Fiscal Plan for New Cleveland Road Annexation Area in Portage Township

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New Cleveland Road Annexation Area 7 D. Code Enforcement The Annexation Area will be added to Territory 8. The Department of Code Enforcement will be able to provide services to the Annexation Area with comparable response times. The Department will respond to calls for service upon the effective date of the Annexation. Full and dedicated response will be in place within one year of the effective date of the Annexation. It is anticipated that the services of this Department will not be required to service this area since there is no Real property involved. Therefore, the service cost of the Department has been reduced $0.00 to reflect a more realistic actual cost to service the Annexation Area in the first five years. 2000 Operating Budget for the Department: $1,151,497 Number of Parcels in City (3/1/00): @47,378 Cost per Parcel: @$0 Proposed Number of Parcels in Area: 1 Cost for Annexation Area per year: @$0 E. Environmental Services Environmental Services provides wastewater treatment and administers the City's sanitation service (trash pickup). These services are supported by user fees, and are paid through the Water Works billing system. Industrial customers are not served: Single family rate: Senior rate: Duplex rate: Tri -plex: Quad: Recycling fee: $8.00 per month. $5.50 per month. $10.50 per month $13.00 per month $15.00 per month $1.97 per month There will be no customers in the Annexation Area. F. Administrative Services The City of South Bend provides a wide range of services other than those noted above, such as the Mayor's office, the Legal Department, and the Parks & Recreation. These services are available upon the effective date of the Annexation. Full and dedicated response for non - capital services will be in place within one year of the effective date of the Annexation. The incorporation of the Annexation Area will not effect the provision of other services currently provided to this property on a county-wide basis. The St. Joseph County Health Department, the St. Joseph County Public Library, the Area Plan Commission and the St. Joseph County/South Bend Building Department are some of the county-wide agencies and their services that will continue to provide the same type and level of services to the Annexation Area. County -wide services will continue to be supported by the County and Township tax rates that will remain in effect.