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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1021_Public Safety_Capital ExtensionCITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA ORDINANCE NO. 1021 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PART 13, PUBLIC SAFETY, CHAPTER 2, FIRE DEPARTMENT, SECTION 13-236, FUNDING FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, AND SECTION 13-237, ESTABLISHMENT OF FUNDS, UTILIZATION OF REVENUES, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA BY REMOVING THE TWO (2) YEAR EXPIRATION DATE FOR FUNDING TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY CAPITAL FUND AND CONTINUING THE FEE AT THE CURRENT RATE. THIS ORDINANCE AMENDS PART 13, CHAPTER 2, SECTIONS 13-236 AND 13-237, OF THE CITY OF OWASSO CODE OF ORDINANCES AND SHALL BE CODIFIED AS SHOWN BELOW. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA, THAT, TO-WIT: SECTION ONE: Part Thirteen, Public Safety, Chapter Two, Fire Department, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Owasso, Oklahoma, shall be amended as follows: SECTION 13-236 FUNDING FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY A. For areas within the corporate limits of the city receiving water service from the city or areas within the corporate limits of the city receiving only sanitary sewer service from the city, a water rate increase or a sewer rate increase, respectively, is established as follows: 1. For every single family residence, whether same is of a permanent nature or movable manufactured housing, multi-family dwelling, commercial or industrial establishment, as defined under the zoning code of the city, there is hereby a fee of Seven Dollars ($7.00) per month per residence or establishment above-referenced, same to be charged and collected on a monthly basis by the Owasso Public Works Authority as in the case of existing water, sewer and other utility charges. 2. Citizens within multi-family residential dwellings may, to participate in the ambulance service provided for herein, subscribe to the ambulance service for a monthly fee of Seven Dollars ($7.00), such payable not less than annually. Those citizens residing within such multi-family residential dwellings, not subscribing to the ambulance service provided for herein, shall be charged for emergency or non- emergency medical service based on the existing fee schedule thereof. B. For areas outside corporate limits a subscription fee is established. Any person residing within the service area above designated, desirous of subscribing to the ambulance service for the benefit of the person or the person's household members, whether same be temporary or permanent, may do so upon the payment of a subscription fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) per month, if such person is connected to the Owasso water and/or sewer system, or One Hundred Twenty Dollars ($120.00) per year if such person is not connected to the water and/or sewer system. Ordinance No. 1021 April 2, 2013 SECTION 13-237 ESTABLISHMENT OF FUNDS, UTILIZATION OF REVENUES A. There continues to be established, under the provisions of the Municipal Budget Act, a special revenue fund, denoted as the Owasso Ambulance Service Fund, such funds to be utilized solely for ambulance service equipment or facility acquisition or improvement, education, public relations, ambulance service personnel salaries, or other special uses related to the ambulance service. 1. Fifty percent (50.0%) of all monies received for the benefit of the ambulance service herein created resulting from the increased water and/or sewer rate herein charged or subscription fees shall be placed in the Owasso Ambulance Services Fund. 2. Eighty-five percent (85%) of all ambulance service fees, donations, or grants, shall be placed in the Owasso Ambulance Service Fund. B. In addition to the foregoing, there is hereby created pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Budget Act, a special revenue fund denoted as the Public Safety Capital Fund, such funds to be utilized equally by the fire and police departments for apparatus, equipment, facility acquisition, or improvements or repair to any of the foregoing. 1. Forty-One and 4/10 percent (41.4%) of all monies received for the benefit of the ambulance service resulting from the increased water and/or sewer rate herein charged or subscription fees shall be placed in the Public Safety Capital Fund. C. In addition to the foregoing, there is hereby created pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Budget Act, a special revenue fund, denoted as the Owasso Ambulance Capital Fund, such funds to be utilized solely for improvements related to equipment and facilities of the ambulance service. 1. Eight and 6/10 percent (8.60%) of all monies received for the benefit of the ambulance service herein created resulting from the increased water and/or sewer rate herein charged or subscription fees shall be placed into the Owasso Ambulance Capital Fund. 2. Fifteen percent (15%) of all ambulance service fees, donations, or grants, shall be placed in the Owasso Ambulance Capital Fund. SECTION TWO (2): REPEALER All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict only. SECTION THREE (3): SEVERABILITY If any part or parts of this ordinance are deemed unconstitutional, invalid or ineffective, the remaining portion shall not be affected but shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION FOUR (4): DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE The provisions of this ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days from the date of final passage as provided by state law. 2 Ordinance No. 1021 April 2, 2013 SECTION FIVE (5): CODIFICATION The City of Owasso Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as shown above and codified in Part 13, Chapter 2, Sections 13-236 and 13-237. