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Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Resolution to Amend Master Fee Resolution No. 12191 to Revise the Fee Schedules for the Alameda Recreation and Parks Department, Planning, Building and Transportation Department, Public Works Department, Finance Department, and the Fire Department. [City Council] (Finance 10024051)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Master Fee Schedule (MFS) documents the fees and charges for City of Alameda (City) services that are revenue to the City's General Fund and other special revenue funds. A full review of City fees is conducted every five years. Fees are then adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as part of the budget cycle. The fees proposed in the MFS are assumed in the revenue estimates in the proposed FY 2024-25 Midcycle Operating Budget.
The City contracted with NBS Government Finance Group, Inc. (NBS) to conduct a detailed cost of services study of user fee activities ("fee study") for the Planning, Building and Transportation Department (PBT), Public Works Department, and the Fire Department. NBS also conducted a high-level review of the Recreation and Parks Department (ARPD) fees and concluded that the annual review process of these fees, comparing them to appropriate agencies and assessing actual costs, aligned with best practices. The primary purpose of conducting this study was to ensure that fees are reasonable and equitable, and do not exceed the costs of service provided, as required under Proposition 26. This study provides an opportunity for the City to adjust fees and better align them with the adopted cost recovery policies, which supports the City's Strategic Plan Priority to Practice Fiscally Responsible, Equitable, & Inclusive Government. This five-year review is significant given the fact that rising wages and fully loaded personnel costs, as well as service and supply inc...
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