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Springfield staff outline proposed fee increases; council asks staff to return full package for June public hearing
Summary
City staff presented the annual master fees and charges review, proposing most fees rise using a labor-driven escalator (~4.5%) or a West Region CPI (2.7%). Staff said a 1% fee change equals about $69,000 citywide and projected roughly $190,000 in merchant credit-card fees next year; staff will return with a complete package and a June public hearing is scheduled.
City staff presented proposed changes to Springfield's master fees and charges and asked the council for guidance on how to proceed ahead of a public hearing scheduled for June. Jeff Paschal led the review and described the proposed approach and projected fiscal impacts.
Paschal told the council that fees were reviewed department by department and that most would be adjusted by one of two escalators: a primarily cost-driven labor factor (about 4.5 percent) and a West Region CPI figure of 2.7 percent. He said the city uses a master fee schedule for ease of public…
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