Background:
The City of Ashland has many resolutions and ordinances that set specific rates and fees for the multitude of services rendered to the public. Most fees and charges relate to the utility services provided however there are a host of services provided that have routinely had a "service" fee associated with them.
Staff has spent the first half of this fiscal year assembling the miscellaneous fees that are normally not included in a utility specific resolution in an attempt to update such charges, approximating cost to provide where feasible.
The attached resolution adjusts miscellaneous fees, adding several, so that sufficient revenue is generated to cover city costs in these areas.
This update is a second step by staff as the city reviews fees and charges. A third step is expected to occur in the April time frame as the major resolutions and ordinances are reviewed and brought back to Council with a report on how the charges established through specific actions taken over the last 5 to 10 years, adjustable by Consumer Price Indices or Engineering News Record construction ratings, have kept pace with changes in costs to provide the service.
During the third step many of these miscellaneous charges and fees will be incorporated into other resolutions that are industry specific as seems appropriate. | 
