Stonecrest reviews Matrix Consulting fee study that would update 293 city fees

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.