DEPARTMENT: Finance
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Public Hearing To Receive Comments And Adoption Of Dakota County 2025 Recommended Fee Schedules
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Conduct a public hearing and adopt recommended 2025 Dakota County fee schedules.
SUMMARY
The County Manager recommends that the County Board adopt fee schedules for fiscal year 2025. Minn. Stat. ? 373.41 provides that the County Board may, after a public hearing, establish fees to be charged for services that are not governed by other statutes. Fee revenues provide an important revenue source for the County and help to support the cost of operations and offset the annual levy. The recommended fees are for services that are not governed by a more specific law and are proposed to take effect January 1, 2025, except for selected Parks fees which will take effect late 2024.
Finance worked with Divisions/Departments to set fees to cover estimated costs of providing services, including overhead, with an inflationary rate increase of three percent. The projected inflationary increase is consistent with the overall budget planning framework that reflects higher labor costs for 2025. Some exceptions to this approach include:
*?Fees established by law or rule; and
*?Fees for services when it is difficult to determine the actual cost of service such as rental of campgrounds, facilities, and equipment. The recommendation for these types of fees or services should be based upon marketplace rates.
Many of the Community Services fees are set at the cost of services; however, the amount charged to clients is usually less due to the provision of a sliding fee schedule that is included in the Community Services policy.
The following are highlights of the 2025 fees:
* Eleven new fees.
* Sixty-three fees with increases of more than 5%.
* Three fees with decreases of more than 5%.
* Six existing fees are being eliminated.
The recommended fee schedules were presented to the General Government a...
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