Summary
New fees including a $185 unsuccessful administrative citation hearing fee were adopted, but Jim Mosher objected to moving cost recovery percentages from the municipal code into a resolution, arguing it reduces transparency.
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Last discussed Jul 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
New fees include $185 for unsuccessful citation hearings; subsidy levels move into the fee schedule.
The city general fund through updated cost recovery.
Code violators facing the new hearing fee; critics say transparency suffers.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Council — July 28, 2026
New fees including a $185 unsuccessful administrative citation hearing fee were adopted, but Jim Mosher objected to moving cost recovery percentages from the municipal code into a resolution, arguing it reduces transparency.
City Council — May 12, 2026
The annual fee update adds about $937,000 in revenue — new e-bike impound and fire lift-assist fees, a phased Junior Guards increase, and short-term lodging fee changes. Critics questioned full cost recovery for Junior Guards and missing fees for the e-bike diversion program and city tree removal requests.
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