City of Visalia
FY 23-24 Proposed
Rates and Fees
Tonight’s Discussion:
• Review FY 2023-24 Proposed Rates and Fees
• No action is required tonight
• Council is to provide comments and direction
Councils' concerns arising from tonight’s
discussion will be brought back on June 19, 2023
at the Public Hearing.
Purpose of Fees
• Fees reduce reliance upon general tax
dollars, therefore increasing money
available for services (Public Safety,
Parks, etc.)
• Encourages appropriate use of services
• Fee’s are limited to cost of service
Fee Reviews & Recommendations
• Planning Commission
• Planning Fees – March 27, 2023
• Park and Recreation Commission
• Park and Rec Fees – April 11, 2023
• Transit Advisory Committee
• Transit Fees – April 26, 2023
• Citizens Advisory Committee
• Sub Committee meeting May 25, 2023
• All Fees – Going June 7, 2023
Proposed Inflationary Changes
• California CPI – General Rate Changes
• 7.35%
• ENRCCI – All Impact Fees
• 0.83%
• USCPI (3 year avg.) – Business Tax Fees
• 4.64%
Proposed Changes to Fees
There are times where some or all the departments’ Rates and Fees are not increased for specific circumstances and reasons:
• Ordinance and Fees set by other Governmental Agencies • Legal Requirements (Prop. 218 Fees)
• Contracted Fees
• Minor Administrative Fees
• Department Choice
• Building Safety
Proposed Changes to Fees
• New Fees
• New to Fiscal Year 2023-24
• Fee Increases Exceeding CPI
• Increases not required by ordinance and exceed the CPI • Adjusted Fees
• Adjusted by less than the annual CPI, have been reduced to better reflect service and cost, or have increased
based on the City’s historical MOU changes
• Existing Fees- Previously Not Listed in the Document
• Approved by Council but have been inadvertently left
out of the document
• Deleted Fees
• No longer included or replaced in document
New Fees
• Enterprise Fees - Solid Waste
• Enterprise Fees - Building Safety Fund
• Enterprise Fees – Animal Services (Animal Control Fund) Replacement of Damaged/Burnt Bins FY 22-23 FY 23-24
30 Yard Bin Per Bin N/A $7,466.00
40 Yard Bin Per Bin N/A $9,761.00
Power Wall System (aka battery storage) FY 22-23 FY 23-24 Plan Check Fee:
Commercial - Including 1 to 2 N/A 121.00$
Commercial - Including 3 to 6 N/A 181.50$
Inspection Fee:
Commercial - Including 1 to 2 N/A 157.00$
Commercial - Including 3 to 6 N/A 314.00$
New Fees (continued)
• Enterprise Fees – Transit
New Fees (continued)
• Parks and Recreation - (General Fund)
Fee Increases Exceeding CPI
• Business Tax - (General Fund)
• Enterprise Fees - Airport
Fee Increases Exceeding CPI (continued)
• Community Development - Engineering (General Fund)
Adjusted Fees
• Community Development - Planning (General Fund)
• Enterprise Fees - Building Safety Fund
• Parks and Recreation - (General Fund)
FY 22-23 FY 23-24
Fire & Hood Suppression/Alarm System/Detection System 0 - 10,000 sq. ft Fire Plan Check Fee 0.10 0.04
Inspection Fee 0.16 0.06
Fire & Hood Suppression/Alarm System/Detection System 10,001 to 100,000 sq. ft Fire Plan Check Fee 0.04 0.02
Inspection Fee 0.10 0.04
Fire & Hood Suppression/Alarm System/Detection System Over 100,001 sq. ft Inspection Fee 0.04 0.02
Adjusted Fees (continued)
• Enterprise Fees - Animal Services
Adjusted Fees (continued)
• Enterprise Fees – Transit
FY 23-24
EV Chargers
The charge fee per KWH is based on actual cost plus $0.25, to help recover costs.
Adjusted Fees (continued)
The following hourly rates are associated with a specific job positions and have been adjusted based on budget assumptions for the next budget year.
• Solid Waste (Enterprise Fund)
Special Haul Service/Special Billing Service: FY 22-23 FY 23-24 Full Time Employee Labor Per Hour $53.56 $53.27
Vehicle Time Per Hour $8.22 $9.98
Full Time Employee Overtime Labor Per Hour $80.34 $79.91 Replacement Cost of Miscellaneous Items (Including Staff Time): FY 22-23 FY 23-24 Commercial Bin Lid Replacement $33.39 $36.32
Commercial Bin Lid Replacement - Two Lids $66.78 $72.64 Current Fees – Previously Not
Listed In Document
• Finance - General Government and Finance (General Fund) • Enterprise Fees - Convention Center
• Enterprise Fees – Transit
• Enterprise Fees – Animal Services (Animal Control Fund) FY 22-23 FY 23-24
TPASS Per pass 55.00$ 55.00$
Deleted Fees
Several Fees are recommended to be deleted due to the
following:
• New fees replacing old fees.
• Fees no longer needed, not offered to the
general public, or used.
• Duplicate or redundant fees listed in the
document.
Next Steps
• Continue Rates and Fees discussion to June 19th
• Further review and discussion (if needed); and
• Conduct the required public hearing
• If approved on June 19th, 2023 the effective dates
will be the following.
• All Fees July 1, 2023 (excluding Impact Fees)
• Impact Fees effective August 19, 2023 (60 day
notice required)
QUESTIONS