3.26.070 Adoption or increase of fees.
A. All fees and charges adopted or increased pursuant to this chapter shall be set any ordinance pursuant to Government Code Section 66016 and shall take effect sixty days following the adoption of the ordinance, except as otherwise provided in Government Code Section 66017. The ordinance shall state that all provisions of this chapter have been complied with.
B. Government Code Sections 66016 through 66018 contain the requirement for adoption or increase of these fees which are summarized as follows:
1. An open and public meeting shall be held prior to adoption of the fees, at which oral and written presentations can be made, as part of a regularly scheduled council meeting.
2. Notice of the time and place of the meeting, including a general explanation of the matter to be considered, and a statement that data described in Section 3.26.030(A) of this chapter is available, shall be mailed by the director at least fourteen days prior to the meeting to any interested party who files a written request for mailed notice on new or increased fees or service charges. The notices are good for one year.
3. At least ten days prior to the meeting the director shall make available to the public the data described in Section 3.26.030(A) of this chapter.
4. Prior to adopting or increasing a fee, the city council shall hold public hearing at which oral or written presentations can be made, as part of a regularly scheduled council meeting. This hearing is in addition to and following the meeting described in subsection (B)(2) of this section.
5. Notice of the time and place of the hearing, including a general explanation of the matter to be considered, is to be published in accordance with Government Code Section 6062A, i.e., twice, with at least five days intervening between dates of first and last publication not counting such publication dates. (Ord. 2005-13 §§ 2, 3 (Exh. A), 2005; Ord. 2003-02 § 2, 2003)