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| Fees and utility rates | 212 |
| Budget and appropriations | 64 |
| Tax rate and revaluation | 35 |
| Water and sewer | 32 |
| Parks and recreation | 30 |
| Roads and transportation | 27 |
| Stormwater and flooding | 18 |
| Health and human services | 15 |
| Contracts and procurement | 14 |
| Subdivision and site plans | 14 |
| Solid waste and recycling | 12 |
| Bonds and debt | 11 |
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Rewrites the fiscal 2027 fee schedule's text to meet new state law, which requires the planning and development fee schedule to be displayed online with the data and methods behind the rates and requires a fee estimate within 10 business days of a complete application. A separate change credits existing homes on a sit…
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The council is asked to reconsider and affirm the assessment roll for curb, gutter and paving on Amber Place from Humphrey Street North to East Pettigrew Street after an objection.
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18 Mini Assessment Rolls for Curb, Gutter and Paving, and Water and Sewer Laterals on Chalmers StreetA hearing to confirm assessments on owners for paving and water and sewer laterals on Chalmers Street north of Hemlock Avenue.
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A hearing to confirm assessments for ribbon paving, a water main and laterals on Lang Street east of Glenco Road.
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Releases or refunds on seven vehicle tax bills, $2,073.64 in all.Consent agenda Fees and utility rates
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Releases or refunds for 22 taxpayers on 26 bills, reducing revenue to the county, towns and districts by $251,516.89.Consent agenda Fees and utility rates
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Nineteen late applications for 2026 exemptions on 28 bills, mostly homestead exclusions, worth $64,624.01 across all taxing units.Consent agenda Fees and utility rates
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Drops four minimum self-pay colposcopy fees after a state audit and adds eight lab and blood-draw fees set at Medicaid rates.
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The monthly Tax Committee recommendations on refund requests over $100 and relief from penalties on prepared food and room occupancy taxes, with collection and foreclosure reports.That the Board of Commissioners approves the attached recommendations by the Tax Committee.Consent agenda Fees and utility rates
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A payment in lieu of roadway improvements for the Guthrie's development.
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The public works director gives an update on the yard waste program. The packet includes no supporting document for this item.Presented. Staff will bring an ordinance on 22 September ending grass clipping collection on 1 January 2027, and asked for direction to move to 95-gallon carts. Every-other-week collection starts 19…Staff or committee report Environment and sustainabilityFees and utility ratesSolid waste and recycling
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A $44,793.75 amendment to the Raftelis contract for financial planning, rate study and support services for the Utilities Division, taking the total from $55,000 to $99,793.75 with a ceiling of $110,000. Paid from the sewer utility enterprise fund.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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The police chief brings a rewritten false alarm ordinance and an amended fee schedule, presented to the council on 25 August. False alarm statistics were added to the packet since.
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A follow-up work session on insurance-based memberships at MAFC, with survey results attached.
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Sets the 2027 employee health and dental plan designs and what employees pay for them.That the Board of Commissioners approves plan year 2027 plans and rates for the County’s employee health and dental plans.
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Council considers a contract, on the consent agenda, to conduct a study of town utility rates.
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Via, the town's microtransit partner, will update the board on how fares (started February 1, 2026) have affected demand, revenue, and service quality on Go Wake Forest, and will present options for expanding service now that fare revenue has reduced the town's required match for Wake Transit funding.
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Changes to what the town charges for recreation programs and facilities, on the consent agenda.
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Update on utility billing and customer service.
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A business asked the board to waive a late listing penalty of $193.03, saying the failure to file was an isolated oversight.Waived in full, 3-0
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A penalty of $12.32, where the filer's accountant chose the print option rather than filing electronically.Waived in full, 3-0
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A penalty of $12.62 attributed to an internal oversight by the filer's accountant. The board declined to waive it, the only split vote of the meeting.Compromise denied; penalty stands at $12.62, 2-1
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Action: Conduct public hearing. Staff Recommendation: That the Board of Commissioners adopt the Development Fees Ordinance for FY 2026- 2027. Suggested Motion: “… a motion to adopt the Development Fees Ordinance for FY 2026-2027.”Adopted 4-0
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Stephen Winters and Mary Tiger of OWASA present on what PFAS contamination means for the utility's operations and ask the commission for input on OWASA's draft guiding principles.Discussed; input given
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Board reviews initial proposed statewide legislative goals for the 2027 NCACC process and is asked to add items ahead of a final vote at the August 10 meeting, to meet NCACC's August 14 submission deadline.
