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Monona council approves updated fee schedule, delays parkland dedication decision, removes proposed special-event EMS change
Summary
The Monona Common Council approved a revised fees, fines and penalties schedule Dec. 1, adopting multiple small increases and administrative changes but removing the proposed change to the special‑event ambulance fee and postponing a final decision on parkland dedication rates.
The Monona Common Council voted Dec. 1 to adopt an amended fees, fines and penalties schedule that raises several municipal charges, isolates a background-check processing fee for liquor-related licenses, and adds a $1,000 TIF application fee — but the council removed the proposed special‑event ambulance/EMS fee change and asked staff to return with more detail on parkland dedication amounts.
Councilors debated the largest operational changes in the fee packet during a staff presentation. For special events that require a dedicated ambulance, staff had proposed replacing the existing $120 flat fee with a precharged cost based on staffing overtime for two providers. The police/fire representative said event organizers would "get a proposed hard cost that they have to pay upfront before the event," and the proposal would use the highest likely staff overtime rate as a ceiling so costs could be reconciled afterward.
Several councilors pushed for a concrete dollar amount for…
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