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Commission sets candidate filing fee at $50 and moves fee out of code
Summary
The commission amended Resolution 27-23 to establish a $50 candidate filing fee and to remove filing-fee language from the municipal code, creating a resolution-based fee to simplify future updates.
The commission amended and conducted a first reading by title for Resolution 27-23 to pull candidate filing fee language out of the municipal code and set a filing fee by resolution. Staff had recommended a $25 fee after surveying other municipalities; commissioners discussed a $50 fee as reasonable to reflect staff time while preserving a free signature route for candidates who cannot pay.
City recorder explained that processing a filing by signature takes staff 2–4 hours while processing a fee-based filing typically takes about an hour. Commissioners agreed the fee would not apply to the current election cycle; the resolution would take effect in a later cycle after ordinance changes remove the fee line from the code.
The commission amended Resolution 27-23 to insert a $50 candidate filing fee; the motion to amend carried and the first reading by title was conducted.
