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Council approves annual fee increases tied to CPI, directs study of square‑foot basis for development impact fees
Summary
Salinas approved FY 2025‑26 updates to city fees and development impact fees on May 6, adopting a 2.8% CPI increase for routine city fees and adjusting impact fees based on the ENR construction cost index while directing staff to study a per‑square‑foot approach for residential impact fees.
The Salinas City Council on May 6 approved two related items updating city fees and development impact fees for fiscal year 2025‑26.
Annual fee schedule: Acting Assistant Finance Director Abe Pedroza recommended using the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to adjust city fee groups and presented a staff recommendation of a 2.8% CPI increase for citywide fees for FY 2025‑26. Pedroza reported the CPI is the established metric in the Salinas Municipal Code for annual adjustments and told the council the Finance Committee had recommended the 2.8% increase. The council adopted the fee…
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