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Public testimony supports hazardous substance user fee; concerns raised about toxics board vacancies
Summary
At a public hearing April 21, a resident praised the hazardous substance user fee and urged the council to fill vacancies on the Toxics Board; staff described the fee calculation and the public safety rationale.
A public hearing on April 21 on an ordinance setting annual hazardous substance user fees drew a brief public comment in support of the program’s role in protecting first responders and community safety, and a call to fill vacancies on the city’s Toxics Board.
City Manager (unnamed) introduced the hearing, noting the ordinance in the packet and that the fee was recommended by the Toxics Board. Staff said the fee is calculated by full-time-equivalent employees (FTE) rather than number of…
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