HomeMy Public PortalAbout070-2003 _hazardous materials fund_ORDINANCE NO. 70-2003
A SPECIAL ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A NEW HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
RESPONSE FUND
WHEREAS, pursuant to I.C. 36-8-12.2-1 et seq. a City Fire Department may impose a
charge upon any person who is a responsible party for creating a
hazardous materials emergency which requires a response by the Fire
Department; and
WHEREAS, the above charge may include the total value of all assistance provided, as
allowable by state law; and
WHEREAS, prior to July 1, 2003, any and all monies collected herein had to be
deposited into a City's General Fund and could be used only for the
following, to -wit: (a) purchase of supplies and equipment used in
providing the response assistance, (b) training for members of the
department relating to a hazardous materials response, and (c) payment to
any third party with whom the department contracts to provide response
assistance; and
WHEREAS, due to the nature of the General Fund, any monies not used for the specific
purposes and retained at the end of a fiscal year, would revert to the
following year's General Fund; and
WHEREAS, effective July 1, 2003, due to a change in state law, a City may now
establish a separate non -reverting Materials Response Fund, into which all
collected reimbursements may be deposited and from which all response
expenses may be expended; and
WHERAS, it is desirable for the city of Richmond to establish such a separate fund in
order to assure that the hazardous material emergency response program
remains a self-sustaining program and may carry over any unused monies
from year—to—year.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Richmond,
Indiana, as follows:
A. A separate non -reverting fund known as the Hazardous Materials
Response Fund is hereby established.
B. The Hazardous Material Response Fund shall be administered
according to Indiana law including, but not limited to, I.C. 36-8-12.8-
8.1.
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Passed and adopted this _2nd day of _September 2003 by the Common Council of
the City of Richmond, Indiana.
S/S Bing Welch President
Bing Welch
ATTEST: S/S Norma Schroeder City Clerk
Norma Schroeder
PRESENTED to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this _3rd_ day of
September_, 2003 at 9:00 a.m.
S/S Norma Schroeder City Clerk
Norma Schroeder
APPROVED by me, Shelley D. Miller, Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this
_3rd_ day of September , 2003 at 9:05 a.m.
S/S Shelley D. Miller Mayor
Shelley D. Miller
ATTEST: S/S Norma Schroeder City Clerk
Norma Schroeder
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