ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager, Public Works Director and Corporation Counsel with a Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 31, ARTICLE VI of the CODE of the City of Peoria Relating to APPEALS OF THE STORMWATER UTILITY FEE.
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BACKGROUND: The City adopted Ordinance No. 17,523 on December 5, 2017 establishing a stormwater utility for the City of Peoria and setting forth the procedures for billing, calculation and appeals of the billing determination, among other items. Section 31-175 outlines the method for appealing the determination of a stormwater utility fee. It currently reads as follows:
Sec. 31-175. - Appeals.
The method for determination of stormwater utility fee in section 31-162 shall be made available to a user within 30 days of receipt of a written request by the property owner. Any discrepancy over the method used or in the computations thereof shall be remedied within 30 days after notification of a formal written appeal outlining the discrepancies. The appeals process is structured as follows:
(a) The property owner files an appeal requesting reconsideration of the fees charged to the owner's property. The appeal shall be provided in the form required by the City of Peoria and factual evidence in support of the adjustment must be provided.
(b) The initial appeal of a fee determination will be reviewed by public works department staff or their representatives. Upon completion of this review a recommendation will be made to grant, modify or deny the request. The written response to the property owner will be mailed within 30 days of receipt.
(c) If a second appeal of the determination is requested, the request will be heard and a decision will be rendered by the director of public works. The written response to the second appeal of the property owner will be mailed within 60 days of its receipt by the director.
(d) If a third appeal of the determination is requested, the request will be heard and a decisio...
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