Council to consider fee-schedule changes including 3.5% technology fee and tree-exemption processing fee
Planning and building staff proposed a routine fee-schedule update tied to labor-rate increases that adds a 3.5% technology fee, a small charge for processing tree-cutting/clearing exemptions and hourly rate adjustments; staff said the changes will return on a consent agenda for adoption.
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Planning and building staff presented a scheduled update to application and permitting fees driven by compensation and workload changes. Staff said the planning fee schedule is not an enterprise fund and that fees flow to the general fund rather than being earmarked; they recommended a 3.5% technology fee (many peers use 5%) to support software and licensing costs.
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