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A revised pricing policy for parks, recreation and cultural programs, recommended to the town council. The main change replaces a flat 25 dollar non-resident surcharge with a 35 per cent one, benchmarked against neighboring towns. Staff said the flat fee priced non-residents out of cheap programs, since a 25 dollar su…Board recommended the revised policy to Town Council, carried without opposition
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Park land dedication tied to the North Salem Street mixed-use planned unit development rezoning.Board recommended fee-in-lieu (2026 rates: $2,564.75 per multifamily unit, $2,912.97 per single-family attached unit) to Town Council, carried without opposition
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The fee schedule for 2026-27, which sets what families and outside users pay the district.
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Adoption of the FY27 Operating Budget Ordinance, Capital Projects Ordinance, and fee schedule, based on direction the council gave June 16.
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Expanding the definition of nonprofit to match the parks department's programme and rental pricing policy.
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CN12 Construction Contract Award - Busco Contractors Inc. - Western Transmission Main Phase 2 ProjectBoth running through 31 October 2026, from the finance director.
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Three separate closed sessions: to consult the town attorney under privilege, to consider the qualifications, performance or conditions of employment of an individual officer or employee or hear a complaint against one, and to prevent disclosure of privileged or confidential information.
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A temporary adjustment to the town's customer service policy, running through 31 October 2026.Other Fees and utility rates
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The 2027 budget with its fee schedule and position classification plan, adopted on the consent agenda.
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The fiscal 2027 operating budget, the county fee schedule, an opioid settlement fund spending authorization the state requires, and a resolution defining how occupancy tax is used. Built from decisions the board reached at a 4 June work session after a January retreat where the manager described an unprecedented $21 m…A motion to send the budget back to the manager for another 0.47 cents in cuts failed 3-3. The budget then passed 5-1, McKee opposed, saying he feared the beginning of a long line of tax increases.
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Final design and guaranteed maximum price for the Crisis Diversion Facility, an amendment to the Gilbane construction manager-at-risk contract, and the budget amendment raising capital authority to match.Approved unanimously. The financing resolution for it, up to $27 million, followed on 9 July.
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Staff presented the $573.5 million FY27 recommended budget, up 12.2% from the current year, including a 3.75-cent property tax increase, a $2 solid waste fee increase and a 4% utility rate increase.
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The general fund fee schedule for 2026-27.
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Action: Conduct public hearing. Staff Recommendation: That the Board of Commissioners adopt the Development Fees Ordinance for FY 2026- 2027. Suggested Motion: “… a motion to adopt the Development Fees Ordinance for FY 2026-2027.”
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Council gives direction on the FY27 property tax rate, total FTE count, and fee schedule, for budget ordinance adoption at a later Council meeting.
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The county fee schedule for the coming year.Not reached.
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A three-year rewrite of the county's 2009 farmland preservation plan, timed so it can feed into the Land Use Plan 2050 update.Accepted unanimously. The agricultural preservation board was still working through a web version of it in July.
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The 1979 agreement under which the county tax collector bills and collects for Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough. Updated in 2006 at 0.5 percent of what it collects, with a term not to exceed 99 years and no change possible without all three towns agreeing.The board voted unanimously to terminate the agreement before 30 June 2026 and renegotiate with each town separately. One commissioner said there should be no more 99-year agreements.
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A preview, ahead of the June 8 regular session vote, of an elevator maintenance and repair contract covering county facilities and parking decks.
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The 2026-27 operating budget, fee schedule, five-year operating and capital plan and pay and classification schedule. The $10 million Hilltop Needmore Town Park line breaks down as $2.5 million for two baseball fields, $2.5 million for the Armed Services Memorial, $2 million for dam repairs and $500,000 for soccer fie…
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A rezoning case for 2728 Holland Road, continued from the council's April 28, 2026 meeting rather than decided then.
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The county manager presented the recommended FY 2026-27 budget, organized around five priorities: minimizing the tax rate increase, prioritizing public safety and social safety net direct services, maximizing efficiencies and cost recovery while preserving core services, and modest investment in employee compensation.
