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Westminster approves updated fees but pauses RV, special‑event changes for separate study
Summary
Council adopted a revised city fee schedule after a consultant study, approving credit‑card processing fees and other updates while directing staff to return with studies for RV parking permits and special‑event permit fees.
The Westminster City Council on June 25 adopted a revised city‑wide fees and fines schedule based on a consultant study, while amending the action to return later with additional analysis of RV permits and special‑event permit fees.
The study, prepared by a consultant, recast city services as discrete cost‑recovery items and proposed fee changes across planning, public works and public safety. Staff and the consultant told the council the review identified the full cost to deliver many services and that the council must decide which services to subsidize with tax dollars.
Eric Johnson of the consultant explained the methodology: staff and consultants calculated fully allocated hourly rates for positions, matched time estimates per service, and converted those to per‑service fees. Johnson said the goal was to align fees with the cost of providing the service and to…
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