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Council approves new weights-and-measures license to shift inspection costs to businesses
Summary
The council adopted an ordinance creating an annual weights-and-measures license (anticipated $25 fee) to recover inspection costs for devices used to compute charges, moving approximately $3,000–$4,000 in costs from the general fund to businesses.
The City Council voted Dec. 15 to create an annual weights-and-measures license to recover inspection expenses for devices that calculate charges (for example: gas pumps, scales and pill-counting machines).
Staff and city economists explained that the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) performs…
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