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Schedule
Proposed Fee Adjustments
Presentation to Mayor and Council
May 12, 2009
Fee Overview
~ Fees and rates have been adopted as needed
over time to help offset costs of providing
service.
f Currently, there are over 540 different rates and
fees charged across all Town departments.
~ Fee and rate adjustments proposed in FY 2010
budget strategies as Level 1 (green) option.
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Project Goals
Create a comprehensive, centralized schedule of all fees
and rates currently being. charged to customers across
all Town departments.
Determine where fees and rates were duplicated or
inconsistent and develop a more streamlined and
transparent approach to charges.
Propose fee and rate increases, decreases, additions or
eliminations where appropriate based on surveys of
other comparable jurisdictions and cost-of-service
analysis.
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Summary of Proposed Changes
Standardized fees for items such as copies and
records requests, returned checks, late payments, and
various development services actions.
= Separated building safety fees and valuation data so
they remain current with market trends.
Eliminated and replaced fees that were outdated or no
longer in use.
Added or increased fees only where necessary to
cover cost of providing service to customers.
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