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Owasso, Oklahoma on the 2nd day of April, 2013. o Bonebrake, Mayor ATTEST: t"p Sherry BishalK, City C,, ' O (SEAL) n ~ OFFICIAL O SEAL ~"1 AHOMP APPROVED as to form: Julie ombardi, City Attorney 3 LISHER'S AFFIDAVIT 161169 Published in the Owasso Reporter, Owasso, Tulsa County, Oklahoma on April 11, 2013 CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA ORDINANCE NO. 1021 )RDINANCE AMENDING PART 13, PUBLIC SAFETY, CHAPTER 2, FIRE DEPARTMENT, SEC- 1 13-236, FUNDING FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, AND SECTION 13- ESTABLISHMENT OF FUNDS, UTILIZATION OF REVENUES, OF THE CODE OF ORDI- CES OF THE CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA BY REMOVING THE TWO (2) YEAR EXPIRA- I DATE FOR FUNDING TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY CAPITAL FUND AND CONTINUING THE AT THE CURRENT RATE. tIS ORDINANCE AMENDS PART 13, CHAPTER 2, SECTIONS 13-236 AND 13-237, OF THE CITY OWASSO CODE OF ORDINANCES AND SHALL BE CODIFIED AS SHOWN BELOW. IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA, THAT, TO-Wrr: :CTION ONE: Part Thirteen, Public Safety, Chapter Two, Fire Department, of the )de of Ordinances of the City of Owasso, Oklahoma, shall be amended as follows: :CTION 13-236 FUNDING FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY A. For areas within the corporate limits of the city receiving water service from the city or areas with- the corporate limits of the city receiving only sanitary sewer service from the city, a water rate rease or a sewer rate increase, respectively, is established as follows: 1. For every single family residence, whether same is of a permanent nature or movable mufactured housing, multi-family dwelling, commercial or industrial establishment, as defined under zoning code of the city, there is hereby a fee of Seven Dollars ($7.00) per month per residence or :ablishment above-referenced, same to be charged and collected on a monthly basis by the Owasso blic Works Authority as in the case of existing water, sewer and other utility charges. 2. Citizens within multi-family residential dwellings may, to participate in the ambulance vice provided for herein, subscribe to the ambulance service for a monthly fee of Seven Dollars ' 00), such payable not less than annually. Those citizens residing within such multi-family residen- dwellings, not subscribing to the ambulance service provided for herein, shall be charged for emer- icy or non emergency medical service based on the existing fee schedule thereof. B. For areas outside corporate limits a subscription fee is established. Any person residing within service area above designated, desirous of subscribing to the ambulance service for the benefit of person or the person's household members, whether same be temporary or permanent, may do so in the payment of a subscription fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) per month, if such person is connected he Owasso water and/or sewer system, or One Hundred Twenty Dollars ($120.00) per year if such 'son is not connected to the water and/or sewer system. ESTABLISHMENT OF FUNDS UTILIZATION OF REVENUES There continues to be established, under the provisions of the Municipal Budget Act, a special is fund, denoted as the Owasso Ambulance Service Fund, such funds to be utilized solely for ante service equipment or facility acquisition or improvement, education, public relations, ambu- >ervice personnel salaries, or other special uses related to the ambulance service. hereto was published in the regular edition of said ;r during the period and time of publication and not in tent, on the ABOVE LISTED DATE(S) - j (2d~ Representative Si ature bed to and sworn to me this 12th day of April, 2013. Public / Z/17C (cf 4in~ rJ (r71Z~ Nancy Carol Moore zmission number: 06011684 imission expires: December 8, 2014 er 00000779 er: CITY OF OWASSO °r's Fee: 212.10 NANCY CAROL MOORE NOTARY PUBLIC 1. Fifty percent (50.0%) of all monies received for the benefit of the ambulance service herein created resulting from the increased water and/or sewer rate herein charged or subscription fees shall be placed in the Owasso Ambulance Services Fund. 2. Eighty-five percent (85%) of all ambulance service fees, donations, or grants, shall be placed in the Owasso Ambulance Service Fund. B. In addition to the foregoing, there is hereby created pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Budget Act, a special revenue fund denoted as the Public Safety Capital Fund, such funds to be uti- lized equally by the fire and police departments for apparatus, equipment, facility acquisition, or improvements or repair to any of the foregoing. 1. Forty-One and 4110 percent (41.416) of all monies received for the benefit of the ambu- lance service resulting from the increased water and/or sewer rate herein charged or subscription fees shall be placed in the Public Safety Capital Fund. C. In addition to the foregoing, there is hereby created pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Budget Act, a special revenue fund, denoted as the Owasso Ambulance Capital Fund, such funds to be utilized solely for improvements related to equipment and facilities of the ambulance service. 