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Council work session endorses sending proposed harbor user fee ordinance to council for public hearing
Summary
City staff and councilors discussed a proposed per-passenger user fee for charter boats to help cover harbor deficits, agreed to draft changes (including enforcement/audit language and interest/penalty rates) and directed staff to bring a revised ordinance to the full council for public hearings.
Councilors and staff at the Aug. 12 city council work session discussed a draft ordinance to create a harbor user fee charged per passenger on charter and transient vessels, and agreed to send a revised ordinance to the full council for public hearings. Kim (City staff) presented the draft and explained options for fee calculation, exemptions and use of proceeds. Participants discussed whether the fee is intended to fully cover the harbor deficit or to contribute toward it, and asked staff to produce underlying numbers before finalizing rates.
The group agreed to add an explicit use-of-proceeds line permitting…
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