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Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance to Change Rates/Fees for City Services
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COUNCIL GOAL: Financially Sound Government
(4A: Provide Funding and Organizational Framework to Ensure Continual Economic Improvements)
MEETING DATE: September 7, 2021
DEPARTMENT: Financial Services
CONTACT: Mark Holloway, Chief Financial Officer
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
• Approve the ordinance.
ITEM SUMMARY:
• The attached ordinance details the proposed changes to fees in the Code of Ordinances Appendix A Schedule of Fees. These include:
o Airport Fees
o Engineering Fees
o Planning Fees
o Water & Wastewater Utility Fees
§ Water rates - no increase to water rates inside the city, only rates outside the city will increase
§ Wastewater rates - 6.0% increase to pass through increased cost of services mandated to us from North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD)
§ Meter Set Fees
§ Utility Service and Deposit 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 and have been crossed out.
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.