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Council pauses SafeBuilt fee increases, asks staff to negotiate and return with options

Garden City City Council · January 29, 2026
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Summary

Contracted building‑services vendor SafeBuilt requested across‑the‑board fee increases, including a jump in inspection rates; council directed staff to negotiate the request and continued the resolution to Feb. 9 to allow further analysis and possible staged adjustments.

Garden City staff briefed the council Jan. 26 on a vendor request to increase multiple fees charged by SafeBuilt, the city’s contracted building‑services provider.

Director Thornborough said SafeBuilt’s submission included increases that in some categories rose into double digits, and cited a notable proposed inspection rate change to about $110 per…

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