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Stonecrest reviews Matrix Consulting fee study that would update 293 city fees
Summary
City staff presented a Matrix Consulting Group report that re-calculates 293 fee line items across several departments and recommends a master fee schedule; council members pressed staff on developer incentives, legal limits on fee waivers and how new park fees would apply to longstanding informal users.
Director Cowley presented Matrix Consulting Group’s citywide fee study at the Stonecrest mayor and council work session on Jan. 12, outlining a methodology that uses estimated staff time, fully burdened hourly rates and overhead to calculate the “maximum justifiable fee” for 293 line items across building, planning and zoning, land development, parks and recreation and finance. "That will equal the full cost of the fee that is in the report, and that's the maximum justifiable fee that can be assessed," Director Cowley said.
The study’s stated objectives are to streamline the fee structure, apply consistent time assumptions and ensure legal compliance, with the consultant team recommending rounding some fees to whole dollars for…
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