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Mill Creek adopts 2026 citywide fee schedule; council adds passport and changes dog license to one‑time fee
Summary
Council approved a revised 2026 master fee schedule after amendments: it added the city processing line for passport applications and changed dog/animal licenses from annual to a one‑time fee (altered $25; unaltered $55). The resolution passed unanimously after discussion.
The Mill Creek City Council unanimously adopted a 2026 citywide master fee schedule Tuesday after making two amendments: adding the city’s passport processing fee to the general charges table and changing dog/animal licensing from an annual fee to a one‑time fee.
Management Analyst Garcia presented the 12‑page draft fee schedule covering titles in administration, business licensing, parks and recreation, building and planning, and environmental policy. Council members raised questions about items that are regulated by external agencies (for example, the federal passport application fee) and requested those be clearly annotated.
Councilmember Duque moved to add the passport processing fee (the city’s $35 processing charge) as a line item; the motion passed. Later she moved to change the pet license format so that altered animal licenses are a one‑time fee of $25 and unaltered licenses $55 (with replacement tags remaining $5); the amendment passed unanimously. Following those amendments, the council approved the resolution adopting the fee schedule by unanimous vote.
Council discussion also reviewed park rental increases, field light fees, and administrative formatting for future clarity. Staff said items regulated externally (passport application fees paid to the U.S. Department of State) will be footnoted or annotated so applicants can identify which charge is paid to the federal government and which is the city’s processing fee.
What happens next: staff will update the master fee schedule to include the agreed clarifications and publish the revised schedule and implementation date.
