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Thousand Oaks studies overhaul of user fees; staff recommends public hearing April 29
Summary
City staff presented a comprehensive update to more than 680 user fees and proposed changes to development impact fees; council voted 5-0 to receive the information, direct staff and set a public hearing for April 29, 2025.
City staff presented a citywide study March 25 recommending updates to Thousand Oaks’ user fees, fines, penalties and development impact fees for fiscal years 2025–2027, and the City Council set a public hearing for April 29, 2025 to consider final adoption.
Jamie Boscarino, the city’s finance director, told the council the study—prepared with Matrix Consulting Group—reassessed every municipal fee and consolidated the previous multi-hundred page fee manual into a streamlined schedule. Boscarino said the city currently lists 679 fees and staff’s proposal brings the total to 685 after additions and deletions. "Of the 685 total fees, 208 are being proposed to increase to get closer…
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