The San Luis City Council voted to post a notice of intent to increase business license fees and schedule a public hearing for Nov. 12, council members said Tuesday.
Billing and collections manager Edgar Esparza told the council the city intends to publish the notice in English and Spanish and that the fee schedule has not been revised since 2005. "This is a notice of intent to increase our business license fees," Esparza said.
The action will start the formal public process: the notice will be posted on the city website and in the newspaper, and a hearing will be held Nov. 12 so residents can comment. Councilmember Javier Vargas moved to approve the notice of intent; the motion carried on a roll call vote with six in favor and one opposed.
During the roll call Councilmember Luis Cabrera voted no; Councilmember Maria Cecilia Cruz, Vice Mayor Tadeo De La Hoya, Councilmember Esteban Rosales, Councilmember Lisette Cervin, Councilmember Javier Vargas and Mayor Nieves Raydel voted yes.
The council did not adopt new fee amounts at the meeting — the notice of intent begins the required public-review period before any final ordinance would be considered.