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Committee directs CEO to report in 60 days on options for an accessibility surcharge to fund services
Summary
The committee heard a department report on a possible surcharge to fund accessibility services and charged the CEO to return in 60 days with cost analyses and implementation options to minimize burden on constituents and target department discretion.
The committee heard a presentation Feb. 3 from the Department of Disabilities on a study of whether the city should establish a surcharge to fund accessibility improvements and services.
Steven Simon, executive director of the Department of Disabilities, and Ian Thompson, director of operations and finance, described options including a basic surcharge, cost-recovery models used…
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