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Meridian hears county plan for countywide impact fees; legal uncertainty remains over coroner fee
Summary
Ada County and city attorneys discussed a countywide development-impact-fee proposal that would include jail, EMS and coroner elements. City attorneys warned the coroner fee is legally uncertain under Idaho law; county officials said they would seek an attorney general opinion and continue the intergovernmental process.
Meridian city and Ada County officials discussed June 17 a proposed joint approach to countywide development impact fees for jail, EMS and coroner services. City legal staff said the county’s proposed fee for coroner services is legally uncertain under Idaho’s Impact Fee Act and recommended additional legal review before the city commits to implementation.
Kurt Stein, Meridian’s city attorney, briefed the council on the legal limits of Idaho’s development-impact-fee statute, noting the statute allows fees for certain “public facilities” and lists categories such as water, sewer and “public safety facilities, including law enforcement, fire stations and apparatus, emergency medical and rescue, and street lighting.” He said the county argues coroner services fall within law…
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