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HomeMy WebLinkAbout115 - 08/05/1997 - AMENDING CITY CODE TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE PERTAINING TO ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ORDINANCE NO. 115, 1997 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING CHAPTER 29 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS SO AS TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE PERTAINING TO ADMINISTRATIVE FEES WHEREAS, the City, as a Colorado home rule municipality, has various mechanisms available to it for generating revenue for the purpose of deriving funds to carry out the City's public functions; and WHEREAS, those mechanisms include the establishment of various kinds of fees to defray the cost of providing certain administrative services and making available for public use certain public facilities; and WHEREAS,historically,the City Council has reviewed and approved, as part of the City's budget process, the amounts of various administrative fees, such as fees and charges for recreation and cultural services, cemeteries, and others; and WHEREAS,the City Manager and the City's Budget Director have recommended that the amounts of such administrative fees hereafter be established by the City Manager, according to certain criteria established by the City Council by ordinance; and WHEREAS,on June 17, 1997,the City Council adopted Resolution 97-87 approving certain amendments to the City's Financial Management Policies, including an amendment to the City's fee policy; and WHEREAS, said amendment provides that all fees imposed by the City will be established by the City Council by ordinance and that the amounts of certain kinds of special service fees, such as user fees charged for the use of the City's recreation and cultural facilities,may be determined by the City Manager, according to criteria established by the City Council by ordinance, absent any provision of the City Charter or Code to the contrary; and WHEREAS, the City Council believes that such a change in administrative policy would be appropriate and desirable in the public interest. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS,that the title of Chapter 29 of the City Code is hereby amended so as to read "Fees" and that such Chapter is further amended by the addition of the following Article I, with the existing provisions of Chapter 29 to be hereafter identified as Article II of said Chapter: ARTICLE 1. ADMINISTRATIVE FEES. Sec. 29-1. Establishment of administrative fees. In order to defray the cost of providing certain administrative services, as well as the cost of making available for public use certain city facilities, the City Manager may establish fees to be paid by the users of such services and facilities. Such fees may include, without limitation, fees for recreation and cultural services, cemeteries and the use of other city facilities. The City Manager shall include in his or her recommended budget an itemization of the fees currently being charged for such services and facilities, together with an estimate of the amount of annual revenue anticipated to be generated by such fees during the budget term. Sec. 29-2. Amounts of administrative fees. The amounts of the fees established under the authority of § 29-1 shall be determined by the City Manager according to the following criteria: (1) The amount of estimated revenue to be generated by each such fee shall not exceed the estimated cost of providing the service or facility for which such fee is charged; (2) Any distinctions made among feepayers, in terms of the amounts to be paid by such feepayers for the use of a particular service or facility, shall be reasonably related to a legitimate municipal purpose. Such distinctions may include, without limitation, reduced rates for senior citizens, youth, lower income residents and disabled persons; (3) In determining the extent to which the total cost of a particular service or facility should be recovered through the imposition of fees,the City Manager may consider, without limitation: (a) the nature of the facilities or services; (b) the nature and extent of the benefit to the feepayers; (c) the level of demand for a particular service or facility; and (d) ease of collection. Introduced,considered favorably on first reading,and ordered published this 15th day of July, A.D. 1997, and to be presented for final passage on the 5th day of August, A.D. 199 . ayor ATTEST-. City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading this 5th day of August, A.D. 1997. Mayor Pro Tem ATTEST: 0 ' City Clerk