File #: 11-449    Name: FY2011-12 Rates/Fees Changes
Type: Ordinance Status: Approved
In control: City Council Regular Meeting
On agenda: 9/20/2011 Final action: 9/20/2011
Title: Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance to Change the City Services Rates/Fees
Attachments: 1. Ordinance-redline, 2. Ordinance, 3. Fee Change Summary

Title

Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance to Change the City Services Rates/Fees

 

Summary

 

MEETING DATE:                     September 20, 2011

 

DEPARTMENT:                      Finance

 

CONTACT:                                          Jason Gray, City Manager

                                                               Jason Cooley, Strategic Planning & Budget Director

 

RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:

                     Approve the ordinance. 

 

ITEM SUMMARY:                      

                     The attached ordinance details the proposed changes to fees in the Code of Ordinances and Appendix A Schedule of Fees.  These include:

o                     Engineering fees

§                     Floodplain reclamation review

§                     Tree permit fees

§                     License agreement authorization

o                     Library fees

§                     Room rental

§                     Discontinuation of test proctoring

o                     Parks, Recreation and Open Space Fees

§                     Senior Center Use Fee

§                     Senior Center Information Booth Fees

§                     Trolley Bus Fees

                     The new verbiage and rates in the ordinance are in blue and underlined for easier reading.  Verbiage and rates to be removed are in red balloons in right margin.

 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

                     The City intends to recover some of the costs of providing services through user fees.

 

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:                     None.

 

FINANCIAL SUMMARY:

                     Depending on the level of services provided, the changes will increase revenue.

 

BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:                     None.