City staff presented proposed updates to the consolidated fee schedule, including branding alignment for the city’s online payment processor, modest increases to several transaction fees, and changes to utility and recycling charges. The council voted to move the fee updates to unfinished business and to take final action at the Oct. 29 meeting.

Staff said the first proposed change is wording that aligns the fee schedule with the branding of the city’s online payment vendor (express bill pay). The presentation also recommended increasing the insufficient/closed-account fee from $14 to $15 and the customer stop-payment fee from $29 to $31 to match the vendor’s charges.

In the utilities section, staff proposed adjusting the residential household waste and additional waste container charge from $14 to $14.29, consistent with the budget adopted in June. Staff also proposed raising a new can-delivery fee from $25 to $50 to cover actual delivery and container costs and changing the late-payment fee from a flat $10 to 1.5 percent to match other utility-code language. Finally, staff asked that the glass recycling fee be updated in the consolidated fee schedule to reflect an ordinance passed Oct. 2024 that set the fee at $8.25.

Councilmembers asked how the new can-delivery fee would be applied; staff said it is typically a one-time fee charged when a resident requests a replacement can or an extra can, or when damage requires replacement. Staff emphasized that utility funds are run on a revenue-neutral basis and that some fee increases respond to higher costs from contracted vendors.

Councilmember Clarissa moved to place the consolidated fee schedule items on unfinished business for Oct. 29; Councilmember Sharla seconded. The motion carried. Staff will return with final ordinance language on Oct. 29.