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Palm Beach County approves rental‑car facility charges at Palm Beach International Airport
Summary
The Board approved customer facility and transportation charges for rental‑car transactions at Palm Beach International Airport — $6 and $5 per rental‑transaction day respectively — and adopted a process to adjust fees in consultation with rental‑car operators; the resolutions passed unanimously.
The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners on March 26 approved two resolutions establishing fees for rental‑car transactions at Palm Beach International Airport.
Airport staff told the board the package creates an initial customer facility charge of $6 per rental‑transaction day and a transportation facility charge of $5 per rental‑transaction day that would appear on rental invoices. Staff said the charges are intended to fund development of a consolidated rental‑car facility and related property work.
"The initial customer facility charge will be six dollars per transaction day," an airport official said during the presentation, and the transportation facility charge will be five dollars per transaction day. Staff added that any future fee increases would be made in consultation with the rental car operators and that larger adjustments would return to the board for approval.
Commissioner Marino moved approval; Vice Mayor Marci Woodward seconded the motion. The board voted 7‑0 to adopt the resolutions.
Why it matters: The fees will affect customers who rent vehicles and are intended to generate revenue for construction and operation of a consolidated rental‑car facility at the airport. County staff told commissioners they had consulted concessionaires and rental‑car operators prior to the vote.
What the board approved: Two resolutions authorizing the initial customer facility and transportation facility charges and establishing the mechanism for implementing the charges at Palm Beach International Airport. The staff presentation described how the fees will be shown on rental invoices and noted a commitment to coordinate increases with operators; any significant increases would require subsequent board action.
Next steps: County staff will implement the fees as described and continue coordination with rental‑car companies on the consolidated facility project. The board did not set additional implementation dates beyond the staff presentation.