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In the FY2027 budget's second workshop, the board reached consensus on raising Gold Park picnic shelter and athletic field rental fees, increasing Orange County Congregations in Mission funding to $21,000, reducing Orange County Arts Alliance funding to $0, and recommending a 2-cent property tax rate increase to 53.3…
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Staff's budget presentation covers FY 2026 and FY 2027 cuts, the drop in the Wake County tax base, about $2.5 million in further operating cuts, and about $10.5 million in General Fund-backed capital projects the council could revisit.Discussed; staff to bring more detail to the May 28 work session
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Staff asked for council guidance on several budget items: expanded hours for the Hopper transit service, a utility-bill round-up program concept, and timing for a future transportation bond.
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26-0275 Sewer Utility (Fee Increase)County engineering staff presented a proposed fee increase for the sewer utility as part of the FY2027 budget discussion.
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Hearing on the $139,226,267 FY 2026-27 recommended budget, which holds the tax rate at 34.35 cents per $100, adds 19 positions, and raises garbage, recycling and utility fees. Water, wastewater and stormwater fees rise about 46 cents a day for an average household.Hearing held with no public input; adoption scheduled for June 2
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Conditional rezoning 25-REZ-02 and development agreement for Powell Place, 97 homes at 7051 and 7121 Rouse Road next to Honeycutt Farm. After the January hearing the developer added road widening, turn lanes and $100,000 toward a signal at Piney Grove Wilbon Road. The Planning Board recommended approval 6-1.Approval failed 2-3 (Larson, Hewetson for; Deshazor, Foster, Drees against); deferred to July 21 by 4-1, Drees opposed
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Public hearing on an analysis of the town's wastewater system development fees.
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The board works through the recommended fiscal 2027 budget's tax rate, stormwater and utility rates, fee schedule and nonprofit funding requests.
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An attendance policy for the board, chair and vice chair positions, an update on the fare free program, and the county transit software system.
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An attendance policy, chair and vice-chair, an update on fare-free service, and the transit scheduling software.
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Staff presented the manager's recommended FY2027 operating and capital budget: a $329.7 million general fund, a property tax rate of 37.75 cents per $100 (a 3.75-cent increase), a solid waste and recycling fee rising to $28 a month, and a 4% utility rate increase. Staff described it as the largest public-safety invest…
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Town Manager Ted Voorhees presented a $169.7 million recommended budget with no property tax increase but a $8.798 per-ERU stormwater fee increase, and council discussed the effect of falling Orange County funding on the Chapel Hill Public Library. The item was received and filed without a vote.received and filed · Pass · This Item was received and filed.
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The Town Manager presented the recommended FY 2026-27 Operating Budget and Community Investment Plan. A public hearing follows on May 19, with further review at a May 21 budget workshop.
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Built on five priorities: minimising the tax rate increase, prioritising public safety and the social safety net, maximising efficiencies in county operations, and modest investment in employee compensation.
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The general fund fee schedule for 2026-27, brought as an information item. It came back for adoption on 8 June.
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Staff walked the council through the General Fund, Affordable Housing Fund, debt service, Stormwater Utility Fund, Water and Sewer Fund, and Electric Fund portions of the recommended FY2026-27 budget, including proposed utility rates.
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Accepts a recreation fee in place of land dedication for the Betts Farm Estates subdivision.
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The city extends, for five more years, street impact fee credits tied to the Corners at Brier Creek project.
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Sets a landscape establishment permit fee in the town code.
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Accepts a roadway fee in place of improvements for the Duke Energy substation expansion project.
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Accepts a roadway fee in place of improvements for the Randall Farms subdivision.
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Speaker : Scot Berry, Town Manager’s Office Executive Summary: NP South Hills LLC has petitioned Council to create the South Hills Municipal Service District to foster the revitalization of an area that consists primarily of outdated and underutilized industrial, retail, and general commercial buildings. If created, a…
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Ratifies an emergency electrical services agreement at the Apex Water Reclamation Facility.Staff or committee report Contracts and procurementFees and utility ratesPublic facilitiesWater and sewer
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Multi-year contract for underground electric utility cable installation services, through April 2029.
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Staff update on the status of utility billing.
