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Council discusses formal event fee policy and software to manage permits and waivers

3217817 · May 6, 2025
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Summary

Councilmembers directed staff to develop a written policy on fee waivers for special events and received a status update on permitting software (GoGov) that staff say could streamline event approvals, interdepartmental workflows and online payments.

Councilmembers on May 6 discussed the city’s informal practice of granting fee waivers for street closures and special events and asked staff to develop formal criteria and publish guidelines in advance of future requests.

Assistant to the city manager Emmett Fried said staff had evaluated several permitting systems and identified GoGov as the most promising…

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