Environment & Public Works Committee moves to update fees in Ordinance 16-24, adding $250 nonrefundable charge

On Sept. 10, the Environment & Public Works Committee discussed Ordinance 16-24, a measure the committee said has not been updated since 1951. Committee member Cathy King moved to approve the ordinance, and Committee member Richard Morgan seconded the motion.

According to discussion recorded in the transcript, the ordinance would allow the city service manager to waive or change certain fees and would introduce a new $250 nonrefundable fee. Committee speakers also said the proposal would require retaining a bond for one year to cover potential repair costs if an applicant failed to complete required work.

The transcript includes a description that the ordinance "has not been updated since the 1951" and that "there is a fee of $250 that is non-refundable," and notes that the bond is kept for one year "to cover the cost if something might need to be repaired." The speaker lines in the transcript do not identify who made each of those specific statements; they are reported here as discussion points that appear in the committee record.

Committee member Richard Morgan later moved to close the discussion, a motion that Committee member Cathy King seconded. The transcript does not record a vote tally or final disposition of the ordinance; it shows motions made and seconded but no recorded approval or denial.

Next steps were not specified in the provided transcript segment. The record does not include a scheduled follow-up date or a formal vote result.