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Report regarding a resolution approving changes to the Master Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2017-18 for fees for services for the City of South San Francisco. (Richard Lee, Director of Finance)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution approving changes to the Master Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2017-18 for fees for services for the City of South San Francisco.
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BACKGROUND
Consistent with Proposition 218 and Proposition 26, the City has the authority to set its user fees at a rate which reflects the reasonable cost to provide the regulatory act or service. In this way, the requester of the service is paying for the cost of providing the service, and not the general public.
The City should, as a good business practice, periodically examine the actual cost to provide a service and then adjust fees accordingly, either up or down. The Fiscal Year 2016-17 Adopted Budget includes a budget appropriation to have a comprehensive review of the City's fees. This fee setting process is supported by a fee study, which serves to:
1. Calculate fees in compliance with federal guidelines;
2. Ensure a reasonable cost to provide services; and
3. Set fees up to a rate that recovers the City's cost to provide the service.
Staff solicited proposals from three qualified firms and selected NBS Government Finance Group (NBS), based on their qualifications, experience and proposed cost. NBS has a staff of over 35 consultants and engineers that have extensive experience in the fields of finance, management, engineering, and local governance and combine their knowledge to produce a synergy that results in maximum success and minimum risk. NBS has completed numerous fee studies for local government agencies, including the City of San Carlos, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District, and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency,
Prior to conducting the fee study and rate setting, NBS completed a Cost Allocation Pl...
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