HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-01-28 91-85 ORDINANCEAemognadrof nmdor Sullivan, Janoary'28;:x9,91
CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) aQ rbiumtCprB olistrng a Fire Utility. Fee .....
Be Yo ined 4y Bw My Coaaeit of 1 City ofBaeyor, as folimoa:
4>I�AS, the City of Bangor provides fire protection anJ sulpwssimr
services to all propertlea• citizens anal visitors m Bangor; anal
t"u• the annual coat of such servi ems $4 million; aM
48®lea;, this service is 1¢ivnr£ly supported by a property tax levies on
the taxable property of tie City Of Bangor; ani
to®I84.5, such property tax new he an inequitable vehicle for prying for
fire services since the property tax may rot ncessazily
accurately represent tie buNat placsi on the fire service by any
i Mivirlual property; anal
I�mTS, =+i=t amimt of property M places a dual on the Fire
service is currmrcly nmrc mode aM therefore d not ¢ntribute
toward the property tax support of tte Fire Service;
ITJW '1i�Ois, BS w ®1B9B>QO By TIR' CITY RANCTI. c e Tis cm w BPERLR,
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,59[110al 1 ire lltilitV Sat bl' bNl A Fire B ity is Fereiry
establisied as a separate
Mberprise fwtl of the City of Bagor. phis shall include all of
the services, wet• aryl expases asanniatm with the Fire
Department of the City of Bangor including tie Coale Snforcaoan
Division.
Section 2. E4mznes for Service. All current charges levied by
the Coale 0rfoxceoavt Office
shall continue in full force ama effect. Seventies resulting fran
sock chargee shall le assi<pwxi w tie. Fire tx: t:ty.
In adittion, the muwll may, by realer, establish ctryes for
service desigred to zncvv¢ tie rens aUJIg coat of the Fixe
Department ant Office, to include bot ret to
limited to the direct ani ixlirax cost of tese functions along
with any associated administrative overhead charges fxan the
City's Cone ei Elrod for support saxvices provided to the Fire
Utility.
Charges ahall be esteDliahsd hosed on the follw principles.
Ebr H,i tdinags: T total opera" budget of the Pim Department
aM C<da ®rtarc®ent Uflre, logs amt eo ioipetal revemxis F
Charges for service, tinea the percentage of � effort
devotal to the prctectimu of buildings and stnu:tucea, resultiW
in the net opera" hxlget attributable to protection of
Structures and bni3tlunga. Tfds umber shall to dtvldai by Ute
total sgaare footage I, PrOtQC i.m In U6 C1ty of Bangor,
msulty m a clarge per square fact to be levied age each
and every structure whthln the City Of Bangor.
For vacant property: The total operating budget of the Five
Dspazla®R and office, lees any ani ated
revenues fron Changs for service, tinre the percentage of
depvvmental effort devoted to the protection of vacant ]arca,
msulty in tie net cpsratfng hdgat attrihutable to vacant
larcl. This number stall be divides try Ue total average of vacant
lard'in the City of &v , resulting in a chaz a per acre to le
levied awdnbt each and eery wentgrope ty wltlLLn tM City of
Bangor.
Section 3. Mlina, Bch and every property owner shall be Dllled
s®i.-anwally at or about the date on which
property tax bills are issued. ptr those properties for which a
property ter bill is issued, Ute Five Becsioe cta nosy ha
lrelveied, as a separate lire item, on the property tea bill. Por
those Properties for udrlch no property tax bill is issued, a
Separate buil shall to issued.
Section 4. effects mile. This 0dirwae stall became effective
on Suly 1, 1991.
91-85
ORDINANCE
IN'CTTY COUNCIL -
( TITLE,)
Establishing a Fixe
January 28. 1991
bof Olen passe d
yes and n Utility
the votes.
byy tqe followingng
Fee
_
voting yea: Bragg.
Cohen,
Fra ke
Frankel, Sawyer,
Stone Sullivan. Cnuvcil.
Councilors' Stone and
voting o ldsceiexempt and sari.
o x exempt property
A®igned to
cReferomma sionab
commission yea
by the folCouncilors
no voe
votivg
and v v
yaw: en, Franke
StoneOand
QAIMf10N
Sawyer, Stone and ullivan.
Councino: Baay.
wand- n eived
Seel ands
swmi was sawnwm. Receives lat�reaamg-
llt,
c1
f ILEA
IN CITY COUNCIL
November 30, 1994
Indefinitely Postponed by
�CCU it Order 95-25
aalB.i
In CL
