§ 3-10 — Ontario Municipal Code

Sec. 3-10.01. Intent of provisions.¶

This chapter is intended to support the SCAQMD's imposition of the vehicle registration fee and to bring the City into compliance with the requirements set forth in Cal. Health & Safety Code § 44243 in order to receive fee revenues for the purpose of implementing programs to reduce air pollution from motor vehicles. (§ 2, Ord. 2506, eff. July 4, 1991)

Sec. 3-10.02. Definitions.¶

As applied in this chapter, the following words and terms shall be defined as follows: (a) “City” means the City of Ontario. (b) “Fee administrator” means the Finance Director of the City or his or her designee. (c) “Mobile source air pollution reduction programs” means any program or project implemented by the City to reduce air pollution from motor vehicles which it determines will be consistent with the California Clean Air Act of 1988 or the plan proposed pursuant to Article 5 of Chapter 5.5 of Part 3 of Division 26 of the California Health and Safety Code (commencing with Cal. Health & Safety Code § 40460). (§ 3, Ord. 2506, eff. July 4, 1991)

Sec. 3-10.03. Administration of vehicle registration fee.¶

(a) Receipt of fee. The additional vehicle registration fees disbursed by the SCAQMD and remitted to the City, pursuant to this chapter, shall be accepted by the Fee Administrator. (b) Establishment of Air Quality Improvement Trust Fund. The Fee Administrator shall establish a separate interest-bearing trust fund account in a financial institution authorized to receive deposits of City funds. (c) Transfer of funds. Upon receipt of vehicle registration fees, the Fee Administrator shall deposit such funds into the separate account established pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. All interest earned by the Trust Fund Account shall be credited only to that account. (d) Expenditure of Air Quality Trust Fund revenues. All revenues received from the SCAQMD and deposited in the Trust Fund Account shall be exclusively expended on mobile source emission reduction programs as defined in § 3- 10.02(c). Such revenues and any interest earned on the revenues shall be expended within one (1) year of the completion of the programs. (e) Audits. The City consents to an audit of all programs and projects funded by vehicle registration fee revenues received from the SCAQMD pursuant to Cal. Health & Safety Code § 44223. The audit shall be conducted by an independent auditor selected by the SCAQMD as provided in Cal. Health & Safety Code §§ 44244 and 44244.1(a). (§ 4, Ord. 2506, eff. July 4, 1991)

Sec. 3-10.04. Legal construction.¶

The provisions of this chapter shall be construed as necessary to effectively carry out its purposes, which are found and declared to be in furtherance of the public health, safety, welfare and convenience. (§ 5, Ord. 2506, eff. July 4, 1991)

CHAPTER 11: PASSENGER VEHICLE RENTAL TAX (REPEALED)

(Chapter 11 of Title 3, incorporating §§ 3-11.01 through 3-11.12, was repealed in its entirety by § 1, Ord. 2590, eff. May 3, 1995.)

CHAPTER 12: TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX

3-12.01 Purpose 3-12.02 Contract with state 3-12.03 Transactions tax rate 3-12.04 Place of sale 3-12.05 Use tax rate 3-12.06 Adoption of provisions of state law 3-12.07 Limitations on adoption of state law and collection of use taxes 3-12.08 Permit not required 3-12.09 Exemptions and exclusions 3-12.10 Amendments 3-12.11 Enjoining collection forbidden 3-12.12 Duration of tax