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Council approves updated fire-inspection fee schedule after contested debate
Summary
After extended debate, the Metropolitan Council approved ordinance changes to increase fire-inspection and permitting fees, moving from decades-old $25 flat charges toward a cost-recovery model the Fire Department said was necessary to fund a 12-person fire-prevention division.
The Metropolitan Council voted March 11 to update the city's fire-inspection and related permitting fee schedule, raising long-stagnant flat fees to levels the Fire Department said reflect current inspection costs.
Fire Chief Michael Kimball told the council the department performs roughly 14,718 premise inspections and that current $25 flat fees date to 1987. He explained the proposed fee model used an…
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