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City council votes to raise permit fees
By Denise Schoppe
Staff Writer
The Marlin Democrat
September 22, 2004
A proposed rate increase on city permits was unanimously passed at the Sept. 14 regular session of the Marlin City Council.
The current rates were effectively doubled with the exception of garage sale permits, which will now go to $7 from the current $5. Other specific permits discussed were moving, which goes from $100 to $200, rezoning goes from $50 to $100, and building, electrical and plumbing permits now become $52 for the first $2000 worth of work, with $4 for each addition $1000.
The rates were changed to aid in the 2005 budget.
In other action the council:
- discussed a proposed additional surcharge of $6.50 to be added to resident's water bills to combat the $180,000 deficit in the 2005 budget. Use of the city's rehab fund to decrease that surcharge to $4 was also discussed, but decisions on left until the following council meeting. Interim City Manager Miles Shaunfield was asked to meet with all department heads to look for more ways to decrease the budget further before decisions on the surcharge were made.
- unanimously approved joining the HGAC Electric purchasing aggregate.
- unanimously approved the City of Marlin fair housing resolution which guarantees fair housing within the city. In conjunction with the resolution, the council approved designating a fair housing officer, who will be named at a later time, as well as the grievance procedure regarding fair housing.
By Denise Schoppe
Staff Writer
The Marlin Democrat
September 22, 2004
A proposed rate increase on city permits was unanimously passed at the Sept. 14 regular session of the Marlin City Council.
The current rates were effectively doubled with the exception of garage sale permits, which will now go to $7 from the current $5. Other specific permits discussed were moving, which goes from $100 to $200, rezoning goes from $50 to $100, and building, electrical and plumbing permits now become $52 for the first $2000 worth of work, with $4 for each addition $1000.
The rates were changed to aid in the 2005 budget.
In other action the council:
- discussed a proposed additional surcharge of $6.50 to be added to resident's water bills to combat the $180,000 deficit in the 2005 budget. Use of the city's rehab fund to decrease that surcharge to $4 was also discussed, but decisions on left until the following council meeting. Interim City Manager Miles Shaunfield was asked to meet with all department heads to look for more ways to decrease the budget further before decisions on the surcharge were made.
- unanimously approved joining the HGAC Electric purchasing aggregate.
- unanimously approved the City of Marlin fair housing resolution which guarantees fair housing within the city. In conjunction with the resolution, the council approved designating a fair housing officer, who will be named at a later time, as well as the grievance procedure regarding fair housing.
