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May 8, 1990 budget. These additional ordinances require only one reading, and I recommend that ~hey be~adop~-ed ~'~t~ ~ity Cour~ci~c"%~ concurrently with the final approval of the above ordinances. These have been highlighted~'~n m~ b~ckse~q~e~s~sage and inallud~_~ in my oral presentation of the proposed budget. These budgetary companion ordinances consist of the following: (f) Residential collection and disposal of trash ~is being recommended to be increased from the current $7.00 per month to $8.00 per month, with corresponding increases in?c~re ~e~lection and disposal rates ~or non-residentiat~ref.use. (g) An incre~as~, i's prciposed ~i~n~ r~t~s .fo/~ water from ~1 ~--4i5~ to $1.55 for each 1,000 gallons of water consumed by our Portsmouth customer~sc~. ~Sim~la]~' in~cr~eas~are~proposed for ~u Chesapeake ~bulk and residential customers as well as those we serve in Suffolkf.~3n '-~ .... ~ r-~LJ ~ s~3 ~ ~ ~__~ (h) The charge for redeeming an impounded dog from th~ pound is proposed to be $12 for the first day and $5 for each subsequent day. ' 5t~fe 6urren't r~t-es"~F~ ~31 a~rd $1 respectively. (i & j) The method employed to charge interest on delinquent taxes is recommended ~%~b~£mc~d~i~ioed to permit interest on penalty and nuisance abatement liens, as well as on the tax itself. The £ir~ter~s~ ~a~ W~3~ b~'~0%. ~-~ (k) An ordinance further expanding the Tax Relief Program for the Elderly and Disabled is recommended. The current annual lncom~i~m~ w'o~ld-be incre~ed~o~?$~16,000 to ~D0~0 and the net worth limit is recommended to increase from $53,000 to $60,000. (1) Two modifications to the Portsmouth Retirement Systems are recommended for adoption. The first will permit the payment of fees payable to the money management f~r-m~fcoi paid from the funds being invested. The other change will allow payment to the self insurance fund of the amounts reduced from retirement al~low~Ces ~du~ to'~p'ay~rr~f~,benefits and awards under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act. (m) The General Assembly adopted legislation in the last session permitting localities to establish a fee as c0u~t e~(~s~ts associated with each traffic or criminal case. The ordinance herein recommended establishe's a'~e?~--'$2~.' to be used 'for the construction, renovation or maintenance of the courthouses, jail, or court-~eI3~ted,~'facilit~i6~. ~ ~-~ · 0~,'," (n) An ordinance was adopted last year establishing or modifying certain activity and rental fees charged by the Department of Parks and Recreatio~ ~A~gam'e.mdment to further..J clarify the charges that apply to picnic shelters is recommended. (o) The BuildingiIns~ct~6~orog~a-m-has been r~e~tly modified by the State Department of Housing and Community Development, ~h~?~op~sed ~odif~c~tio~sot~tlhe City ordinance will bring our code in compliance with the state language as well as modify the minimum inspection fees to be charged by the Department of Environmental Services. (p) A draft of the revised Classification and Pay Plan is also submitted. I am recommending that a 3% general wage ,3~ increase go into effect October 1, 1990. Portions of this draft will need to be completed prior to its adoption.