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Brian, city staff and presenter, said the city reviewed the consumer price index for the past year and proposed that most fees increase by at least 2.8%; some fees that have not been adjusted in a long time were proposed at higher adjustments to cover costs, while others will not change. “Most fees are proposed to increase by at least 2.8%, which was the CPI for the last year,” Brian said. Attachment A to the staff report contains the full fee schedule.

Staff noted administrative details and effective dates: most fee changes would be effective July 1, while aquatic center membership changes would be effective January 1 to align with membership rollover. The packet printed for the work session omitted footnotes for formatting reasons; staff said the missing footnotes explain which fees are subject to automatic CPI adjustments and will appear on the final packet.

Staff described a technology fee assessed as 4% of the applicable fees to fund internal electronic-business costs. The garage-sale permit fee was lowered in the draft schedule. For electric vehicle charging, staff said Level 3 chargers are not functional currently and therefore the Level 3 fee remains at 10 cents until the chargers are restored; staff said the fee for Level 3 could be revisited if the chargers return to service.

Under fire and EMS fees, staff proposed clarifying billing line items for transport and adding two new fees tied to billing categories. The proposed transport fee remains listed as $1,930.34; the ambulance response or treatment with no-transport fee would be $604.95. Staff proposed adding a specialty care transport fee of $2,860.62 and an extra ambulance attendant fee of $19.36. Staff said the rewording (for example, separating ALS 1, ALS 1 emergency, BLS, BLS emergency and ALS 2) is intended to match billing codes and payer requirements.

Council members asked for missing footnotes and for comparison data to other jurisdictions. David asked where to find the footnotes in the packet; staff said the footnotes will be included on the final version. Staff committed to returning a resolution and the full annotated fee schedule later in June, and to provide comparison fees from other jurisdictions before the council considers adoption.

No formal vote or ordinance was taken at the June 2 work session; staff described the proposed amendments and said they will incorporate the changes into a resolution for council consideration at a future meeting.

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The program, in its third year, takes participants around the city to learn about government, nonprofits, businesses and local services. Shawn Shekel, a realtor and class member, said the cohort used donated goods and cash to stage coffee breaks for area school staff. “We raised a thousand dollars plus we got full donations from Karma Coffee, New Morning Bakery, Dutch Bros and Dollar Tree,” Shekel said. The group reported spending donated items and cash on refreshments for more than 400 educators and buying additional gift cards with $160 leftover to give to Hundred Acre Academy.

Leadership Dallas organizers said the class is intended as a community-engagement program rather than a narrowly defined “citizens academy.” The cohort visits municipal facilities, nonprofits and local businesses; speakers recounted visits that included drone demonstrations by police, a stop at health-care sites including Jefferson Lodge and Dallas Retirement Village, and nonprofit visits such as Heart Horse Therapy. Participants also cited small businesses and attractions they had not known about, including Focal Point and Grandma’s Attic.

Not all participants felt the program emphasized leadership skills. Laura Monroe, a class participant, said she learned a great deal about the city but added that she “didn’t know that I got that answer” about what it means to be a leader in Dallas and suggested the program could add more intentionally framed leadership instruction.

City leaders and program volunteers described the class as a networking and community-orientation opportunity. Program organizers said each graduating class helps lead the next cohort; Glenda Dunaway, a local nonprofit director and participant, said the relationships built in the class made it easier to work with other local event organizers and vendors. City staff and council members thanked participants and said the council would continue to support the program; Mayor Slack noted the council’s appreciation and encouraged feedback about adding more leadership-focused elements.

The council moved on to other agenda items after the presentation; graduates were invited to remain for the remainder of the work session or depart after the certificate presentation.

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City staff outline proposed 2025 fee schedule; most fees to rise with CPI, ambulance fees clarified

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