Bill Text: IA HSB207 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill for allowing counties and cities to adopt alternate fee schedules for the provision of certain services.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2013-03-05 - Local Government: Schultz Chair,Staed, and Heartsill. [HSB207 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HSB207-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
207
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
SCHULTZ)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
allowing
counties
and
cities
to
adopt
alternate
fee
1
schedules
for
the
provision
of
certain
services.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
331.301,
Code
2013,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
17.
The
board
of
supervisors
may
by
3
ordinance
adopt
an
alternate
county
fee
schedule
pursuant
to
4
section
331.310.
5
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
331.310
Alternate
county
fee
6
structure.
7
1.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
the
Code
to
the
8
contrary,
the
board
of
supervisors
may
adopt
an
ordinance
9
establishing
an
alternate
county
fee
schedule.
An
alternate
10
county
fee
schedule
adopted
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
11
apply
to
all
fees
authorized
to
be
collected
by
the
county
12
or
by
any
officer
of
the
county
for
providing
a
service,
13
except
that
an
alternate
county
fee
schedule
shall
not
include
14
building
permit
fees
or
fees
collected
by
the
county
when
15
acting
as
an
agent
of
the
state
for
which
the
state
provides
a
16
service
or
incurs
a
cost.
17
2.
An
alternate
county
fee
schedule
shall
be
established
18
based
upon
the
actual
cost
to
the
county
for
providing
a
19
service
for
which
a
fee
is
charged.
The
county
shall
calculate
20
actual
costs
by
determining
the
average
expenses
necessary
to
21
provide
the
individual
service
over
the
previous
two
years
for
22
which
the
fee
was
charged.
The
amount
of
any
new
fee
imposed
23
by
a
county
shall
be
set
based
upon
a
best
estimate
of
the
24
average
expenses
necessary
to
provide
the
individual
service
25
based
upon
fees
charged
by
the
county
or
other
counties
of
the
26
state
for
the
provision
of
similar
services.
“Actual
cost”
27
means
only
those
expenses
directly
attributable
to
the
purpose
28
for
which
the
fee
is
collected.
“Actual
cost”
shall
not
include
29
costs
such
as
employment
benefits,
depreciation,
maintenance,
30
utilities,
or
insurance
associated
with
county
operations.
31
3.
a.
Prior
to
adopting
an
ordinance
pursuant
to
this
32
section,
the
board
of
supervisors
shall
publish
notice
as
33
provided
in
this
subsection.
The
proposed
ordinance
shall,
34
upon
first
reading,
be
placed
on
file
with
the
county
auditor
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for
public
inspection,
and,
upon
second
reading,
if
and
1
as
amended,
shall
be
published
in
a
newspaper
of
general
2
circulation,
together
with
the
time
and
place
for
a
public
3
hearing
on
the
proposed
ordinance.
The
hearing
shall
be
held
4
not
less
than
ten
days
prior
to
the
board
meeting
at
which
the
5
ordinance
shall
be
placed
upon
its
passage.
6
b.
The
notice
shall
include
information
on
the
actual
cost
7
of
providing
each
service
for
which
a
fee
is
charged
and
on
8
the
proposed
amount
of
each
fee
under
the
alternate
county
fee
9
schedule.
10
4.
a.
A
county
that
has
adopted
an
alternate
county
fee
11
schedule
may
review
the
fee
schedule
annually,
but
shall
review
12
the
fee
schedule
at
least
once
every
two
years,
to
review
13
actual
costs
associated
with
each
fee
on
the
schedule
or
to
add
14
fees
authorized
by
law
to
the
fee
schedule.
15
b.
Following
a
review
conducted
pursuant
to
paragraph
“a”
,
16
the
board
of
supervisors
shall,
if
determined
necessary,
amend
17
the
ordinance
to
update
the
alternate
county
fee
schedule
18
pursuant
to
subsections
2
and
3.
19
Sec.
3.
Section
364.2,
Code
2013,
is
amended
by
adding
the
20
following
new
subsection:
21
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6.
The
city
council
may
by
ordinance
adopt
22
an
alternate
city
fee
schedule
pursuant
to
section
364.2A.
23
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
364.2A
Alternate
city
fee
structure.
24
1.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
the
Code
to
the
25
contrary,
the
city
council
may
adopt
an
ordinance
establishing
26
an
alternate
city
fee
schedule.
An
alternate
city
fee
schedule
27
adopted
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
apply
to
all
fees
28
authorized
to
be
collected
by
the
city
or
by
any
officer
of
the
29
city
for
providing
a
service,
except
that
an
alternate
city
30
fee
schedule
shall
not
include
building
permit
fees
or
fees
31
collected
by
the
city
when
acting
as
an
agent
of
the
state
for
32
which
the
state
provides
a
service
or
incurs
a
cost.
33
2.
