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Franchise fees represent those revenues collected from utilities operating within the City that use
the City’s rights-of way to conduct their business. The City Council has authorized a 4% fee for the
electric utility, 4% for the natural gas utility, 5% for the cable TV utility and a 2% of gross receipts
fee for refuse collection. A flat rate is charged to both telephone operators [adjusted annually] based
on the number of access lines. The City anticipates franchise fee collections of $6 million in FY23,
which is $191,567 less than the previous budget. Actual FY22 collections were $5,823,151 and
represent a .6% decrease from the previous year.

FRANCHISE FEE FY-2017 FY-2018 FY-2019 FY-2020 FY-2021 FY-2022
COLLECTIONS

Electric 3,543,123 3,543,334 3,554,552 3,403,965 3,233,122 3,252,966
Telephone 656,114 586,796 489,057 324,662 165,783 111,522
Natural Gas 654,037 951,886 719,834 571,092 674,328 969,303
Cable Television 786,666 694,023 549,183 785,989 619,582 340,678
Refuse Collection 962,542 1,117,112 1,122,845 1,130,859 1,165,682 1,148,682

Collections $6,602,482 $6,893,151 $6,435,472 $6,216,567 $5,858,497 $5,823,151
Gain / (Loss) ($59,043) $290,669 ($457,679) ($218,905) ($358,070) ($35,346)
% Change -1% 4% -7% -3% -6% -1%

License and permit revenue includes fees charged by the City for certain types of operator licenses
and permits for construction and other items regulated by City ordinances. Total revenue from
licenses and permits is budgeted at $1.6 million, similar to FY22. Total license & permit revenue in
FY22 was down $120,375 (8%) from FY21.

LICENSES & FY-2017 FY-2018 FY-2019 FY-2020 FY-2021 FY-2022
PERMITS

Collections $1,910,170 $1,631,113 $1,987,404 $1,385,370 $1,472,258 $1,351,883
Gain / (Loss) $140,674 ($279,057) $356,291 ($602,034) $86,888 ($120,375)
% Change 8% -15% 22% -30% 6% -8%

Charges for services consist of revenue earned by the City in exchange for specific types of services
provided. Examples of services include ambulance service, mowing charges, engineering inspection
fees and parks and recreation fees. Revenues for FY23 are budgeted at $9.7 million and represent
an increase of 4.9% from the previous budget year.

Charges for fleet maintenance and technology equipment are assessed to non-General fund
departments as a cost of service provided. The Utility Enterprise, Convention & Visitors, Lake
Enterprise, Stormwater Drainage, Crime Control & Prevention, and Lake Parks funds are charged
for regular maintenance and repair of vehicles and heavy machinery. These outside funds are also
charged for costs associated with the acquisition, maintenance and replacement of computers and
other technology-related equipment. The sum total of these charges is $1.6 million.

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