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City Council Memorandum
To: Mayor Hicks & City Councilmembers
From: Melanie Mesko Lee, Assistant City Administrator
Date: October 27, 2010
Item: Proposed Fee Adjustments
Council Action Requested:
Conduct the public hearing and approve the second reading/ordinance amendment rregarding the
proposed fee adjustments to the City's fee ordinance.
Background Information:
Periodically, City staff reviews the comprehensive fee ordinance. Attached are fee adjustments
are being recommended for adoption. When reviewing, staff looks at incurred costs (external and
staff) for providing the service.
Financial Impact:
Minimal; one fee (late fee) is proposed to decrease in some situations. Other fee adjustments are
being proposed to capture staff and/or incurred costs for providing services.
Advisory Commission Discussion:
N/A
Council Committee Discussion:
N/A
Attachments:
Proposed fee schedule
last
adopted/Proposed
Type of LicenseAmountTerm
amendedChange
Justification
10% of bill amount (with we have ended up
Late Payment Penalty$30.00 min or 2003
no minimum)charging a $30 late fee on a charge
10% of bill,
that is less than $30; this seems
whichever is
overly punitive and a % of the
greater
outstanding bill seems a more
equitable way to address
outstanding bills
Accident Report$0.25per page
.25 per page picked up at PD
.25 per page mailed plus $1.00 postage
Basic Report-Police$0.25per page
Same as accident report
Clearance Letter
$5.00
Dog Pick Up Fees
Basic (Dog Impound Fee)
$30.00
$50.00
this increase more accurately
Storage$10.00day
$20/day
reflects the charge the City is
Kennel Cough (Bordetella)
incurring for these services
Vaccine Fee
$23.00
$30.00
maximum permitted by state law;
Dangerous Dog Fee$75.00 2000$500.00
recommended by PD and City
Attorney to capture staff costs
associated with this process
Fingerprinting$5.00person
$15.00 first card/$5.00 ea/additional card
this test may be done
PBT$5.00
as a requirement by the legal
system; this charge captures staff
time to conduct the test
Photos-$0.25photo
Police Reports
$5.00 CD
