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Monona adopts 2025 fee schedule with higher permit and service charges
Summary
The council adopted Ordinance 1-25-783 updating the city’s 2025 fee schedule, raising ambulance transport rates, many building-permit and boathouse fees, false-alarm penalties, and other administrative charges.
Monona — The City Council on Jan. 6 adopted the 2025 fee, fines and penalties schedule (Ordinance 1-25-783), making multiple adjustments across city departments.
City Administrator Neil summarized the changes and said department heads had approved the revisions. Key changes include an approximately $200 increase in ambulance transport fees and about $100 for non-transport calls; higher building-permit fees (including boathouse, shelter and pier fees) to reflect staff review time; modest increases (about $10) to plumbing, electrical and HVAC permit fees; and higher penalties for third, fourth and fifth false alarms within a 12-month period to encourage corrective repairs.
Other adjustments include higher exclusive-use and pool fees under parks and recreation, changes to river-rink rental charges, an increased public-works penalty for inadequate sewer connections (from $60 to $75 after 10 days), higher streets-and-sidewalks permit fees, and increased fines for repeat failure to remove snow and ice after accumulation. The zoning and occupancy permit fees for single- and two-family dwellings were also raised to reflect staff review effort.
The ordinance and redlined fee schedule were included in the council packet for reference. The clerk called the roll for adoption; the clerk recorded aye votes from Alder Bernstein; Alder DePula; Alder Holmquist; Alder Wood; and Alder Rademacher. The ordinance passed.
