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April 27, 1999 c. Adoption of an ordinance to amend Chapter 31.1 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth pertaining to stormwater management fees. Stormwater management fees are proposed to increase from $2.80 per ERU (equivalent residential unit) per month to $3.30 per ERU. d. Adoption of an ordinance to amend Chapter 25 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth pertaining to fees charged by the Department of Parks, Recreation and General Services. This ordinance changes fees charged by the Department of Parks, Recreation and General Services for reservation of picnic shelters and eliminates fees for private use of public swimming pools. e. Adoption of an ordinance adopting 1999-2000 Classification and Pay Plan for employees of the City of Portsmouth. f. Adoption of an ordinance to appropriate the funds necessary to implement the Annual Operating Budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999 and ending June 30, 2000. Recommendation: a) Adoption of an ordinance to re-establish the tax rates on real estate, tangible personal property, privately owned pleasure boats, privately owned camping trailers and motor homes, and machinery and tools. b) Adoption of an ordinance to amend Chapter 38 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth pertaining to water service charges and sewage disposal charges into the City sewer system. c) Adoption of an ordinance to amend Chapter 31.1 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth pertaining to stormwater management fees. d) Adoption of an ordinance to amend Chapter 25 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth pertaining to fees charged by the Department of Parks, Recreation and General Services. e) Adoption of an ordinance adopting the 1999-2000 Classification and Pay Plan for employees of the City of Portsmouth. f) Adoption of an ordinance to appropriate the funds necessary to implement the Annual Operating Budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999 and ending June 30, 2000. Purpose and Need: · The Annual Operating Budget is the culmination of intensive work on the part of the departments, department heads, and senior management to assess the needs of the individual departments in delivering services to our citizens. This assessment is performed with the City Council goals and objectives clearly in mind. a) This ordinance will re-establish the tax rates on real estate, tangible personal property, privately owned pleasure boats, privately owned camping trailers and motor homes, and machinery and tools to maintain these tax rates at the currently established levels. b) This ordinance pertaining to water service charges provides for an increase from the present $2.15 per 1,000 gallons to $2.50 per 1,000 gallons. In addition, the charge for sewage disposal is proposed to increase from $1.4973 per 1,000 gallons of water usage to $1.81 per 1,000 gallons of water usage.