Rental Dwelling License Fee IncreaseTHE CITY OF
DuB ~ E
Masterpiece an the Mississippi
22 January 08
To: Micha I Van Milligen,
MEMORANDUM
City Manager
From: Davi an-is, Housing and Community Development Department
Re: Increase in rental dwelling license fee
Introduction
The purpose of this memorandum is to request the City council to adopt the
attached resolution, increasing the rental dwelling license fee.
Discussion
An additional Housing Inspector has been added to the Housing Department
staff, to increase code enforcement activities in the downtown neighborhoods.
It is proposed that, beginning in Fiscal Year 2009, the additional cost be shared
among General Funds, CDBG funds and an increase in license fees for rental
property owners.
This fee was most recently increased beginning in FY06; the per-unit fee was
increased from $9.25 to $10.00. The per-dwelling fee was last increased, to
$10.00, in FY02.
Requested for FY09 is an increase in both the per-unit and per-dwelling fee,
each from $10.00 to $11.00. This will provide approximately $10 000 in
additional revenues to support the new Inspector position.
cc:
Jenny Larson, Budget Director
RESOLUTION NO. 87-2008 87-08
RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INCREASE IN THE RENTAL
DWELLING LICENSE FEE
Whereas, the increased cost of adding afull-time Housing Inspector to the
Housing Department's code enforcement activity necessitates an increase in the
rental dwelling license fee; and
Whereas, an increase in the rental dwelling license fee has been
proposed for the Fiscal Year 2009 operating budget.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. That the license fee for each rental unit in a rental dwelling be
increased from $10.00 to $11.00.
Section 2. That the license fee for each rental dwelling be increased from
$10.00 to $11.00.
Section 3. That this increase become effective upon action taken by the
City Council to adopt the Fiscal Year 2009 operating budget, beginning in FY09.
13th
Passed, approved and adopted this 13th day of March
Mayor
Attest:
Jeanne F Schneider, CMC
City Clerk