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Workshop Item 1 Proposed Rates & Fees Work Session Presentation 6225 Final

Visalia City Council
June 2, 2025

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Workshop Item 1 Proposed Rates & Fees Work Session Presentation 6225 Final
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June 2, 2025
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Proposed Rates & FeesFY 2025-26
Work Session
June 2, 2025

Tonight’s Discussion
Review FY 2025-26 Proposed Rates & Fees
Council to provide comments & direction
No Action Required Tonight
Council’s concerns or questions from tonight will be brought back for discussion at the Public Hearing on June 16, 2025.

Purpose of Fees
Fees encourage the appropriate use of services.

Fees are limited to the actual cost of services.

Annual inflationary adjustments help departments & capital projects cover costs.

Why Fees Change
Ordinance requirements for fee adjustments or fees set by other Governmental Agencies Fees for Contracted Services may change with contract adjustments Fees may increase or decrease with realignment to the costs of services

Fee Reviews & Recommendations
Transit Advisory Committee
Planning Commission
Citizens Advisory Sub-Committee
Parks & Recreation Committee
Citizens Advisory Committee
Planning Fees
Transit Fees
All Fees
All Fees
Parks & Recreation
Fees
Recommended
APRIL
16 APRIL
28 MAY
05 MAY
13 May
15 Proposed Inflationary Rates
Fees increasing by their respective index (above) will not be discussed tonight.

They are presented in the Proposed Rates & Fees Document.

CPI Time Period
Effective Date
FY 2025-26 Rate
Fee
C.C.P.I.-U.

Jan-Dec 2024
July 1, 2025

3.06%
All Other Fees
E.N.R.C.C.I.

May 2024-Apr 2025
Aug 16, 2025

1.68%
Impact Fees
U.S.C.P.I.-U.

Three Year Average
July 1, 2025

5.02%
Business Tax Fees

Types of Fee Changes for Discussion
New Fees
Adjusted Fees
Deleted Fees
Brand new for Fiscal Year 2025-26.

Increases not required by ordinance that exceed the CPI.

Fees no longer charged and not needed in the document.

Fees adjusted by less than the CPI, decreased, changed due to Salary & Benefit contractual changes, or change in fee description.

Fees being charged but not previously printed in the document.

Fees Increasing Above CPI
Existing Fees Not Previously Listed

Proposed New Fees

Proposed New Fees

Fees Increasing Exceeding CPI

Fees Increasing Exceeding CPI

Fees Increasing Exceeding CPI

Fees Increasing Exceeding CPI

Adjusted Fees

Adjusted Fees - Salary & Benefit Changes
The following rates are associated with specific job positions and have been adjusted based on negotiated MOU adjustments for the next budget year.

Adjusted Fees - Salary & Benefit Changes

Adjusted Fees - Salary & Benefit Changes

Adjusted Fees - Salary & Benefit Changes

Adjusted Fees - Salary & Benefit Changes

Existing Fees Not in Previous Document

Existing Fees Not in Previous Document

Deleted Fees

What happens next…
June 16, 2025
If needed, further review & discussion
Conduct the required Public Hearing
Public Hearing
Effective Dates, if approved
July 1, 2025
All fees, except Impact Fees
August 16, 2025
Impact Fees due to the required 60-day notice

Questions
Thank you!

Convention Center – Increases Exceeding CPI

Transit – Adjusted

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