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A one-year moratorium on large-scale data centres as a land use, explicitly covering artificial intelligence data centres, cryptocurrency mining facilities, data processing facilities and similar uses. Directed on 5 March, presented on 17 March, and heard here, with staff simultaneously drafting ordinance amendments t…Approved unanimously
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Consent item accepting a recreation fee-in-lieu payment for the Randall Farms subdivision (SUB-CD-2025-11).
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Staff present a proposed increase to parking violation fees under the town's parking regulations.
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New police officers are introduced and sworn in by the Police Chief.
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Request to waive town fees for the CRO Community Foundation.Resolution Fees and utility rates
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Request to waive town fees for a Wake County DSS fundraising run/walk event.
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General Council discussion.
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Sets a per-unit fee-in-lieu payment ($4,325.07/unit) for the Estates at Old Raleigh Road subdivision.
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Action: Conduct public hearing. Staff Recommendation: That the Board of Commissioners adopt the Amended Development Fees Ordinance for FY 2025-2026" Suggested Motion: "a motion to adopt the Amended Development Fee Ordinance for FY 2025-2026"
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Corrie Bondar presented planned enhancements to the town's utility billing customer portal, including opt-in notifications, usage-comparison baselines and support for 311 service requests.
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County staff present the Fiscal Year 2027 budget outlook to the Board: proposed fee changes, general fund revenue and department budget requests (continuation and expansion), the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund, and other county funds, as a retreat-review discussion rather than a vote.
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The manager addressed utility billing complaints: the due date and autodraft both move to April 13, and the current cycle covers 37 days, which will make bills higher than usual.Staff or committee report Fees and utility rates
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A special event fee waiver for the Knightdale Wendell Foundation for Education.
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A fee waiver for a Garman Homes Hero Home, a house built and given to a service member or first responder.
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Public hearing on an electric service fee schedule amendment related to detached garages.Public hearing Fees and utility rates
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Consent item accepting a recreation fee-in-lieu payment for the Arbor Preserve subdivision (SUB-CD-2025-03).
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Consent item accepting a roadway fee-in-lieu payment for the Arbor Preserve subdivision.
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Consent item accepting a roadway fee-in-lieu payment for the Southland Preserve subdivision.
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The department's FY 2026-27 budget request and proposed fee changes. The goal is a flat budget, adding no new expenditure without matching revenue, against ongoing cuts and the absence of a state budget. The request is calculated as authorized expenditures net of service revenue, about $10.1 million for FY 2025-26 on…
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Council schedules a March 10, 2026 public hearing on amendments to residential and residential time-of-use electricity rate schedules.Consent agenda Fees and utility rates
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Board discusses the town's water and sewer rate structure.
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Discussion of a stormwater utility and fee structure for FY28.
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Three development-policy topics: vested rights for already-approved projects, notification options when project plans change, and a cost-of-services recap benchmarked against a 'Knightdale model' of whether new development covers its own service costs.
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OWASA's annual update to the county commissioners on the utility's recent activities and finances, presented by its board chair, secretary and executive director.
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Staff update council on the plan to return utility billing to standard procedures.
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Public hearing on amendments to small, medium, and large general service electric time-of-use rate riders.Public hearing Fees and utility rates
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A fee study covering emergency services, planning and inspections, and the department of environment, agriculture, parks and recreation, setting out what those services cost against what the county charges. The FY 2026-27 fee schedule was adopted in June.
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Staff and a consultant review current utility projects and water quality, utility rate modeling, and future considerations including a Phase II expansion of the Utley Creek Water Reclamation Facility.
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Staff present on stormwater management.
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Staff reviewed CIP projects, rate models, an interbasin transfer update, and stormwater-permit-driven investment needs, raising a stormwater utility fee or a tax increase as funding options.
