1.920.05 87 9
389, 581.04 64.9
•
•
411
27.229 20
4, 263. 14
31.492 34
26. 594. 44
27. 471. 53
5. 787. 38
216.74
4, 313. 32
14. 557. 59
19, 004. 30
8. 270. 62
2, 595. 98
335. 00
5. 467. 69
913.90
0. 00
1. 362. 09
27.06
575.89
I, 024. 94
0.00
100 00
0 00
0 00
0. 00
0. 00
0. 00
1 . 405. 56
166 38
3, 9F'5 56
1 . 832. 37
38 26-
6, 942 41
8. 7 70 70
2. 270 62-
2. 504 02
310 00
1 . 432 31
H6 10
70 2
32 3
67 8
94 9
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