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Fillmore approves tiered youth basketball fees to address rising costs and encourage earlier registration
Summary
The council replaced a flat $100 youth basketball registration fee with tiered pricing (early $110, regular $120, late $130) to offset increases in referee and staffing costs and to encourage earlier sign-ups; the council directed future indexing to the upcoming Fillmore fee study.
The Fillmore City Council voted on June 9 to replace the city's flat youth-basketball registration fee with a tiered schedule aimed at encouraging earlier registration and covering rising program costs.
Amanda De Zavala, community services specialist, said the program historically charged a $100 flat fee for roughly a 10-game season. Rising costs for referees and staff time, the need for better-quality equipment and jersey ordering lead times drove the recommendation to move to an early/regular/late pricing model: $110 for early registration (August), $120 for regular registration (September) and $130 for late registration (October 1'9 window).
De Zavala said the tiered fees would remain competitive within the region and reduce reliance on general-fund support. Assistant City Manager Manuel Minharees noted the department returned to a 10-game season (and added an all-star game) after COVID-era reductions, increasing salary and officials costs.
Council adopted the fee change and directed that future adjustments be indexed to the consumer price index per the forthcoming Fillmore fee study.
Next steps: Parks & Recreation staff will update registration materials and marketing to emphasize the early-registration window and will monitor registration patterns to assess effectiveness.
