User Fee Study
Summary & FY
2025-26 Proposed
Fees
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User Fee Study
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• City engaged NBS to help the City
study fees for service that can be
reasonably analyzed on a time per
activity basis
• Project Goals:
▪ Understand full cost of providing service
▪ Set municipal fees accordingly
2 Project Scope
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Defining
Total Costs
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5 Per Unit
Cost
Analysis
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6 Detailed Summary of Results
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Cost
Recovery/Fee
Setting
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8 FY 2025-26
Proposed
Fees
Staff reviewed results of fee study and
presented recommended fees to Finance
Committee
Finance Committee provided input on fees
to be forwarded to City Council
Staff incorporated Finance Committee
feedback into the FY 2025-26
Recommended Fee Schedule
Fees related to Charges and Services, and Licenses
and Permits estimated to increase General Fund
revenues by $945,000; incorporated into the FY 2025-
2026 Proposed Budget
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Other Taxes
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Municipal codes allow for annual increases adjusted by CPI • Business License Tax
• Emergency Medical Services Tax
• Emergency Communications System Access Tax
2.4% proposed CPI increase
10 Recommendation
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