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Commissioners debate subdivision review fee for cemetery district after $19,610 estimate
Summary
Staff reported a cemetery district fee calculation totaling $19,610 under the current schedule ($350 base plus $60 per lot over 321 lots); commissioners discussed charging time-and-materials or a per-block fee (one estimate: $1,620 for 27 blocks) and planned to provide an estimate to the district instead of blanket fees.
Commissioners and staff reviewed a subdivision review fee the cemetery district was asked to pay and discussed alternatives to what participants called an excessive calculation under the current fee schedule.
Speaker 2 described the district’s bill under the county’s current fee schedule: "$350 on the front flat plus $60 per lot over 321 lots in the cemetery that came to $19,610," and said that amount seemed excessive for a cemetery plat review. Speaker 3 and Speaker 4 agreed a different fee approach would be more appropriate for cemetery plats.
Options discussed included charging the cemetery district for the county’s actual time-and-materials for review (Speaker 2) or applying a per-block fee rather than a per-lot fee; Speaker 4 noted that charging $60 per block for the 27 blocks shown on the plat would total about $1,620 and called that closer to a reasonable amount.
Speakers discussed who ultimately bears the cost and referenced Idaho code in general terms; participants said fees for taxing districts have been treated similarly in the past (e.g., school districts) and that the county tries to set fees close to actual costs so bond and taxpayer funds are not double-billed.
Next steps: staff suggested providing the cemetery district an estimate based on time-and-materials and/or a per-block calculation; the meeting record shows discussion and an agenda amendment to include the item, but no final fee decision or formal vote appears in the transcript.
