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Council adopts annual CPI adjustments and targeted fee changes despite dissent

Grants Pass City Council · December 18, 2025
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Summary

Council approved a resolution to amend the comprehensive fee schedule—applying CPI‑U annual adjustments and several fee changes across planning, engineering, utilities and parks—after staff explained a missing October CPI data point and an 11‑month averaging approach; vote 6–1.

City staff presented a resolution to amend the comprehensive fee schedule effective Jan. 1, 2026 to implement CPI‑U based annual cost‑of‑living adjustments and several staff‑recommended changes to fees across departments.

JC explained the methodology and noted a missing October Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI‑U data point because of a federal data interruption; staff recommended using an 11‑month average to calculate…

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