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Council rejects proposed master-fee increases, creating $350,000 budget shortfall
Summary
A proposed set of fee increases in the city’s master fee schedule (Order 6007072025) failed after heated council debate; councilors asked staff to return with a breakdown and the city manager was directed to identify budget cuts to cover an estimated $350,000 shortfall.
The Auburn City Council voted down proposed revenue changes to the city’s master fee schedule (Order 6007072025) at its July 7 meeting, a move councilors and staff said will create a $350,000 gap in the current fiscal-year budget.
The fee package — recommended by an ad hoc fees committee and carried into the FY26 budget — aimed to align permit and service fees with actual city costs. The proposal would have increased a variety of building and administrative fees already used in the adopted budget numbers;…
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