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User Fee Authorization and Overview

Texas Local Government Code authorizes municipalities to establish fees for “performing services and duties
permitted or required by law.” For some services, the application of fees is not permitted or may be restricted to
amounts prescribed in other Texas Local Government Code sections. For those service fees not restricted by code,
the City has adopted financial policies specific to revenue to assist the city manager in recommending fees. Fees
are reviewed on an annual basis and updates are presented to the City Council during the budget process.

Fees may be defined, by financial policy, as regulatory or non-regulatory. Regulatory fees are those charged to
individuals for participation in government regulated activities. Examples include building permits, code
enforcement permits, and plan review fees. For regulatory fees, the financial policy serves to recover the full cost
of the service unless restricted by code.

Non-regulatory fees are likely to be charged for a wide variety of services and require additional consideration in
establishing non-regulatory fees including “1) to influence the use of service and; 2) to increase equity.” As such,
non-regulatory fees may not recover the total cost of service. For additional information on all fees, please refer
to the Financial Management Policy Statements.

The following tables reflect fee changes for FY2022 and are effective October 1 , 2021. Fee changes are based on
st
market comparisons and evaluation of cost to deliver services.

General Fund
Library Department
Fee Title New Fee Amount Description of Change
ILL Fees $3.00 New Fee
Code Compliance Department
Fee Title New Fee Amount Description of Change
Boarding Fee $15.00 Increase of $3.00 per day
Park and Recreation Department
Fee Title New Fee Amount Description of Change
Rec Center Senior – Resident Day Pass $5.00 Decrease of $2.00 per person
Rec Center Senior – Non-Resident Day Pass $10.00 Decrease of $4.00 per person
Rec Center Military Day Pass $6.00 Increase of $6.00 per person
Rec Center Employee Day Pass $5.00 Increase of $5.00 per person
Rec Center Military Membership Day Pass $30.00 Increase of $30.00 per person
Rec Center Employee – Family Membership Day Pass $75.00 Increase of $75.00 per person
Rec Center Employee – Additional Family Membership $11.00 Increase of $11.00 per person
Day Pass
Rec Center Fitness – Day Pass $10.00 Decrease of $5.00 per person
FW@6 Membership $10.00 New Fee
Military – Silver - Monthly $8.00 New Fee
Special Populations - Gold - Special Populations - Monthly $14.00 Decrease of $2.00 per person
Military - Gold - Monthly $20.00 New Fee
Military – Silver – Monthly $12.00 New Fee
Employee Family - Gold - Monthly $39.00 New Fee
Employee Family - Silver - Monthly $22.00 New Fee

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