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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11562 1 RESOLUTION NO..1 /:J?cJ2- _~ \- I 2 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF THE WASTE WATER TREAT- 3 MENTPLANT FACILITIES TO THE BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS OF SAID CITY. 4 5 6 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WHEREAS, Section 160 of the Charter of the City of San 7 Bernardino provides . . . The Board of Water Commissioners shall perform the duties and responsibilities prescribed in this 8 Charter and shall perform such other duties and responsibilities as are or may be prescribed by the Mayor and Common Council with 9 the concurrence of the Board; and WHEREAS, under the terms of the settlement of the Orange County litigation, the Board of Water Commissioners has a direct responsibility for the quality and quantity of effluent discharge into the Santa Ana River, as measured and evaluated at the Riverside Narrows; and WHEREAS, operation of the Waste Water Treatment Plant is directly related to this responsibility and there are many func- tions performed in common by Plant personnel and personnel of the Water Department; and WHEREAS, if Waste Water Treatment operations and Water Department operations were combined, it would result in closer administrative control and management, better utilization of personnel and equipment, more effective purchasing power with respect to common materials, greater efficiency and an enhanced capability to attract and retain competent personnel; and WHEREAS, such a combination would result in an overall cost reduction for the benefit of the citizens of the City of San Bernardino, by eliminating certain duplications and effecting ~ I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ~ ~ J I better coordination of efforts and resources; and WHEREAS, the broadened utility base which would result would ensure receipt of the most favorable possible rates on any future bond issue which might be required; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino do hereby transfer the management and operation of the Waste Water Treatment Plant to the Board of Water Commissioners of the City of San Bernardino, together with the management of and fiscal responsibility for the Sewer Fund, Sewer Fund revenues and revenues from and/or for Bonds and Bonded Indebtedness, State and/or Federal Grants appli- cable to the Waste Water Treatment Plant. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Water Commissioners shall have the same power, authority, duties and responsibilities with respect to Waste Water Treatment functions as are contempla- ted by the Charter relative to the Board's direction of the Water Department. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Water Commissioners shall, in the exercise of its fiscal responsibility for the Sewer Fund and Sewer Fund revenues, make such periodic recommendations for the modification of sewer service charges sufficient to fully discharge the obligations set forth in City Charter Sections 134 and 149. After verifying the need for the additional revenue to be produced, the Mayor and Common Council shall levy the appro- priate charges for sewer services. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Water Commissioner will annually reimburse the General Fund for those services being performed for the benefit of Waste Water Treatment operations. ~- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Berna~dino at a ~~~ :"::::g b th::o::':~:n:n v:::~~:aY of r , ) '. AYES: ,/ . dr... NAYS: J v' ABSENT: <. ..~ -,/ /;'?/,/ ./ " of '~<;;"~~''':~Ci t7r>t!:k-d ~ resolution is hereby approved t~is ~'day -.--/ , 1973. ././~) ::7?/,.? .."'--/--::?,'/' . ......./ .... ......./ "~a;~r~ !4~~i t;;;f ",<i~. 7 Bernardino Approved as to form: I '- , ,,/ /7 ~"1 . ~-/--z?/[.-tC./