Finance Committee
September 25, 2024

User Fee Study
Finance Committee Presentation
June 26, 2024
City of San Leandro – Finance Committee Presentation
2 Fee Programs StudiedFee Programs Studied
City Manager City Clerk Finance Planning
Building Housing Services Fire PW - Engineering & Transportation PW –
Maintenance
PW –
Environmental
Services
Police Library Services
Recreation &
Parks
Human
Services
City of San Leandro – Finance Committee Presentation
3 Project GoalsProject Goals
Understand
Full Cost of
Providing
Services
Set
Municipal
Fees
Accordingly
21 City of San Leandro – Finance Committee Presentation 5 Authority for FeesAuthority for Fees• Proposition 26
Article XIIIC§1(e)(3) Inspections and Regulatory Permits are exempt…however are still limited to the local government’s reasonable costs. • CA Government Code §66014(a)
“Those fees may not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providingthe service for which the fee is charged” City of San Leandro – Finance Committee Presentation
6 Project ApproachProject Approach
Data
Collection
Fee
Structure
Review
Annual
Total Cost
Analysis
Hourly
Cost
Analysis
Per Unit
Cost
Analysis
Cost
Recovery
Outcomes
and Fee
Setting
Policy
City of San Leandro – Finance Committee Presentation
9 Defining Total CostsDefining Total Costs
• Salaries and benefits• Services and supplies
Direct
• Program, Division, Departmental and City-wide
Indirect
• Review required from internal departments for
approval
Support
• Community Planning Fee• Technology Fee
Systems and Maintenance
City of San Leandro – Finance Committee Presentation 16 Cost Recovery/Fee SettingCost Recovery/Fee Setting
Full Cost of
Service ($)
Revenue from
Current Fee ($)
Funding from Increased Fee or Non-Fee Revenue Sources
Current Cost Recovery Level
Maximum Cost Recovery 100%
Minimum Cost Recovery 0%
City of San Leandro – Finance Committee Presentation 18 Next StepsNext Steps
June 26, 2024
July –
December
2024
Spring 2025 60 days post adoption
Finance Committee Fee Study Presentation
Finance Committee Fee Discussions
City Council Adoption Hearing
Date fees are effective