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Folsom council adopts updated police user fees after consultant study; two proposed alarm fees pulled
Summary
The Folsom City Council on May 13 approved an amended police department fee schedule informed by a consultant cost study, but removed two proposed alarm fees pending improved permit administration.
The Folsom City Council on May 13 approved an amended user-fee schedule for selected police services after a consultant presentation and staff briefing.
A study by Government Consulting Partners found the police department’s existing fee structure had not been comprehensively reviewed since 2006 and recommended new and revised charges to reflect body‑worn cameras, in‑car video and other digital media requests, officer time for crash responses and other services. Consultant Jeff Wakefield summarized the methodology: staff time estimates were multiplied by fully burdened hourly rates (including an 11% overhead apportionment) to compute the reasonable cost of each service.
The study estimated that current fees recovered about 63% of police service costs. Adopting the consultant’s recommendations (with two alarm-related fees held back) raises the projected…
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