An
alternate
city
fee
schedule
shall
be
established
34
based
upon
the
actual
cost
to
the
city
for
providing
a
service
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for
which
a
fee
is
charged.
The
city
shall
calculate
actual
1
costs
by
determining
the
average
expenses
necessary
to
provide
2
the
individual
service
over
the
previous
two
years
for
which
3
the
fee
was
charged.
The
amount
of
any
new
fee
imposed
by
a
4
city
shall
be
set
based
upon
a
best
estimate
of
the
average
5
expenses
necessary
to
provide
the
individual
service
based
upon
6
fees
charged
by
the
city
or
other
cities
of
the
state
for
the
7
provision
of
similar
services.
“Actual
cost”
means
only
those
8
expenses
directly
attributable
to
the
purpose
for
which
the
fee
9
is
collected.
“Actual
cost”
shall
not
include
costs
such
as
10
employment
benefits,
depreciation,
maintenance,
utilities,
or
11
insurance
associated
with
city
operations.
12
3.
a.
Prior
to
adopting
an
ordinance
pursuant
to
this
13
section,
the
city
council
shall
publish
notice
as
provided
14
in
this
subsection.
The
proposed
ordinance
shall,
upon
15
first
reading,
be
placed
on
file
with
the
clerk
for
public
16
inspection,
and,
upon
second
reading,
if
and
as
amended,
shall
17
be
published
in
a
newspaper
of
general
circulation,
together
18
with
the
time
and
place
for
a
public
hearing
on
the
proposed
19
ordinance.
The
hearing
shall
be
held
not
less
than
ten
days
20
prior
to
the
council
meeting
at
which
the
ordinance
shall
be
21
placed
upon
its
passage.
22
b.
The
notice
shall
include
information
on
the
actual
cost
23
of
providing
each
service
for
which
a
fee
is
charged
and
on
24
the
proposed
amount
of
each
fee
under
the
alternate
city
fee
25
schedule.
26
4.
a.
A
city
that
has
adopted
an
alternate
city
fee
27
schedule
may
review
the
fee
schedule
annually,
but
shall
review
28
the
fee
schedule
at
least
once
every
two
years,
to
review
29
actual
costs
associated
with
each
fee
on
the
schedule
or
to
add
30
fees
authorized
by
law
to
the
fee
schedule.
31
b.
Following
a
review
conducted
pursuant
to
paragraph
“a”
,
32
the
city
council
shall,
if
determined
necessary,
amend
the
33
ordinance
to
update
the
alternate
city
fee
schedule
pursuant
34
to
subsections
2
and
3.
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EXPLANATION
1
This
bill
allows
counties
and
cities
to
adopt
alternate
fee
2
schedules
for
the
provision
of
certain
services.
3
The
bill
provides
that
a
board
of
supervisors
may
adopt
an
4
ordinance
to
establish
an
alternate
county
fee
schedule
for
all
5
fees
collected
by
a
county
for
services,
other
than
building
6
permit
fees
and
fees
collected
on
behalf
of
the
state.
Each
7
fee
shall
be
calculated
based
upon
the
actual
cost
of
providing
8
the
particular
service
for
which
the
fee
is
charged.
The
bill
9
requires
that
a
county
fulfill
certain
notice
requirements,
10
including
publication
of
information
regarding
the
actual
cost
11
of
each
service
and
the
proposed
amount
of
each
fee,
in
the
12
adoption
of
such
an
ordinance.
13
The
bill
further
provides
that
a
city
council
may
adopt
14
an
ordinance
to
establish
an
alternate
city
fee
schedule
for
15
all
fees
collected
by
a
city
for
services
other
than
building
16
permit
fees
and
fees
collected
on
behalf
of
the
state.
Each
17
fee
shall
be
calculated
based
upon
the
actual
cost
of
providing
18
the
particular
service
for
which
the
fee
is
based.
The
bill
19
requires
that
a
city
fulfill
certain
notice
requirements,
20
including
publication
of
information
regarding
the
actual
cost
21
of
each
service
and
the
proposed
amount
of
each
fee,
in
the
22
adoption
of
such
an
ordinance.
23
A
city
or
county
that
has
adopted
an
alternate
county
fee
24
schedule
is
required
to
review
the
fee
schedule
at
least
25
once
every
two
years
to
review
actual
costs
associated
with
26
each
fee,
but
the
city
or
county
may
review
the
fee
schedule
27
each
year.
Following
a
review,
the
city
council
or
board
28
of
supervisors
shall
amend
the
ordinance
to
update
the
fee
29
schedule
and
may
add
fees
authorized
by
law.
30
The
bill
defines
“actual
cost”
to
mean
only
those
expenses
31
directly
attributable
to
the
purpose
for
which
the
fee
is
32
collected
and
shall
not
include
costs
such
as
employment
33
benefits,
depreciation,
maintenance,
utilities,
or
insurance
34
associated
with
operations
of
the
city
or
county,
as
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