HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-12-20; Council Policy No. 24 (RESCINDED) - Establish Administrative Fees,,-- General Subject: WEED ABATEMENT
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CITY OF CARLSBAD
COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT
Specific Subject: Establish Administrative Cancellation Date
Fees
Supersedes No.24 of
10/28/80
Copies To: City Council, City Manager, City Attorney, Department Heads,
Press, File -
PURPOSE:
To establish a uniform method for the assessing of administrative fees
for the abatement of weeds on private property by the City or it's
authorized agent.
BACKGROUND:
Council approved Policy Statement No. 24, effective 10-28-80, regarding
the method of assessing fees to recover administrative costs associated with the Weed Abatement Program. Essentially, two fees were estab-
lished.
1. A $12.00/parcel charge for those who choose to designate the City
as their agent.
2. A $75.00/parcel charge for those who do not abate their parcels
on their own or who do not designate the City as their agent.
The Fire Department has recently acquired responsibility for the Weed
Abatement Program and is making changes in the way the program is
operated.
STATEMENT OF POLICY:
The City will recover a portion of the Administrative costs, direct
and indirect, incurred by the operators of the Weed Abatement Pro-
gram. The total cost of the program will be calculated at the end
of each cleaning cycle. The costs attributable to those lots
requiring cleaning by the City or it's authorized agent will be
collected from the owners of those parcels. Those costs attribu-
table to those parcels which did not require cleaning by the City
or i~t's authorized agent will not be recovered.
The maximum administrative charge shall not exceed $125.00 per individual parcel