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City staff propose 4.3% indexing and targeted fee changes for 2026; council members ask for clarity on plan-revision and inspection fees
Summary
Budget office staff presented the proposed 2026 service-fee review, using a 4.3% index derived from the Employment Cost Index. The review includes new and adjusted fees across departments, clarifications on plan-revision fee differences, and proposed nominal building-plan revision charges to recover staff time.
Richard Goggins of the budget office presented the 2026 service-fee review to the committee and said departments used a 4.3% inflation factor — derived from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Cost Index for state and local government compensation — to index most fees for 2026.
Goggins said the packet lists four categories explaining when fees were increased less than the index, five categories when changes exceeded the index, and eight items showing fees moved, added or eliminated; impact fees and their own indices are…
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