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Mayor proposes $22 daily fee for food trucks to 'even the playing field' with brick-and-mortar businesses
Summary
Mayor Ken Williams proposed a $22-per-day fee for food trucks (excluding the farmer's market and private property) to equalize costs with established local businesses; council members expressed general agreement but offered no final vote.
Mayor Ken Williams presented an estimate of local business operational costs — property taxes, building maintenance and utilities — and proposed a $22 per-day fee for food trucks to "even the playing field for food trucks and put them on the same level as local businesses." He specified the fee would not apply to food trucks at the Farmer's Market or to food trucks operating on private property.
Council Member Tim Krug asked where fee revenue would be directed; the mayor suggested economic development as a possible destination. Council Member Terry Schuster said the fee reason was justifiable, and the council expressed general agreement but did not vote on an ordinance or formal policy at this meeting. City staff did not present a final policy or ordinance text; the item remained at the discussion stage.
