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City manager urges council to re-engage with 2023 comprehensive plan; flags outdated fee schedule
Summary
City manager said Dickinson's comprehensive plan (adopted in 2023) should be reviewed alongside current rezoning work and urged council to update a fee schedule that hasn't been revised in over a decade to protect the city's budgeting position.
City management told the council the 2023 comprehensive plan is a paid investment and should be used as a guiding document when the council considers rezoning and policy choices.
The city manager said more than $500,000 was spent on the most recent comprehensive plan and asked staff to provide printed copies so council members can review them at home. He said the document can be amended to reflect council priorities or, if council prefers, the city can pursue a different planning path.
On the city’s fee schedule the manager said fees have not been updated for more than a decade and that inflation affects local government costs. He described a future agenda item to review and update fees to help ensure fees for services are aligned with current costs and support long-term fiscal sustainability.
Council did not take immediate action but asked staff to prepare the comprehensive plan materials and a future agenda item to consider fee updates.
