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Council raises commercial alarm permit fee to $75 to help cover county response costs
Summary
Troutdale adopted a resolution increasing commercial nonresidential alarm permit fees from $50 to $75 to bring local rates closer to neighboring jurisdictions and to help the Multnomah County Sheriff's alarm unit recoup costs after years operating at a deficit.
The Troutdale City Council approved a resolution raising the annual commercial alarm permit fee from $50 to $75 to align rates with nearby jurisdictions and to help fund the Multnomah County Sheriff's alarm unit, which staff said has run at a deficit in recent years.
What staff said: Shannon, the city's alarm coordinator, told the council the last local fee change recorded in available city documents was in 2011 (from $25 to $50). Shannon said the alarms unit has "run in the red"…
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