General Ordinances - City of New Buffalo
General Ordinances - City of New Buffalo
General Ordinances - City of New Buffalo
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CITY OF NEW BUFFALO<br />
CODE OF ORDINANCES<br />
ARTICLE III. EMERGENCY HARBOR DREDGING FUND.<br />
Section 7-14. Fund created. [Ord. 181, 3/17/2009]<br />
A fund within the system <strong>of</strong> accounts for the <strong>City</strong>, entitled the "Emergency Harbor Dredging Fund," is hereby established.<br />
Section 7-15. Purpose. [Ord. 181, 3/17/2009]<br />
The purpose <strong>of</strong> this fund is to provide money for the dredging <strong>of</strong> the federal channel <strong>of</strong> the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Buffalo</strong> Harbor, on<br />
an emergency basis and not to supplant the regular maintenance dredging performed by the United States Army<br />
Corps <strong>of</strong> Engineers.<br />
Section 7-16. Sources <strong>of</strong> revenue. [Ord. 181, 3/17/2009]<br />
Revenue for this fund shall be derived from the fee schedule in Section 7-17 and the annual contributions in Section 7-18.<br />
Section 7-17. Fee schedule. [Ord. 181, 3/17/2009]<br />
The initial fee schedule shall be one dollar ($1.00) from each daily public boat launch pass and five dollars ($5.00)<br />
from each yearly public boat launch pass. This fee schedule may be altered by a resolution <strong>of</strong> the <strong>City</strong> Council, after<br />
receiving a recommendation from the Harbor Commission.<br />
Section 7-18. Annual contributions. [Ord. 181, 3/17/2009]<br />
The initial annual contribution from each slip in the harbor shall be ten dollars ($10.00). This contribution amount<br />
may be altered by a resolution <strong>of</strong> the <strong>City</strong> Council, after receiving a recommendation from the Harbor Commission.<br />
Section 7-19. Fund dedicated. [Ord. 181, 3/17/2009]<br />
All revenues collected shall be deposited in the dedicated fund and shall be used for no other purpose than<br />
emergency harbor dredging <strong>of</strong> the federal channel.<br />
Section 7-20. Use <strong>of</strong> funds collected. [Ord. 181, 3/17/2009]<br />
Monies from the fund may be utilized for emergency dredging after the recommendation made by the Harbor<br />
Commission and approved by the <strong>City</strong> Council.<br />
Section 7-21. Suspension <strong>of</strong> collection. [Ord. 181, 3/17/2009]<br />
Upon recommendation by the Harbor Commission and approval by the <strong>City</strong> Council, collection <strong>of</strong> funds may be<br />
suspended for any one (1) fiscal year and subsequently reinstated as the need arises.<br />
Section 7-22. Discontinuing fund. [Ord. 181, 3/17/2009]<br />
Upon recommendation <strong>of</strong> the Harbor Commission, the <strong>City</strong> Council may discontinue the Emergency Harbor<br />
Dredging Fund. Upon discontinuation <strong>of</strong> the Fund as provided herein, any funds remaining in the Emergency<br />
Harbor Dredging Fund account shall be dispersed as follows:<br />
A. Funds received from the <strong>City</strong> public boat launch facility as described in Section 7-17 shall be applied to the<br />
Park Fund; and<br />
B. Funds received from boat slip contributions as described in Section 7-18 shall be refunded to each contributor.<br />
Chapter 7- HARBOR 7-4
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