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Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Resolution Amending Master Fee Resolution No. 12191 to Revise Fees for Fire Department Services and Permits. (Fire 10032220)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Annually, City of Alameda (City) staff reviews existing fees and charges as part of the budget development process. Any modifications to the Master Fee Schedule are recommended to reflect increases in the cost of living adjustments authorized by Resolution and the Alameda Municipal Code (AMC) with City Council's approval. The Fire Department Fees were not approved with the City's Master Fee Schedule presented to Council on July 6, 2021. Adoption of this Resolution would add and revise fees related to fire prevention services and permits.
BACKGROUND
On January 22, 1992, the City Council adopted Resolution Number 12191, codifying all fees for services and linking the rate at which the City's fee schedule may be increased to the Consumer Price Index for the San Francisco Bay Area (CPI). Subsequently each year, via resolution, the fee structure is revised and updated to streamline fee collection.
On October 3, 2006, the City Council approved Resolution 14027, Amending Master Fee Resolution No. 12191 to Revise and Streamline the Planning & Building, Public Works, and Fire Department Fee Schedules to allow for 100% cost recovery.
Alameda Fire Department contracted with NBS, Inc. to conduct a detailed cost of services study of user fee activities in the Fire Department's Fire Prevention Services Division. The primary purpose for conducting this study was to ensure that existing fees do not exceed the costs of service and to provide an opportunity for the City Council to re-align fees with the adopted cost recovery policies. The Fee Study was completed in January 2019. It was presented to City Council on March 5, 2019 as part of the legislative package requesting approval of additions and revisions to existing Fire...
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