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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />January 8 , 2013 <br />Page 3 <br />A. Ordinance 2012-13; an Ordinance Amending Chapter 33, Fees, Rates and Charges (final <br />reading). Mark Casey, City Manager, presenting. <br />City Manager Casey presented the third and final reading of Ordinance 2012-13 amending <br />Chapter 33 to remove some of the fees , rates , and charges from the City Code and allowing these <br />fees to be set by resolution in order to increase administrative efficiency and reduce costs. He <br />added that building permits and other land use fees have been amended to equal the cost of the <br />service being delivered. <br />Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Roth , to approve Final Reading <br />and adopt Ordinance 2012-13; Amending Chapter 33; Fees, Rates, and Charges. <br />Motion carried unanimously, <br />B. Resolution 13-014; a Resolution Approving the 2013 Fee Schedule. Mark Casey, City <br />Manager, presenting. <br />City Manager Casey explained that there were no changes to the fee schedule from 2012 and <br />these fees will be adopted in the future by resolution which will create greater efficiency and <br />allow the City to be more flexible in setting fees. <br />Mayor Faust requested further explanation regarding this Resolution compared to the previous <br />Ordinance just approved by the City Council. <br />City Manager Casey advised that in the past , all fees charged by the City were contained in one <br />Ordinance; State Statute indicates that official controls are fees dealing with such things as land <br />use and building permits and can only be adopted by Ordinance , which the City Council <br />approved in its previous action. He stated that all other fees may be adopted by resolution and <br />include items such as liquor licenses and inspection fees; in addition, the resolution approving <br />these fees does not require three readings and will increase administrative efficiency. <br />Motion by Councilmember Roth, seconded by Council member Stille, to approve Resolution 13- <br />014; Approving the 2013 Fee Schedule. <br />Motion carried unanimously, <br />C. Resolution 13-015; a Resolution Approving the Fire Union Contract. Mark Casey, City <br />Manager, presenting. <br />City Manager Casey stated that this is a two-year contract with the Fire Department and includes <br />a 2% wage increase in both 2013 and 2014. He advised the contract also includes are-opener <br />clause for 2014 to allow for adjustments to the health insurance benefits contribution.