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Commission backs updated user fees for parks, public works and police, flags $2 million shortfall in development revenue
Summary
The commission recommended that the city council adopt a package of fee adjustments including higher hydrant-meter deposits and new testing fees; members noted the fees do not cover long-term maintenance and flagged a projected $2 million drop in community development revenue.
The fiscal commission voted to recommend that the city council adopt proposed updates to user fees and charges, including increases for public-works deposits and new technical fees as well as revised parks and police fees intended to improve cost recovery.
Staff walked the commission through the process: the city uses the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose CPI-U for adjustments; any changes over 3% require council action and a public hearing. Staff highlighted key changes in public-works fees,…
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