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Aztec adopts updated parks and recreation fees to recoup event security costs
Summary
The commission adopted Ordinance 2025‑564 updating parks and recreation fees — the first major adjustment in roughly 20 years — to offset rising event-related security costs, including time‑and‑a‑half police overtime.
The Aztec City Commission on Sept. 23 adopted Ordinance 2025‑564, which updates fees in chapter 16, article 2 (parks and recreation) to better align charges with current costs, particularly security and police‑related overtime at city events.
Ed, a city staff member who presented the ordinance, told commissioners the fee schedule had not been adjusted in about 20 years and that rising costs — including police overtime for events — made the update necessary. “All this is…offsetting our cost because we're eating all the cost of running security for all of these events,” he said, and staff explained the overtime calculation used is time‑and‑a‑half.
Commissioners discussed the ordinance language and noted staff revised the fee structure so the city need not amend the ordinance annually to reflect changing rates. After brief discussion, the commission voted 5‑0 to approve the ordinance.
Next steps: staff will finalize any minor wording changes discussed during the hearing (for example, clarifying overtime language) and implement the updated fee schedule as adopted.
