DEPARTMENT: Finance
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Scheduling Of Public Hearing To Receive Comments On Dakota County 2025 Recommended Fee Schedules
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Schedule a public hearing for 9:00 a.m. on October 29, 2024, to receive comments on the recommended 2025 Dakota County fee schedules.
SUMMARY
The County Manager recommends that the County Board adopt fee schedules for 2025. The recommended fees are for services provided throughout the organization.
Minn. Stat. § 373.41 authorizes the County Board to establish fees for various services provided to the public. This law also requires the County Board hold a public hearing prior to adopting such fees. This action will direct County staff to provide notice of the public hearing on the 2025 fees to be held at 9:00 a.m. on October 29, 2024. The hearing will be held in the Dakota County Boardroom at 1590 Highway 55, Hastings, Minnesota 55033. The statute authorizing County fees does not require any specific type of notice for the public hearing and does not require publication in the County’s designated official newspaper. Therefore, the County Board can direct staff to provide notice using the method it determines is the most appropriate or cost effective for this public hearing. County staff recommends the notice be posted on the County website, instead of publication in the official newspaper, as this form of notice is likely to be seen by more County residents than will occur through publication in the official newspaper.
The recommended fees will be presented and discussed at the General Government and Policy Committee meeting on October 8, 2024.
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends the County Board schedule a public hearing to receive comments on the recommended fee schedules at 9:00 a.m. at the October 29, 2024, County Board of Commissioners Meeting located in the Dakota County Boardroom at 1590 Highway 55, Hastings, Minnesota 55033.
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EXPLANATION OF FISCAL/FTE IMPACTS
☒ None ☐ Current budget ☐ Other
☐ Amendment Requested ☐ New FTE(s) requested
RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, County fees for services not otherwise established by law may be imposed if adopted by the Dakota County Board of Commissioners following a public hearing; and
WHEREAS, staff will present a schedule of recommended 2025 fees at the General Government and Policy Committee meeting on October 8, 2024.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby schedules a public hearing for the purpose of receiving public comments regarding the proposed fee schedules on October 29, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., in the Boardroom, Dakota County Administration Center, 1590 Highway 55, Hastings, Minnesota, 55033 or via telephone or other electronic means; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the proposed fee schedules will be implemented effective January 1, 2025 (some Parks fees effective late 2024); and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That staff is hereby directed to post notice of this public hearing on the official Dakota County website following adoption of this resolution and to not remove the notice from the website until October 29, 2024.