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Committee sends correcting ordinance on elevating-device fees to formal; city to credit or reimburse overcharges
Summary
The Budget, Finance and Audit Standing Committee voted to send an amendment to the city—s elevating-devices fee schedule to formal consideration after department staff acknowledged a per-story fee was miscalculated and said customers will be credited or reimbursed retroactively.
The Detroit City Council—s Budget, Finance and Audit Standing Committee voted March 19 to send a resolution to formal with a recommendation to approve amending the city—s elevating-devices fee schedule to correct a per-story charge that officials said was set too high.
The correction matters because the Building, Safety Engineering and Environmental Department determined an added per-story charge of $59 was applied in error during a prior fee study; staff proposed reducing that per-story charge to $14.5 and adjusting base fees. The department said it will credit or reimburse customers who were overcharged.
Raymond Scott, deputy director for Building, Safety Engineering and Environmental (BC), and Randy Hargrave, the department—s chief of construction, told the committee the…
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