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Dearborn council amends fee ordinance to codify veteran death-certificate waivers, raises standard record fee
Summary
The City Council adopted changes to the administrative fees code on final reading, raising the standard record fee and incorporating on-the-floor amendments that waive death-certificate fees for qualifying veterans and limit free copies; council requested staff to add residency language and finalize ordinance text.
The Dearborn City Council on Tuesday approved changes to the city's administrative-fees ordinance that raise the standard fee for vital records and codify a veterans' waiver for death certificates, following extended discussion and an on-the-floor amendment.
Under the ordinance approved on final reading, the standard fee for a single birth or death record will increase to $25, with a senior discount applied to certain birth records; council members also directed staff to codify a veterans' waiver for death certificates and to limit the number of free copies. Council President Cerini called the final roll; the ordinance passed 7-0.
City Council members said the amendments reflect earlier council direction and local…
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