Council debates whether fee changes and COLA can be self-executing or require ordinance
Members discussed whether automatic annual adjustments (COLA or fixed percentages) for fees can be built into ordinances or must be implemented through separate ordinance amendments and budget actions; the committee asked for legal clarification and a drafter to attend.
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Council members discussed whether to allow automatic annual fee adjustments (for example, a fixed maximum of 3% or a COLA link) or require the mayor/administration to submit ordinance amendments annually. Chair (S1) described one proposal to build a 3% annual cap into fee language so the administration could adjust within that limit, while other members (S5, S4) cautioned that ordinances and budget procedures interact and that some adjustments historically are handled through the budget or separate ordinance action.
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