appropriations ordinance

amendment hearing

      notice is hereby given that the City Council of Riggins, Idaho, will hold a public hearing for consideration of an amendment to the 2006 fiscal year budget by appropriating additional monies received by the City of Riggins, said hearing to be held at City Hall, at 7:00 pm, on the 12^th day of June, 2006.

STREET FUND:

The additional sum of $6,690 to be appropriated from a State of Idaho Local Rural Highway Investment Program Grant to be used for a sign replacement project.

At said hearing any interested person may appear and show cause, if any he has, why such proposed appropriations ordinance amendment should or should not be adopted.

                                                DATED this ______ day of ____________, 2006.

                                                ________________________________________

                                                                       June Whitten, City Clerk-Treasurer

Notice of Public Hearing on New and Increased Fees

The City of Riggins is proposing to create new fees, beginning  July 1, 2006, for  (1) services performed by the Riggins Dive Team, billed per incident, (2) services performed by the Riggins Fire Department, billed per incident, and (3) a fee to insure Utility Hookup preservation, to be billed monthly.   An increase in Water and Sewer Hookup Fees are also being proposed.  The new fees and increased fees are detailed below:

RIGGINS DIVE TEAM:

The new fees proposed in connection with the Riggins Dive Team services are to fund the cost of administration, operation and maintenance of the Department’s rescue and recovery activities.  Proposed Fees, to be billed per incident, are as follows:

            Base Rate:                             $25.00  City Residents

                                                         $50.00  Area Residents (Boulder Creek-Slate Creek)

                                                         $75.00  Out of Area Residents

            Mileage:                                $  5.00 per mile, each way

            Diver:                                    $100.00  Per Hour, 2 Diver Minimum

            Shore Support                       $50.00 Per Hour, Per Person

FIRE DEPARTMENT:

The new fees proposed in connection with the Riggins Fire Department are to fund the cost of  training, equipment, maintenance and operation.  Proposed fees, to be billed per incident, are as follows:

            $100.00 Per Hour, Per Truck Responding

            $  50.00 Per Hour, Per Fireman Responding

            Total of $500.00 Maximum Charge per Incident

 UNUSED UTILITY HOOKUPS:

The new fees proposed in connection with Utility Hookups are to create and establish accounts and to track and monitor (1) all approved, but unconnected or unused, sewer hookups; and (2)  all unconnected water hookups.   Proposed Fees are as follows:

            SEWER         

(1)    $5.00 per month, per EU approved

(2)    $1.00 per month, per EU approved, for those utility hookups made in connection with approved subdivisions or previously approved written easements or agreements

            WATER

(1)    $5.00 per month, per approved connection

(2)    $1.00 per month, per connection, for those utility hookups made in connection with approved subdivisions or previously approved written easements or agreements

 WATER & SEWER HOOKUP FEE INCREASE:

The City is also proposing to increase Water and Sewer Hookup Fees by amounts that exceed on hundred and five percent (105%) of the respective fees from the current fiscal year.  Hookup fees, which are proposed to be effective July 1, 2006 are as follows:

                                                            Current Fee                  Proposed Fee

            (1) Sewer Hookup Fees         $1075 Per EU                 $ 2500.00 per EU

                                                (Plus All Costs Incurred by the City in the connection)

(3)    Water Hookup Fees           ¾”       $1100             $ 1500

                                                            1”        $1200              $ 1700

                                                            1 ½”                            $ 1900

                                                            2”          $1300             $ 2100

                                                            Greater than 2”:            $2100 Plus $200 per each ½” increase in size

                                                (Plus All Costs Incurred by the City in the connection)

The increase in Utility Hookup Fees are proposed to help meet the increasing costs of providing service to new development.

All citizens are invited to attend a public hearing on the proposed new and increased fees on June 12, 2006, at 7:00pm in the City Hall Council Chambers, 126 N. US#95, Riggins, Idaho.

City Hall and the Council Chambers are accessible to persons with disabilities.  Anyone desiring accommodations for accessibility, please contact the City Hall 628-3394 at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing.

                                                                        DATED this ____ day of ________.

                                                                        ______________________________

                                                                        June Whitten, City Clerk-Treasurer