Roberts council advances comprehensive fee schedule, effective Oct. 1

The Roberts City Council considered Resolution 2024-0827 on Sept. 10, which rescinds earlier city fee schedules and establishes a single, comprehensive schedule with an effective date of Oct. 1, 2024. Council President Edidt Sanchez introduced the resolution and asked if council members had questions before entertaining a motion to adopt.

The resolution itemizes changes across several departments. The document in council packets shows building-permit and new-construction fees, zone-change application charges, Roberts Fire District impact fees, vendor and special-event fees, and revised utility rates. The packet lists a metered water-service rate of $0.80 per 1,000 gallons, a vendor fee of $100 (including power), a lawn-equipment rental rate of $10 per hour, and black-and-white copying at $0.20 per page. The resolution text also references deposits and penalties for damaged shelter facilities and voluntary disconnection deposits; many line items are presented in tabular form in the council materials.

Council members did not debate the specific line-item amounts at length during the meeting transcript. The council record shows the resolution was introduced and a motion to adopt was entertained; the transcript does not record who moved or seconded the motion, nor does it record a final vote on the resolution within the provided segments.

If adopted as written and taking effect Oct. 1, the resolution would centralize fee administration and replace fee schedules adopted before the effective date. The council did not, in the available transcript, provide additional fiscal-note details such as estimated annual revenue changes tied to the fee adjustments.