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Council adopts updated business licensing fees after cost‑of‑service study; rental‑dwelling changes continued
Summary
Following a consultant presentation and extensive questioning about inspections and staff time, Provo's council adopted new business licensing fees (base fee and measured disproportionate fees tied to police/fire impacts) and deferred rental‑dwelling licensing changes for further staff follow‑up and stakeholder input.
Provo City adopted updated business licensing fees on Dec. 16 after a statutorily required cost‑of‑service study by Zions Public Finance and staff recommendations from customer service.
Laramie Gonzalez (Customer Operations) summarized the history of the licensing program; Aaron (Zions) walked the council through a revenue sufficiency model that separates base administrative costs from measured disproportionate costs (based largely on police and fire calls per category). The study recommended moving away from employee‑count categories to a base fee per business plus…
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