TITLE
Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 2 (Fees) and Chapter 30 (Water, Sewers and Sewage Disposal) of the City of Killeen Code of Ordinances by adjusting Community Service Fees and implementing a Water Rate Design Change.
SUMMARY
AGENDA ITEM
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 2 AND 30 ADJUSTING COMMUNITY SERVICE FEES AND IMPLEMENTING A WATER RATE DESIGN CHANGE
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENTS
COMMUNITY SERVICES/PUBLIC WORKS
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Community Services staff briefed City Council regarding additional revenue opportunities available via fee increases in the areas of the cemetery, golf course, aquatic center and parks. At the August 23, 2016 City Council Workshop, Community Services staff received a consensus from City Council to draft an ordinance amending fees specifically related to the following:
· Adult cemetery plot fees;
· Golf course fees related to carts, trail fees, range balls, green fees, annual passes and user fees;
· Family Aquatic Center private reservation fees; and
· Parks and Recreation fees related to swim lessons.
In relation to the proposed changes to Chapter 30 of the Code of Ordinance, during the 2013-2015 time periods, City Council directed City Management to enter into professional services agreements with professional consultants to develop rate models for the Solid Waste, Water and Sewer and Drainage Utility Funds. A rate study is conducted by combining a comprehensive review of operational expenditures with additional economic assumptions to include, without limitation, a CPI (Consumer Price Index) inflation factor and population growth rates. The rate study analysis culminates into the development of a rate model. The rate models are used to identify rate recommendations necessary to support the Public Works enterprise funds as necessary to plan for future growth, capital outlay, personnel projections, and the best possible service to the citizens of Killeen, as well as to ensure the fiscal soundness of the utilities...
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