(A) It is the intent of the City Council to ascertain and recover the specified percentages of full costs from fees, charges, and regulatory license fees levied in providing the regulation, products, or services set forth in this chapter.
(B) The fee and service charge revenue/cost comparison system set forth in this chapter provides a mechanism for ensuring that fees adopted by the city for services rendered do not exceed the reasonable estimated cost for providing the services, unless otherwise noted.
(C) It is the intent of the City Council to achieve a more equitable and fair mix for financing services set forth in this chapter in order to reduce or eliminate subsidizing these services with general tax revenue; thereby, allowing those general tax revenues to be used for general services, including infrastructure maintenance and replacement.
(Ord. 51-94, passed 10-17-94; Am. Ord. 52-96, passed 8-5-96; Am. Ord. 97-97, passed 7-21-97; Am. Ord. 118-98, passed 12-7-98; Am. Ord. 125-00, passed 11-6-00; Am. Ord. 127-01, passed 11-5-01; Am. Ord. 129-02, passed 11-4-02; Am. Ord. 126-03, passed 12-15-03; Am. Ord. 79-04, passed 12-13-04; Am. Ord. 73-05, passed 12-12-05; Am. Ord. 64- 06, passed 11-20-06; Am. Ord. 90-07, passed 12-10-07; Am. Ord. 82-08, passed 12-8-08; Am. Ord. 49-09, passed 11-2-09; Am. Ord. 39-10, passed 11-1-10; Am. Ord. 54-11, passed 10-10-11; Am. Ord. 65-12, passed 11-5-12; Am. Ord. 94-13, passed 12-9-13; Am. Ord. 111-14, passed 12-8-14; Am. Ord. 49-15, passed 7-13-15; Am. Ord. 76-15, passed 11-2-15; Am. Ord. 42-16, passed 11-7-16; Am. Ord. 71-17, passed 11-6-17; Am. Ord. 65-18, passed 10-8-18; Am. Ord. 63-19, passed 11-18-19; Am. Ord. 45-20, passed 11-16-20; Am. Ord. 74-21, passed 11-15-21; Am. Ord. 56-22, passed 11-7-22; Am. Ord. 59-23, passed 11-27-23)