Title:
Title
FY2019/20 Master Fee Schedule (Citywide Fees and Charges Update) [Noticed 05/10/2019, 05/13/2019 & 05/15/2019]
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FileID
File ID: 2019-00516
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Conduct a public hearing and upon conclusion, adopt a Resolution approving the Citywide Fee and Charge Adjustments.
Contact: Dawn Holm, Director, (916) 808-5574; Jason Bader, Principal Management Analyst, (916) 808-5817, Department of Finance
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Presenter: Jason Bader, Principal Management Analyst, (916) 808-5817, Department of Finance
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Fee Policy
3-Proposition 26
4-Resolution
5-Exhibit A Adjustments to Fees and Charges
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: On February 7, 2006 (Resolution 2006-106), the City Council (Council) formally adopted a citywide Fees and Charges Policy (Policy) to ensure that City fees and charges reflect Council's direction regarding the recovery of costs related to providing programs and services. The Policy was amended on May 8, 2014, to modify language stating the City will use the State of California Department of Industrial Relations Consumer Price Index (CPI), the same index used by the County Assessor to adjust the annual property tax roll for inflation (Attachment 2). The Policy identifies five major categories of fees the City currently implements:
* impact/development fees;
* service fees;
* regulatory fees;
* rental fees; and
* penalties/fines.
The Policy sets the guidelines for cost recovery goals, determines the categories of cost recovery levels, and allows for establishment and modification of fees and charges. Periodically, fees and charges need to be changed to reflect increases in costs or new/changing circumstances.
The fiscal year (FY) 2019/20 Proposed Budget was released on April 24, 2019, and includes the changes recommended in this report. Changes to City fees and charges requiring Council approval are included in Exhibit A. The following chart ...
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