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Recent fees coverage from The Sidekick network, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
The June 16 council agenda includes a $690,335 chlorine basin repair contract, a $229,951 sewer amendment, a fee schedule update and a tax-records resolution.
The June 16 agenda includes water and wastewater bond items, next-year budget and fee hearings, and November election resolutions.
After an update on the city’s Residential Rental Inspection Program, the council directed staff to return with ordinance language reflecting proposed changes.
The June 15 agenda includes budget adoption, a public hearing on city fees, an animal-control ordinance update, water-plan approvals and a discussion of River Lodge lease options.
Council approved a 2026-27 fee schedule that raises most building fees 2.9% and moves many permits toward valuation-based pricing, while staff said the building division would still need a small general fund subsidy.
Council signaled support for a per-unit fee structure and simpler renewals for the residential rental inspection program, which staff said costs about $115,000 a year but brings in only about $31,000.
The May 20 agenda includes a public hearing on planning fees that would restore the schedule in stages, with annual CPI adjustments.
The council adopted a new fee schedule for 2026-27 that raises most building fees 2.9% and changes many permit charges to a valuation-based model.
The April 23 Public Works/Support Services Committee agenda includes a Natomas Basin mitigation-fee update, a reduced cemetery district reimbursement, a steep special-events fee increase and a $52,000 annual agreement with Yuba-Sutter Economic Development Corporation.