HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-113-11/07/2006-PROVIDING A PROCESS FOR IMPLEMENTING CITY FEE INCREASES RESOLUTION 2006-113
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
PROVIDING A PROCESS FOR IMPLEMENTING CITY FEE INCREASES
WHEREAS,the City of Fort Collins imposes various fees upon members of the community
for a variety of purposes; and
WHEREAS,these fees include capital improvement expansion fees, user fees,permit fees
and others; and
WHEREAS,the amount of these fees is established in the City Code at a level sufficient to
defray all or a portion of the cost of providing specific City infrastructure and services to the fee
payers; and
WHEREAS,the obligation to pay these fees can have an adverse effect on the cost of living
in the City; and
WHEREAS, City Council wishes to ensure that the amount of these fees is increased only
after the City has implemented appropriate efficiencies to control the costs defrayed by the fees;and
WHEREAS, the amount of these fees should also take into consideration fees charged by
other Front Range cities for similar purposes,to help evaluate whether the City fees are reasonable.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That except as maybe otherwise specifically provided in the City Code, each
fee imposed by the City will be reviewed by City staff no less frequently than every twenty-four(24)
months,which review shall occur in conjunction with the preparation of the City's biennial budget.
Section 2. That the overall purpose of such review shall be to evaluate whether the
amount of each fee appropriately covers the costs actually incurred by the City in providing the
infrastructure or services funded by the fee without unduly burdening the fee payer.
Section 3. That staff shall also ensure, as a part of such review,that appropriate efforts
have been made by the City to control any escalating costs that might cause fees to increase by
improving efficiencies and work methods.
Section 4. That,based upon such review,the City Manager will recommend to the City
Council any changes in fee amounts that the City Manager may deem appropriate, taking into
consideration the amount of fees imposed by other Front Range cities for similar purposes.
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Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Co it of the City of Fort Collins this 7th
day of November, A.D. 2006.
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ATTEST:
City Clerk