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RESOLUTION NO. 8465
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, OF THE CITY
OF HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING FEES
FOR VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Hawthorne has determined that in order to continue providing effective services for the public welfare, the City must establish and increase fees for certain municipal services in order to accurately reflect eh City’s true cost in providing such services; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to enact new fees and increase existing fees for certain services and programs provided by the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish and increase fees for the following departments: City Clerk, Human Resources, Business License, Finance and the Community Services; and
WHEREAS, under its direct grant of police power under California Constitution, Article XI, §7, the City of Hawthorne has the authority to impose certain fees; and WHEREAS, California Constitution, Article XIIIC, §1(e)(1) exempts from tax a charge imposed for a specific benefit conferred or privilege granted directly to the payor that is not provided to those not charged, if it does not exceed the reasonable cost to the local government; and
WHEREAS, California Constitution, Article XIIIC, §(e)(4) exempts from tax a charge imposed for entrance to or use, purchase, rental or lease of local government property and that the City’s role in making its property available is not an exercise of its police power but as a market participant engaged in proprietary activities and not limited to its costs ; and WHEREAS, the City Clerk, Human Resources, Business License, Finance and Community Service departments (collectively, “Departments”) requested that their respective fees attached hereto as Exhibit “A” be increased to reflect their true costs; and WHEREAS, the Community Service department also requests that the fees and charges for various programs and rental of city properties/facilities at the City parks attached hereto as 2 Reso. No. 8465
Exhibit “B” be established, with the fees for the Park’s services and programs reflecting the costs to the City; and
WHEREAS, the public hearing notices regarding aforesaid fees for Departments and Community Service department service and rental fees were published twice in the Hawthorne Press Tribune on May 9th and 23rd; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the Departments’ proposed fees do not exceed the City’s costs and the Community Service department’s rental rates for the rental of city owned facilities are appropriate.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Hawthorne, California as follows:
SECTION 1. The recitals in Resolution No. 8465 are true and correct.
SECTION 2. The schedule of fees for the City Clerk, Human Resources, Business License, Finance and Community Service departments listed in Exhibit “A” are approved.
SECTION 3. The schedule of fees and charges for Community Services department’s park programs listed in Exhibit “B” are approved.
SECTION 4. An annual adjustment shall occur for all fees identified in this Resolution.
Such adjustment shall occur by using the California Per Capita Personal Income Index as reported quarterly by the State Department of Finance. Said adjustment shall be effected on July 1 st of each calendar year based upon the actual percentage change for the latest reported four quarter period. Increases or decreases shall be rounded off to the nearest dollar. In no event shall the collected fees exceed the actual cost of providing the service by the City.
SECTION 5. The fees and charges reflected in Exhibits “A” and “B” shall be effective on the date of adoption of Resolution No. 8465.
SECTION 6. All other resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 7. That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and shall cause this Resolution and this certification to be entered in the Book of Resolutions of the Council of the City.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 28th day of May, 2024. 3 Reso. No. 8465
ALEX VARGAS, Mayor
City of Hawthorne, California
ATTEST:
DAYNA WILLIAMS-HUNTER, City Clerk
City of Hawthorne, California
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ROBERT M. KIM, City Attorney
City of Hawthorne, California