Prepare a Comprehensive User Fee Study for the City, which may include the following elements (if the consultant feels that additional tasks are warranted, they must be clearly identified in the consultant’s proposal): 1. Work and meet with Department staff to refine the project scope, purpose, uses and goals of the City Comprehensive User Fee Study to ensure that the study will be both accurate and appropriate to the needs of each department. Review project schedules and answer any questions pertaining to the successful development of the study. 2. Meet with staff and conduct interviews as needed to gain an understanding of the Department’s processes and operations. Conduct a comprehensive review of the Department’s existing fees, rates and charges. 3. Identify the total cost of providing each Department service at the appropriate activity level and in a manner consistent with all applicable laws, statutes, rules and regulations governing collecting fees, rates, charges by public entities. 4. Compare service costs with existing recovery levels. This should include any service areas where the Department is currently charging for services as well as areas where perhaps the Department should charge, considering the Department’s practices, or the practices of similar or neighboring cities. 5. Recommend potential new fees and charges for services the City currently provides but does not have any fees and/or charges established. Recommendations should be based on practices by surrounding cities that may charge for similar services, industry best practices, or the consultant’s professional opinion...
