(A) The City Manager, Director of Finance, and each city department head, under the direction of the City Manager, shall review annually the fees and service charges, and provide an adjusted fee or charge schedule to the City Council for its consideration so as to recover the listed percentage of full costs necessary to provide the listed regulation, product or service as modified by the notes following the list of services. These fees, unless otherwise specified, are for City of Dublin services and are in addition to any charges made by any other governmental agencies.
(B) The services as listed in this section shall be as defined in the document entitled “Cost Study for the City of Dublin, Ohio” as produced by the City of Dublin.
(C) All fees and charges set pursuant to this chapter and section shall take effect as specified in this subchapter.
(D) The City Manager may vary the review schedule listed in the section if, in the judgment of the City Manager and a directly affected and requesting department head, a gross inequity would be perpetrated by not revising a fee or charge prior to the next rate review. Any such special rate review shall be reported to the City Council at its next succeeding meeting where the City Council may revise the fee or charge by ordinance.
(E) If fees are not collected at the time that the service is provided, the city has the right to pursue collection of any of the fees listed in this subchapter, including certification to the County Auditor, remittance to a collection service, or any other appropriate pursuit for payment. When additional fees need to be levied and collected for city-provided services in the amount of $10 or less, or when a refund is due in the amount of $10 or less, a refund or additional charge need not be made.
(F) Should it become necessary to establish a new service fee or charge during the year, the City Manager may set the fee administratively. Any such fees set by the City Manager shall be reported to the City Council at its next succeeding meeting where the City Council may revise the fee or charge by ordinance. The new service will then be included and analyzed in the next rate review.
(Ord. 51-94, passed 10-17-94; Am. Ord. 122-94, passed 1-23-95; Am. Ord. 113-95, passed 12-18-95; 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. 104-99, passed 9-20-99; Am. Ord. 137-99, passed 2-7-00; 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. 12-04, passed 3-1-04; 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)
Editor's note:
A copy of the most recent ordinance establishing current city fees and service charges is available at city offices during normal business hours.