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Rosebud County raises flood‑plain application fees to cover engineering and notice costs
Summary
Commissioners approved increases to flood‑plain application fees — from $50/$100 to $450 for simpler projects and $950 for complex applications — following a recommendation from Great West Engineering; the motion carried and the change aims to cover public notice and engineering costs.
Rosebud County commissioners voted to raise flood‑plain application fees after staff presented recommendations from Great West Engineering. Under the change recorded in the meeting, the fee for simpler flood‑plain applications would increase from $50 to $450, and the fee for more complex applications would rise from $100 to $950 to cover public notice in the paper, Great West Engineering's time, and administrative costs.
A committee member said the goal was to avoid losing money on the permitting process rather than to generate revenue: "I don't wanna make money on it, but I don't wanna lose money on it," the committee member said. The Chair introduced the recommendation and the board recorded a motion and second to change the fees; the motion carried. The transcript does not include a roll‑call or named vote tally.
Meeting discussion named Jerry and Kevin from Great West Engineering as the source of the recommendation. The transcript does not specify an effective date for the new fees or how the county will publish the change; those implementation details were not recorded in the available segments.
