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Committee weighs stormwater fee, court collection improvements as revenue options
Summary
Committee members discussed a potential stormwater fee to fund stormwater operations and capital needs, billing options and timing, and considered improving city court collections to raise revenue; staff said a system assessment is expected by September and implementation would likely be for FY 2028.
Committee members discussed potential revenue measures, emphasizing a stormwater fee and changes to court collections as two of the committee's largest revenue-offset opportunities.
Committee member (S4) told the committee a stormwater fee could help fund stormwater operations and capital projects and described billing options including attaching the fee to property tax bills or billing via the local utility (JEA). The presenter noted JEA had proposed significant billing costs, and that attaching the fee to the property tax bill might better track the charge to property owners than to residents who pay utility bills.
Committee members and staff discussed implementation timing and technical details: staff said the final stormwater assessment report is not expected until September, making implementation this fiscal year unlikely, and suggested a full implementation plan could be scheduled for tax year '27 / FY '28. Committee members asked whether impervious surface and residential equivalents could be derived from tax cards and GIS data; staff confirmed impervious-surface data and tax-card square footage are available.
On court operations, the presenter said the court is currently subsidized and that collections and deterrence are low; the committee discussed partnering with collection services and reviewing court cost structures as part of revenue-efficiency improvements.
The committee did not take formal action on stormwater fees at the meeting but asked staff to continue monitoring the assessment and report back when final cost and prioritization information is available.
