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Riverside LAFCO to revisit fee schedule after staff proposes 35.7% CPI increase and new pre‑application charge

Riverside Local Agency Formation Commission
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Staff proposed updating LAFCO’s processing fees (last revised 2015) using a 35.7% CPI adjustment, adding a pre‑application review fee (one meeting, up to three hours) and raising the hourly rate from $80 to $135; commissioners agreed to keep the public hearing open and continue the item to Feb. 27 for agency review.

Riverside Local Agency Formation Commission staff proposed a multi‑part update to the agency’s processing fee schedule, citing inflation and increased staff time as the rationale for higher charges. At the Jan. 23 meeting, Crystal Craig, assistant executive officer, said the last fee revision was in 2015 and recommended applying a Los Angeles‑region CPI increase of "approximately 35.7%" to existing line items, adding a new pre‑application review fee and raising the hourly billing rate from $80 to $135.

Craig said the proposed pre‑application review would include one meeting and up to three hours of staff assistance, a GIS…

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