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Loomis council adopts revised fee schedule and hears budget adjustments including $500,000 library repairs
Summary
Council adopted a corrected fee schedule after staff recommended fee-line fixes; finance staff also reported proposed FY26/27 changes including $500,000 to repair dry rot at the library and consolidation of street resurfacing funds, and council gave direction for a future formal budget resolution.
The Loomis Town Council approved a revised schedule of user fees and heard a staff briefing on recommended budget adjustments for the 2026–27 fiscal year.
Finance staff detailed three corrections to the fee packet: a typographical fix in the rentals section ("council chambers" not "council members"), a parade-setup/cleanup fee intended to be zero for nonprofit-sponsored parades, and a reduction in the minimum building-permit valuation fee from an erroneous $358 to a recommended $218. "We have a $200,000 grant from CPCTPA and an $85,000 grant from CalRecycle that we'll refer to the budget later," Finance Director Ted (speaker 14) told the council; he also explained that staff will publish fully burdened hourly rates and that the fee schedule is intended to align fees with the town's processing costs.
Council members debated the proposed change to the minimum building-permit fee (the $1-to-$500 valuation tier). Some expressed concern that raising small-permit fees could discourage permitting and thereby reduce inspections; others argued fees must cover staff costs. After hearing public comment urging a lower floor, the council approved the fee schedule as recommended by staff on a roll-call vote.
On the budget, staff presented proposed FY 2026–27 adjustments: revenue increases of about $434,000 (largely sales and property tax), expenditure increases including $63,000 for insurance, $51,500 for public-works contracts (tree maintenance), $50,000 for public-meeting tech upgrades, and personnel additions for seasonal public-works help. In capital, staff proposed adding $500,000 to address significant dry rot at the library building and combining two years of street-resurfacing funds to create a larger resurfacing project (about $900,000). Staff also noted anticipated grants that would offset portions of some projects. Council did not adopt the budget changes today; staff will return with a formal resolution next month.
The approved fee schedule is scheduled to take effect July 1 and staff said they will review fees annually.
