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Council pauses business-license ceiling increase, asks city and chamber to craft alternatives
Summary
The council voted Jan. 6 to pause the recently raised business license fee ceiling and directed staff to work with the Columbia Chamber of Commerce and the business community to develop a revised process and schedule for FY26.
The Columbia City Council voted unanimously on Jan. 6 to pause the recent increase in the maximum annual business-license fee and directed city staff to work with the Columbia Chamber of Commerce to collect business input and propose a revised, transparent fee structure for Fiscal Year 2026.
The pause relates to a decision the council considered late last year that raised the fee-ceiling tiers used to calculate business-license charges. Finance staff told the council the city has not updated business-license fees…
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