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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: May 7, 2012 <br />Staff Report <br />File Number: 12 -197 Agenda Section: PUBLIC HEARINGS — CITY <br />COUNCIL <br />Agenda Number: 3.B. <br />TO: City Council <br />FROM: Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY: David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW: David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE: Staff Report for Resolution Approving Adjustments to City Fees and Service <br />Charges for 2012 -13 <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends the City Council approve the proposed adjustments to City user fees and <br />service charges in the Master Fee Schedule for 2012 -13. Following the Finance Committee <br />approval, this resolution is being presented to the City Council for approval as part of the <br />2012 -13 budget approval process. <br />Tits] <br />oil] I �7 <br />The City conducts a review of all user fees and service charges as part of its annual budget <br />preparation process. City user fees and service charges are based on a variety of criteria <br />including comparable fee levels in surrounding cities; changes in the local Consumer Price <br />Index (CPI); and the cost to provide the associated service. If approved by the Finance <br />Committee and adopted by the City Council, the following proposed adjustments to the City's <br />user fees and service charges would be effective July 1, 2012. <br />The Master Fee Schedule is a compilation of City Council approved fees for special services <br />requested by some residents in the community. Local agencies are allowed to set fees at <br />rates that obtain fair and reasonable recovery of the costs incurred by the General Fund in <br />providing a special service; thereby minimizing or eliminating the use of limited General Fund <br />revenues. Historically, the City has strived to maximize cost recovery through setting fees at <br />levels appropriate given escalating costs of doing business and market comparisons. <br />Full cost recovery is a policy direction by the City Council and the fee schedule that maximizes <br />cost recovery opportunities through appropriate fee revenues is a critical component of the <br />City's on -going financial stability. In the 2012 -13 General Fund Budget, the proposed <br />estimated department revenues total $4,000,000 or approximately 5% of the General Fund <br />City of San Leandro Page 1 Printed on 51112012 <br />