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Council advances contractor-registration fee update to align with surrounding communities; $1 million liability remains standard
Summary
Council discussed updating contractor registration fees and bond/insurance requirements to align with neighboring jurisdictions; the ordinance increasing fees was placed on the consent agenda and adopted.
Council considered amendments to contractor-registration requirements and fees on Aug. 12 and placed the ordinance on the consent agenda. Staff said the current registration fee schedule had not been updated since February 2001 and recommended bringing the fee and related bond and insurance standards in line with surrounding communities.
Staff said the state now licenses most trade contractors and that municipal registration complements the state license; the city requires a $25,000 bond and historically has required $1 million liability insurance on certificates naming the city as additional insured. Staff reported that most neighboring communities charge about $100 a year for contractor registration and that Brook Park had recently raised its bond requirement to $40,000.
Council members debated whether to refer the policy to finance committee to examine bond and insurance thresholds in more detail; no change to the $1 million insurance minimum was adopted at the meeting. The ordinance updating contractor-registration fees was placed on the consent agenda and included in the packet adopted by council.
