Sec. 106.112. - Annual review of fees.

The Chief Financial Officer of the City shall conduct a review of the fees imposed by the various departments of the City annually, and submit a report of the findings to the Council. Any fee or fee adjustment that has been established pursuant to a legal agreement or court order is exempt from the annual review of fees established in this Section. Such fee amount calculations shall be as dictated by the respective agreement or order. All legal agreements or court orders establishing a fee determination or calculation as contemplated in this Section shall be forwarded by the Office of General Counsel to the Chief Financial Officer, who shall ensure the requirements of such fee restrictions are enforced. Upon the completion of each annual review of fees, the Chief Financial Officer shall, for each existing fee found to be less than 85 percent of the actual cost to the City of providing the service relating to such fee, increase the fee by the greater amount of one-third of the difference between the existing fee and actual cost to the City of providing the service or the amount of the increase from the previous year resulting from the preceding calculation, but in no event shall the increase result in a fee greater than the actual cost to the City of providing the service relating to such fee. Upon completion of each annual review of fees, the Chief Financial Officer is authorized, for each existing fee found to be equal to or more than 85 percent of the actual cost to the City of providing the service relating to said fee, increase the fee amount by up to the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index. The Consumer Price Index shall mean the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. City Average, all items 1982—1984 = 100, or successor reports for the preceding calendar year as initially reported by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Any fee changes as noted herein will be accomplished through legislation. (Ord. 2010-216-E, § 1; Ord. 2020-557-E , § 1; Ord. 2022-97-E , § 1)