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El Campo council approves broad fee-schedule update, agrees to revisit food-truck charge
Summary
The El Campo City Council voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance 2025-11 updating fees across city departments, including higher ambulance tap and park fees; council asked staff to return with a separate proposal on food-truck charges.
The El Campo City Council on Sept. 8 approved Ordinance 2025-11, amending the city's fee schedule for multiple departments, after a public hearing and questions from council members. The ordinance passed unanimously.
City staff described the ordinance as a package of line-item updates affecting EMS ambulance fees, construction-related fees, health and retail food permits, business licensing, parks and civic-center rentals, utility rates (water and sewer), transportation user fees and solid-waste fees tied to the city's contract with Texas Disposal Systems. "The amendment to the fee schedule proposes updates to the following articles," a staff member said as he read the affected sections aloud.
Why it matters: the changes raise charges across different services rather than imposing a single uniform percentage increase. Council members pressed staff for explanations about specific increases that…
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