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Boise proposes wide fee increases, impact fee updates and enterprise rate changes; public hearing set July 15
Summary
City staff proposed changes to roughly 1,385 fees, with most increasing; notable enterprise increases include a 9.9% water renewal rate rise and 9% residential solid waste increase; impact fee changes (1.6%) were also presented and will require a separate public hearing July 15.
City staff told the council that the FY26 budget includes a broad fee update across many departments and funds, and that the changes will be the subject of a public hearing scheduled for July 15.
Alicia (city staff member) said citywide there are 1,385 fees; in the proposed fee update 712 fees would increase, 605 remain unchanged, 23 would be eliminated and 42 would be new. Staff explained that state law requires fees to reflect the actual cost of service and that most departmental revenues are reimbursement‑based and not available for general purposes.
Why it matters: departmental and enterprise fee changes affect…
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