Glendora council adopts two‑year budget, fee schedule and a string of contracts and labor agreements

The Glendora City Council on unanimous votes adopted a two‑year city budget, approved updates to the master schedule of fees, authorized police vehicle purchases, extended a citywide tree‑maintenance contract and ratified a three‑year memorandum of understanding with the Glendora Police Officer Association (POA).

Finance director and treasurer Kyle Johnson presented the proposed master schedule of fees and the two‑year budget. Johnson said the fee changes update cost recovery and reflect rates already on customer bills in some cases; he noted water billing rates reflected in the schedule became effective Jan. 1, 2025. “The updates before you tonight consist of compliance, consistency, and cost recovery efforts for the departments listed,” Johnson said.

The master fee schedule was adopted by the council 5–0. The changes included revised passport language, recreation and day‑camp fee adjustments, planning fees for consultant technical review of parcel maps, a building intake/processing fee, and increased CCW (concealed carry weapon) fees. Staff said the CCW changes move fees closer to industry standards allowed by state law; the presentation noted a separate…