Agenda Item Wording:
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Public Hearing and Adoption of Resolution 2023-04 to authorize proposed new fees, increases, and adjustments to the City's Rates and Fees schedule for Fiscal Year 2023-24.
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Deadline for Action: 6/19/2023
Submitting Department: Finance and Technology Services
Contact Name and Phone Number: Kari Williams 559-713-4298
Department Recommendation:
? That the City Council conduct a Public Hearing to receive public testimony on additions/changes/deletions to the City's Rates and Fees Schedule.
? Adopt Resolution 2023-04 to amend the City's fee document for the FY 2023-24; and
? Take action on specific fees, if Council desires, such as:
o Fees increased by CPI;
o Fees increased by ENRCCI; and/or
o Individual fees
Background Discussion:
Proposed new fees, increases, and adjustments to the fees include, but are not limited to, the following services: geographic informational systems, business tax, public safety, airport, transit, building safety, community development, engineering, code enforcement, impact fees, parks and recreation, and public works.
Annually all Fees are recommended for cost-of-living adjustments for the next fiscal year. City ordinances limit annual Impact fee and Business Tax adjustments to specific CPI indexes. Annual inflationary adjustments help Departments cover costs and lessen the burden on the General Fund so that the fund will be available to cover critical operations including Public Safety.
Staff requests that Council adopt the adjustments after taking input at the Public Hearing.
Fee increases are mainly based on established indexes, such as the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The City uses the California Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CCPI-U) as the basis for most fee adjustments. Impact Fees are required by City ordinance to use a building industry CPI index known as the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index (ENRCCI). In a like manner, City ordinance dictates the Business Tax...
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