1. Eight and 6/10 percent (8.60%) of all monies received for the benefit of the ambulance service herein created resulting from the increased water and/or sewer rate herein charged or subscrip- tion fees shall be placed into the Owasso Ambulance Capital Fund. 2. Fifteen percent (15%) of all ambulance service fees, donations, or grants, shall be placed in the Owasso Ambulance Capital Fund. SECTION TWO (2): REPEALER All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict only. SECTION THREE (3): SEVERABILITY If any part or parts of this ordinance are deemed unconstitutional, invalid or ineffective, the remaining portion shall not be affected but shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION FOUR (4): DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE The provisions of this ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days from the date of final passage as provided by state law. SECTION FIVE (5): CODIFICATION The City of Owasso Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as shown above and codified in Part 13, Chapter 2, Sections 13-236 and 13-237. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Owasso, Oklahoma on the 2nd day of April, 2013. /s/Doug Bonebrake, Mayor /s/Sherry Bishop, City Clerk /s/Julie Lombardi, City Attorney 0 The CitM# - V y Wit out Limits. PIMM BY COUNCIL TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council APR 0 2 2013 City of Owasso FROM: Warren Lehr Assistant City Manager, Operations SUBJECT: Public Safety Capital Fund Extension DATE: March 29, 2013 BACKGROUND: On June 21, 2011, the City Council adopted the budget for FY 1 1-12 by approving Resolution No. 2011-04. The Resolution approved appropriations to the Public Safety Capital Fund (formerly the Fire Capital Fund) that reflected projected revenue from a monthly fee increase of One Dollar ($1.00) on each customer's water/sewer bill. In order to fully implement the changes associated with the renaming of the Fire Capital Fund to the Public Safety Capital Fund and the One Dollar ($1.00) fee increase, it was necessary for the City Council to amend Section 13-236 and Section 13-237 of the Code of Ordinances. On July 1, 2011, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 991 amending Part 13, Public Safety, Sections 13-236 and 13-237 of the Owasso Code of Ordinances. The amendments included the following: ➢ Renamed the Fire Capital Fund as the Public Safety Capital Fund with provisions that the fund could be used to purchase apparatus, equipment or facilities, including improvements or repair to any of the foregoing, by the City of Owasso's Fire Department and Police Department. ➢ Increased the monthly fee assessed through water/sewer bills by One Dollar ($1.00) ➢ Revised the applicable percentage of revenue to be allocated between the Owasso Ambulance Service Fund, Owasso Ambulance Capital Fund, and the Public Safety Capital Fund. ➢ Included a two year "sunset" provision stating that the One Dollar ($1.00) fee increase shall terminate at the end of two (2) years unless extended by the City Council by ordinance. ➢ Provided that the monthly fee shall revert to the amount previously assessed through the water/sewer bill if the sunset provision is not extended in two (2) years by the City Council. EXTENSION RATIONALE: The Public Safety Capital Fund has resulted these past two years in an equitable distribution of capital funding that has enabled the Police Department to purchase five patrol vehicles and complete phase one (firing range) of the multi-use training facility. Having a dedicated funding source for equipment and facilities has proven to be a vital asset to the Police Department. For the past eight years the Police Department has borrowed and leased firing range facilities for firearms mandatory qualifying and training purposes. Leasing a range has cost the City of Owasso $135,000 over the past four years. In addition to lease costs, the department incurred overtime and fuel expenses from traveling to ranges outside of Owasso. Even with these expenditures, the department was limited regarding the amount of training officers were able to receive. The construction of phase one of the training facility was a major milestone for the department; however, the training facility is only about 60% complete. The significant reductions in capital funding that would result from the "sunset" of the Public Safety Capital Fund could result in long delays in completing this important project. Once the training facility is complete, the department will be able to utilize the full amount of the Public Safety Capital Fund for additional vehicle purchases and other critical equipment needs. It is important to note that the Public Safety Capital Fund is the only dedicated source of revenue for police operations. The Public Safety Capital Fund provides a consistent source of revenue regardless of changes in the economy. This stable source of funding could prove vital in another economic downturn. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the adoption of Ordinance No. 1021 extending indefinitely the term of the One Dollar ($1.00) fee increase that resulted in the combination of the Fire Capital Fund with a new Police Capital Fund that was jointly named the Public Safety Capital Fund. ATTACHMENT: A. Ordinance No. 1021 Containing Amendments to Part 13, Public Safety, of the Owasso Code of Ordinances, Current Sections 13-236 and 13-237.