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Staff covered the recreation fee-in-lieu formula, Library Park renovation concepts, naming of a new park near Willow Springs Elementary, a hospitality-tax grant for Fleming Loop Park turf, South Park Community Center renovation options, and five-year capital project prioritization.Board directed hiring a consultant to reassess the fee-in-lieu formula, chose the higher-cost South Park renovation concept for public input, named the new park 'Kennebec Road Park,' and prioritized…
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Staff presented cost estimates for shade structures in parks and downtown, ranging from about $5,500 per bench to $337,000 for a full park installation.Board agreed the cost-to-benefit ratio doesn't warrant pursuing shade structures over other priorities.Discussion item Fees and utility rates
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Commissioners authorized talks toward separate tax-collection agreements with Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough, replacing the towns' shared 1979 agreement. Staff say the county's 0.5% collection fee no longer covers its costs. The board also authorized similar talks with Durham and Mebane, whose agreements expir…
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Proposed changes to electric time-of-use rate riders for small, medium and large general service customers; expected to be continued to February 10, 2026.Public hearing Fees and utility rates
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Consent item accepting a recreation fee-in-lieu payment for the Harvest District subdivision.
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Speaker : Scot Berry, Town Manager’s Office Executive Summary: NP South Hills LLC has petitioned Council to create the South Hills Municipal Service District to foster the revitalization of an area that consists primarily of outdated and underutilized industrial, retail, and general commercial buildings. If created, a…
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Introduction of a proposed 2026 expansion of an existing municipal service district, including a property list and map of the proposed expansion area.
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Staff introduced the concept of a South Hills Municipal Service District, an additional tax on the roughly 44-acre South Hills redevelopment property to fund enhanced public improvements, ahead of a formal staff-report request expected in January. Staff also previewed the 2026 biennial citizen survey and gave a proper…
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Fee changes making Orange County Public Transportation's fixed routes fare-free from January 2, 2026 for one year. Staff said it saves about $32,000 a year, since the fare collection equipment is at end of life and boarding is faster without qualifying riders for reduced fares. Fixed routes run 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; on-de…Approved unanimously
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Staff present a comparison of Wake Forest's planning, transportation, and recreation fees against other Wake County municipalities.
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VIII.G Fee UpdateA fee update bringing the department's COVID vaccine charge in line with the out-of-pocket cost of the vaccine.Approved and forwarded to the county commissioners
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The proposal to make all four county fixed routes fare-free was set to go before the county commissioners in December. Staff said it would save time qualifying riders for reduced fares and remove fare collection equipment that is expensive to replace and takes vehicles out of service. A contract was in progress to cha…
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Consent approval of a franchise agreement for natural gas utility service in the town.adopted · Pass · This resolution(s) and/or ordinance(s) was adopted and/or enacted.Consent agenda Fees and utility rates
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Following a public hearing, the board adopted a UDO amendment to Section 9.5 addressing the composition and regulation of the planning board, but did not act on a related, separately voted amendment to Section 5.2.3.B.2, which staff will bring back.Section 9.5 adopted 5-0
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Two development ordinance amendments. A resident opposed the amendment to Section 5.2.3.B.2, citing fee-in-lieu increases for apartment complexes and higher-density projects. The planning director asked the board to consider adopting only Section 9.5 that evening, and it did.Section 9.5 adopted 5-0
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Accepts $305,731.43 from the Harvest District subdivision in place of building roadway and greenway improvements.Approved $305,731.43, unanimously
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Accepts $552,476.07 from the NC 42 Highway project in place of building roadway improvements.Approved $552,476.07, unanimously
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Staff presented the annual recreation report, covering staffing, programs and enrollment, and a cost-recovery fee study now underway that also reviews Emergency Services and Planning and Inspections. A member asked whether the public would have input before any fee increase; staff said a new fee schedule would go thro…
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An update on the Wake One Water Plan, a 50-year county plan for water quantity and quality that the county commissioners are due to endorse in early 2026. Staff stressed it is collaborative rather than regulatory, that the county's authority covers groundwater and private wells rather than drinking water supply, and t…
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The Town Attorney presented proposed changes to the recreation fee-in-lieu schedule, which the board approved as presented.Approved 7-0
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The Town Attorney presented proposed changes to the recreation fee-in-lieu schedule, which the board approved as presented.Approved 7-0
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Consent item adopting a new program and rental pricing policy for parks, recreation and cultural resources, effective July 1, 2026.
