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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
MEETING DATE: September 20, 2016
DEPARTMENT: Financial Services
CONTACT: Mark Holloway, Interim 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 Development Services Fees
o Community Event Fees
o Municipal Court Fees
o Utility Billing Fees
o Water & Wastewater Utility Fees
§ Water rates - 8% increase in order to pass through increased cost of services mandated to us from North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD).
§ Wastewater rates - 9% increase in order to pass through increased cost of services mandated to us from North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD).
• 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.