(A) Adjustments to fees and charges shall be based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) or the percentage of the general wage adjustment for city employees. Fees and charges may be adjusted by the Portland Area Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, as compiled and published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
(B) If the CPI is used for the annual adjustment, changes will be equal to the percentage change in the Portland Area CPI for all urban consumers in one 12-month period. The comparison month will be January of each year.
(C) Fees and charges may be adjusted by the fiscal year general wage adjustment. The amount will be equal to the percentage adjustment in wages for the same fiscal year of the fee increase.
(Prior Code, § 2.605) (Ord. 1989-04, passed 2-13-1989)