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Committee approves ordinance change to raise municipal-court technology fee to cover vendor costs

Special commission on ways of committee · April 23, 2026
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Summary

A special commission voted to amend the municipal-court technology fee from $2 to $6 per transaction after finance staff said vendor costs are $6 per ticket, creating an estimated $1.8 million gap if the city continued subsidizing the difference.

The special commission voted to approve an amendment to the municipal-court technology fee, raising the assessed fee from $2 to $6 per transaction to match vendor pricing.

Finance presenters told the committee the vendor that operates the courts ticketing technology charges $6 per ticket, while the ordinance currently allows a $2 technology fee. "When we reviewed the budget this year, it was…

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