Santa Maria Municipal Code Art. 2 Automatic Increases

(a) The City Council may by ordinance or resolution authorize automatic periodic increases in fees or service charges. Such fees or service charges plus any such automatic increases shall not exceed the estimated cost of providing the service.

(b) Notice pursuant to Sections 2-24.103, 2-24.104 and 2-24.105 shall be given prior to the public hearing on the ordinance or resolution authorizing such automatic periodic increases.

(Prior Code § 2-150.5; Ord. 83-1061 § 1, eff. 11/17/83)

(a) The user fees and charges established by Resolution 79-4866 shall be adjusted annually for changes in the cost of living.

(b) The cost-of-living adjustment shall not exceed the prior annual cost-of-living change as determined by the Consumer Price Index for the United States as reported by the United States Department of Labor or successor agency of the United States Government; provided, however, that the change in cost of living from the preceding year shall in no event exceed the change in California per capita personal income from that preceding year.

(c) The annual adjustment shall be accomplished by administrative action of the City Manager on June 1st of each year, the action to become effective 30 days thereafter, on July 1st of each year; provided, however, that the City Council may overrule or modify the administrative adjustment, by Council resolution adopted between June 1st and July 1st of each year.

(Res. 79-4866 § 3, eff. 11/1/79)