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May 19, 2008 - 9:21PM
Updated: May 20, 2008 - 12:00AM
Scottsdale council to vote on fee increases
Brian Powell, Tribune
Scottsdale is planning increases in a number of city fees, from water and sewer rates to how much it will cost to park an RV overnight at WestWorld.
The Scottsdale City Council is scheduled to vote on these increases today.
If approved, the new fees will go into effect July 1, with the exception of the water utility rate. That 5.5 percent increase would go into effect Nov. 1.
The fees would affect Scottsdale Airport users, WestWorld renters, those seeking public information from the police and fire departments, and those looking to build or remodel a house, office or strip mall.
All residents would be affected by the combined 5 percent hike in the water, sewer and trash rates. Scottsdale estimates the monthly bill would increase $3.69 per month for the typical user.
The largest fee is for county island residents, who would be on the hook for a $1,347 charge for each Scottsdale Fire Department unit that responds to a fire or medical emergency.
There would be increases to obtain a recording of a 911 call - from $15 per CD to $16.50 per CD - or for a police employee to perform a computer search for records by name, an increase from $5 to $10.
All planning and development fees are proposed to rise 4 percent, which includes a 1.5 percent increase to offset new costs for stormwater management that were enacted in response to flooding in north Scottsdale last year.
Also today, the council will vote on whether to adopt the tentative 2008-09 budget amount of $1.4 billion, which includes $859 million in a five-year capital project budget.
The final budget is to be adopted June 3.
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