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Speakers: Kristy Buchanan - Marketing & Creative Manager, Corrie Bondar - Assistant Utilities Director, Wes Everett – Director of Special Projects Members will be asked questions and provided an opportunity to give their input on the citizen utility billing experience (Digipay and Aquastar). Members are encouraged to…
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Finance staff present findings from a third-party review (Berry Dunn) that found the town underbilled customers by about $300,000 following the July 2024 cybersecurity event, an update on 179 customer-requested account reviews, a new billing software rollout, solar billing program adjustments, plans to reinstate norma…
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Acceptance of a fee in lieu of recreation unit fees for the Springvale South subdivision.Approved as part of the consent agenda, 5-0
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Acceptance of a roadway fee in lieu of the road improvements the Betts Farm subdivision would otherwise build.Approved as part of the consent agenda, 5-0
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The consent agenda: a roadway fee in lieu, budget amendments funding town expenses and recognizing insurance proceeds, a donation from a charity auction, an appropriation of general fund balance for the police department, and a fee schedule correction to annual fitness fees.Approved unanimously
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Acceptance of 176,070.24 dollars from the Southland Preserves subdivision as a fee in lieu of recreation unit fees, case SUB-PR-2024-11.Approved $176,070.24, part of consent agenda
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The director proposed hiring a strategist at about $25,000 over 18 months for a long-term county tourism plan, and asked the board to look at the statute capping Chapel Hill's tourism allocation at 10 percent of occupancy tax. Tourism is flat; the 2025-26 budget projects a 2 percent increase after the loss of fund bal…
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The budget ordinance sets the countywide rate at 63.83 cents per $100, 1.19 cents above revenue neutral. Adopted with the fee schedule and a spending authorization resolution for opioid settlement funds.Approved unanimously
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A draft report on what county transportation services have done since the 2022 transit plan: service extended ten miles past the county line, longer hours, over twelve operators recruited, the lowest cost per service hour in the Triangle, and GoTriangle approval to use transit tax funds for a future Mebane circulator…
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About 70 people attended the two trails community vision workshops. Community Climate Action Grant applications open in mid-June. The May clothing swap drew over 100 people. The Sustainability Annual Report is finished but not yet shared. A conservation easement and farm succession planning workshop runs 25 June and a…Staff or committee report Environment and sustainabilityFarmland and open spaceFees and utility ratesGrants and outside funding
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The fee schedule as recommended, with the changes the board made during the session.Approved
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VIII.A Fee UpdatesNew personal health fees create billing codes for mental health services the department already provides, so it can bill insurance where a patient has it; sliding scale and waivers continue for those in need. A new environmental health fee covers re-permitting complex septic systems for large homes, which the state re…Approved without dissent; goes to the county commissioners for confirmation
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New and increased fees in planning, aging services, solid waste and recycling, building inspection and the register of deeds, plus the occupancy tax, excise tax, sales tax, transfers and the proposed property tax rate.
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Chiefs from the fire districts told the board what happens without the requested rate increases: staff cuts, unfilled posts and no raises, with a knock-on rise in the insurance rating that sets homeowners' premiums. One chief said the insurance increase would exceed the tax increase. County districts rate 3, 4 and 5 a…
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IV C-PACECommercial Property Assessed Capital Expenditure financing: long-term fixed-rate private money for energy, renewable and water upgrades to commercial buildings, repaid by a special assessment on the property tax bill over up to 20 or 30 years, with no acceleration and prepayment allowed.
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A recommended budget of $288.3 million at 60 cents per $100 against a current 72.5 cents and a revenue neutral rate of 52.96 cents. It adds $2.9 million for the schools and about $2.3 million for the sheriff's office, raises the solid waste fee $20 to $157, and restructures planning fees.received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed
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Chapel Hill's interim manager proposes cutting the town's funding from $550,000 to $200,000. Staff expect the fund balance to be used for other county projects and asked members to advocate for the performance agreement at public meetings.
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The commissioners weighed three options for the occupancy tax fund, including diverting a third to other county tourism work, and instructed the manager to leave the budget in place while adding money to the Arts Commission.
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Half-cent sales tax collections are strong with more than half collected. Capital projects are budgeted at $14.4 million, largely Chapel Hill's bus rapid transit. Fund balance was $26.9 million at 31 December 2024, with about $14.6 million in excess liquidity after reserves.
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The authority's annual report, its water bill relief programme, and a conceptual plan for future building improvements. Staff said state statute prevents OWASA from setting a sliding scale for rate relief.
