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RESOLUTION NO..1 /:J?cJ2- _~
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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.
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WHEREAS, Section 160 of the Charter of the City of San
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Bernardino provides . . . The Board of Water Commissioners shall
perform the duties and responsibilities prescribed in this
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Charter and shall perform such other duties and responsibilities
as are or may be prescribed by the Mayor and Common Council with
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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
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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.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted
by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Berna~dino at
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resolution is hereby approved t~is ~'day
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