Norwalk adopts updated user and regulatory fees, effective July 1, 2025

The Norwalk City Council voted unanimously to adopt Resolution No. 25-12, updating and establishing user and regulatory fees for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. The council approved the resolution during a public hearing after presentations from finance staff and the city's consultant on the fee study.

City staff said the update aims to better match fees to the cost of services and reduce pressure on the general fund by increasing cost recovery where there is a direct beneficiary. Jennifer Hernandez, senior management analyst in the finance department, summarized the study and its timeline, saying the effort began in June 2023 and that the city's last full study occurred in February 2007.

The consulting firm ClearSource noted that the package proposes several changes including consolidated fixed fees for commonly requested minor…