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Commissioners divided over whether a single department should hold its own fund balance policy and whether 15 percent is too high a reserve. The manager summarised no majority for using occupancy tax to offset general fund expenses, majority support for spending some on the arts, and an appetite to reduce the balance…No vote taken
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Other Fees and utility rates
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A request of $9,152,248 plus a $74,071 personnel increase, including six new full-time posts: a full-time Spanish interpreter for each clinic, certified medical assistants who each free an advanced practitioner for two to four more visits a day, and a mobile dental clinic coordinator refused last year. Service fees ar…Budget and fee changes both approved without dissent and sent to the commissioners
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VII Budget Overview
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Fees and other revenues, meaning the money a town raises outside the property tax.
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The second quarter budget update. Development services revenue is down sharply as the Wolfspeed inspections finish, register of deeds excise tax and environmental health revenues are down, and property tax collections are ahead of last year.received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.
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Staff presented research on how other counties assess the traffic, pedestrian and cycling effects of development applications and charge for it. Members agreed the fee should not be set too low. Best practice favours pooling the money for county-wide use or as local match for capital projects and grants.
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A resolution setting a multi-modal transportation impact fee, charged on new development to pay for road, transit, bicycle and pedestrian work. Two alternative fee schedules were drafted for the board to choose between.
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A residential solid waste services contract with GFL, following a request for proposals reviewed with the council in August.
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A work session on the proposals returned by the town's residential solid waste request for proposals, and whether to fund the service through a user fee. The council awarded the contract to GFL on December 10.
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A public hearing on updating the multi-modal transportation impact fee, the charge on new development that pays for road, transit, bicycle and pedestrian work. A draft study dated October 28 and a November 5 presentation are in the record.
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A resolution amending the parks and recreation impact fees charged on new development.
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A sliding scale for well water sampling fees.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Vice Chair Karen Howard, seconded by Commissioner Katie Kenlan, to amend the Fee Schedule to implement a sliding scale fee for well water sampling fees up to th…
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A contract with Parkmobile for pay-by-phone parking payments.
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The town hired the firm Benesch in 2024 to study multi-modal transportation impact fees, charges developers pay toward the transportation infrastructure their projects require. Town staff and Benesch presented the findings to the Board of Commissioners at a November 5 work session. State law and the town's development…
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The packet carries no study, findings or draft fee schedule for this item, only the agenda listing itself. A multi-modal transportation impact fee would be a one-time charge on new development to help pay for the roads, sidewalks and bike facilities that growth requires.
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An ordinance adopting water system development fees effective March 1, 2025.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Katie Kenlan, seconded by Vice Chair Karen Howard, that an ordinance adopting water System Development Fees effective March 1, 2025 was approved. T…
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An amendment to water rates effective March 1, 2025.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Katie Kenlan, seconded by Vice Chair Karen Howard, that an amendment to water rates effective March 1, 2025 was approved. The motion carried by the…
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The board adopted updates to its policy and procedures manual: the income-verification window for fee eligibility shortens from 30 days to 10, the Dental Services minimum fee no longer slides down to the 0% pay level, and billing statements go out monthly rather than within three days of charges posting. Other section…Approved without dissent
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Raises the income cutoff for the city's low-income parking discount to 80% of area median income, lifts the discount to 75% off, and adopts a parking facility fee ordinance effective November 1.
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The board planned to consider an update to the town's parks and recreation impact fees, based on a draft report dated June 16, 2024.
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The annual review of student fees, which board policy 4600 as amended in June 2024 requires the board to approve by 15 October and schools to post online. Students cannot be kept out of a course or trip for financial hardship, and schools must have a process for families to request help. A board member questioned why…Approved unanimously
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Jean Phillips-Weiner reviewed proposed updates to the board's policy manual, including a dental services fee that no longer slides below the 20% pay level and a shorter income-verification window, cut from 30 days to 10. The board plans to vote on the changes at its October meeting.
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The board will take public comment on updated parks and recreation impact fees recommended by consultant Benesch. Staff recommend approving the fees as presented; the document does not give the fee amounts.
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A study by Benesch calculated new parks and recreation impact fees of $8,856 per single-family home and $4,789 per multi-family unit, versus $3,691 and $2,202 today. State law requires the Planning Board to weigh in before the Board of Commissioners can adopt the increase.
