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Board previews higher film-permit fees and tougher parking fines in master fee schedule
Summary
Trustees discussed raising film-permit fees (options ranged from $2,500 to $5,000) with student/nonprofit exceptions and proposed increasing fines for high-priority parking violations (fire hydrant, fire lane/zone, handicap spots) to better reflect administrative and enforcement costs.
At the March 24 workshop trustees reviewed proposed changes to the master fee schedule, focusing on film permits, camp and pool fees, parking permits and parking violations.
Liz, the staff member who presented film-permit comparisons, said surrounding municipalities charge higher fees and recommended the village consider increasing its standard permit fee from the current rate toward parity with neighbors. Trustees debated several options — $2,500, $4,000 or $5,000 — and discussed whether to create a reduced or exempt category for student and nonprofit productions. "I checked with the surrounding municipalities and as you noticed, a lot of them do have different types of permits for different types of reductions," Liz said.
Attorney Janette (who introduced herself to the board during the discussion) said student productions should be able to secure low- or no-fee permits to avoid deterring educational use. Trustees asked staff to draft a revised fee schedule and, if necessary, a code change to create a small-production permit category.
On parking violations, trustees focused on raising fines for offenses that pose safety risks. One speaker identified as the police chief said the department is not a revenue-generating organization and emphasized enforcement limitations: "I am not a revenue generating organization," the chief said, urging clarity about enforcement capacity. Trustees proposed increasing fines for fire-hydrant, fire-lane/zone and on-street handicap violations from $150 to $250 to deter dangerous behavior and discussed striping hydrant clearance to make restrictions clearer for drivers.
The board indicated support for bringing the revised fee schedule and specific fine increases to the formal agenda for a vote later in the meeting cycle.
