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Brigham City consolidates fees into new Title 5; no fee amounts changed tonight
Summary
The council adopted an ordinance creating City Code Title 5 to consolidate the city's fee schedule. City Attorney Caudle said the consolidation moves existing fees into one code location without changing amounts; some fee adjustments will be reviewed during the upcoming budget process.
Brigham City’s council adopted an ordinance on March 19 creating a consolidated fee schedule under a new City Code Title 5.
City Attorney Caudle told the council the consolidation gathers historic fees (many adopted previously by resolution) into one code title for transparency and administrative clarity. She emphasized the ordinance does not change fee amounts at adoption; rather, staff collected existing fees so they are easier to find and maintain. Caudle noted one sentence in the ordinance preserves the existing impact‑fee enactment, as state law governs that topic.
Council members were told that some fees will still be adjusted during the budget process and that the consolidated document will return periodically when individual fees are revised (power‑rate adjustments were flagged as an upcoming item). Caudle said department heads contributed to the effort and that consolidating fees improves public access and staff efficiency.
Council voted in favor of enacting Title 5; the public hearing on the item drew no speakers.
Implementation steps discussed include staff returning with specific fee adjustments as part of the budget and power‑rate discussions and publishing the consolidated schedule online for public access.