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Consultant Benesch presents its update to the town's park impact fee, last revised in 2018, calculating a fee of $8,856 per single-family unit and $4,789 per multi-family unit, 140% and 117% above what the town currently charges. State law requires the Planning Board weigh in before the fee can change, which happens S…
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Commissioners preview their September 17 regular meeting agenda, which includes a public hearing on the parks impact fee update, a rezoning for the 76-acre Reserve at Dunn Creek off Friendship Chapel Road, a special use permit for a Whataburger drive-thru on Dr Calvin Jones Highway, and a $1.46 million parks and recre…
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Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources staff will walk the council through the GreenPlay Pyramid Methodology and a ten-step cost recovery process, then ask for direction on how far to take it. Morrisville's parks and recreation cost recovery rose from 16% in fiscal 2021 to 43% in fiscal 2024, above the 34% national…
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The budget ordinance estimates $86.9 million in general fund revenue for the year starting July 1, matching the town manager's recommended budget, and adopts an updated pay plan and fee schedule changes including planning fees and a residential electric rate of 13.92 cents per kWh effective September 1.
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April's general fund report showed revenue at 80.61% of budget and expenses at 82.55%, with fund balance up $4.9 million year to date. The electric fund's net gain was $833,971, and staff noted rate increases of 2.5% are expected in fiscal years 2025 and 2026.
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38 Proposed City of Durham Fire Department Permit and Inspection Fee Increase for Fiscal Year 2024-2025The council would hold a public hearing on a proposed fire department inspection and permit fee increase for FY2024-25 and consider an ordinance adopting the new fees.
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A $4.36 million amendment to the FY2023-24 budget, funded by $282,550 in new revenue and $4.07 million drawn from fund balance, capital reserve transfers and other sources. The largest single piece adds $3.09 million to Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources, paid from recreation impact fee reserves, and Public Facili…
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2.a Solid WasteStaff present two ways to bill a new solid waste user fee: through Wake County's annual property tax bill at $221 a year, or through a third-party vendor at $234 a year, both rising over five years with inflation. Staff recommend timing any fee to the June 30, 2025 renewal of the town's waste-hauling contract and ask…
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Commissioners take a second vote on an ordinance amending Chapter 14, Articles IV and V of the town code to create a stormwater utility fee.
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A resolution would approve the scope and fee for a Transportation Impact Fee Study and let the town manager sign a contract with Benesch to carry it out.
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The board holds a public hearing on a proposed stormwater utility fee, with a recommendation from the Stormwater Utility Advisory Group and a draft ordinance attached.
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The board takes up the stormwater utility fee considered at the earlier public hearing.
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A public hearing addresses a proposed update to the town's fire impact fee, backed by a system development fee study.
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The board considers a resolution formally amending the fire impact fee update discussed earlier in the meeting's public hearing.
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Consultant Raftelis recommends raising the town's fire protection system development fee from $337 to as much as $780 for a new single-family home and from $253 to $681 per multi-family unit, the first update since 2015-2016. State law requires the Planning Board to comment before the Board of Commissioners, which alr…
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Consultants Raftelis Financial and NC Fire Chief Consulting present an update to fire protection impact fees, proposing $780 per new single-family unit and $681 per multi-family unit. The board would next decide whether to call a public hearing on September 19.
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A resolution would amend the FY2024 user fee schedule to add fees tied to the town's mural program.
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The roundtable covers a possible town electric-bike rebate program modeled on Raleigh's, whether to buy a mobile stage instead of renting one for town events, a discounted Morrisville Aquatics and Fitness Center rate for Wake County school employees working in town, and whether to accept and relocate a Gandhi statue c…
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The board considers adopting the FY 2023-2024 budget ordinance, an updated fee schedule and the town's staff classification and pay assignments.
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An ordinance amendment would update Chapter 32 of the town code governing Wake Forest Power's electric service, including development construction fees, last revised in 1985 and partly in 2007.Ordinance Fees and utility rates
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The city's stormwater rates for fiscal year 2024. The recording index gives no figures.
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The manager presents a proposed FY2024 budget of $49.49 million ($48.2 million General Fund, $1.29 million stormwater), a tax rate held at 39 cents per $100 of valuation, and a $10 increase to the stormwater ERU fee, to $50. This session focuses on operations and the capital investment program; council guidance contin…
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