CITY OF HOMER City Manager/City Clerk HOMER, ALASKA
RESOLUTION 05-125 (S)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AMENDING THE CITY OF HOMER FEE
SCHEDULE, ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLERK FEES.
WHEREAS, The City Council via Memorandum 05-166, on October 24, 2005 approved the use of
the Annual Income as a Percent of current Health and Human Services (HHS) Poverty Guidelines
for Alaska to assist the City Manager in determining indigency and the level thereof; and
WHEREAS, Council established a fee for City Hall Facility Use via Resolution 03-159, adopted
December 15, 2003;
WHEREAS, Several times those using the City Hall Facility have left it in disarray, dirty, and staff
has had to take the time to clean it up; and
WHEREAS, The Facility Use fee is to cover general costs such as water, sewer, electricity and
etcetera; and
WHEREAS, Requests for purchasing Council and Commission packets has increased and staff
recommends that there be a set fee for said purchase; and
WHEREAS, Council adopted Ordinance 05-43(A) on September 27, 2005 that provided for water
and/or sewer appeals under HCC 14.04 and 14.08 to be set by Council Resolution; and
WHEREAS, Council has before them Ordinance 05-17, that provides for zoning fees to be set by
Resolution of the Council; and
WHEREAS, Council has discussed setting a fee for zoning appeals; and
WHEREAS, There is, currently, no general provision for postage and handling fees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby amends the City of Homer
Fee Schedule, Administrative and Clerk fees as follows:
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES FOR THE CITY OF HOMER
(The following fees have been set by legislative enactments, Ordinances 04-53(S)(A), 04-03-36(A),
01-13(S)(A); Resolutions 05-49, 05-22, 04-98(S)(A), 04-96, 04-95, 04-94(S)(A), 03-159, 00-14,
99-116, 99-50, 95-1 and 92-10(A), Regulations Concerning Public Record Inspections dated March
2003.)
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These fees are administrative fees for all departments of the City of Homer unless otherwise
specified under that department. All fees are inclusive of sales tax. Unless otherwise specified:
Any item mailed may have an additional fee added for actual postage. Handling fees may be
added up to the actual staff time spent preparing the item for shipping.
An application for indigency may be filed with the City Manager for waiving or partially
waiving the costs of fees. The City Manager may allow an applicant, who qualifies as an
indigent, a reduced fee, a payment plan or a waiver of the fee where the Manager is able to
make a written finding, based on information provided by the applicant, that payment of the
fee would be a financial hardship. Based upon the information provided, the fee may be
reduced or waived in accordance with the following scale:
| Annual Income as a Percent of current Health and Human Services (HHS) Poverty Guidelines for Alaska | Percent of fee reduced |
| 1-100% | 100% Waiver |
| 101-149% | 75% Waiver |
| 150-174% | 50% Waiver |
| 175-199% | 25% Waiver |
| 200% plus | No Waiver |
[Lease application fee $30
Lease fee $300
Lease Assignment Fee $250]
Airport Pickup/delivery $25
Annual Safety Inspection commercial vehicles $100
Annual Taxi Permit $75
Appeal Fees
Water and Sewer Appeals, under HCC 14.04 and 14.08 - fee $75.00, Ordinance 05-43(A).
Zoning Appeals - fee $
Credit Cards are accepted for other than real property lease payments with a minimum of $10.
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Computer Disc (includes 1st class postage): $10/disc
CD Reproductions: $20.00
Data fee $ .10/2000bytes
Document copying fees: The first nine (9) copies are free. Ten (10) copies are $2.50. More than
ten (10) copies are $ .25/page
Certification Fee: $10/report
Driver License Records $10
Fax: w/in Alaska $1/page, Continental US $2/1st page, Subsequent pages $1/page, Other
destination $5/1st page, Subsequent pages $2/page.
Modem Transmission $10, Data fees $ .10/2,000 bytes
Lease application fee $30
Lease fee $300
Lease Assignment Fee $250
Local Bidder's Preference
| Non - local bid is | Local bid is not more than |
| $0 - $ 500,000.00 | 5 percent higher than non-local bid |
| $0 - $1,000,000.00 | 5 percent higher than non-local bid on first $500,000.00 and 2.5 percent higher than non-local bid on amount in excess of $500,000.00 to $1,000,000.00 |
No additional adjustment for bids above $1,000,000.00
Photograph Copying: $10/order (includes shipping and; handling)
If done commercially - Actual Costs plus 5%
Production Fees -
Per requestor in a calendar month exceeds five-person hours the fee is the City employee's actual
salary plus benefit costs. An estimate will be prepared and the requestor must
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deposit the estimated production and copying fees in advance. If the actual costs are greater than
the estimate the records will not be released until the difference is paid and if the actual costs are
less the requestor will receive a refund of the difference.
No fee for simple inspection, except when the production of records by one requestor exceeds five
person hours in a calendar month.
[Driver License Records $10]
[Fax: w/in Alaska $1/page, Continental US $2/1st page, Subsequent pages $1/page, Other
destination $5/1st page, Subsequent pages $2/page.]
[Modem Transmission $10, Data fees $ .10/2,000 bytes]
[Local Bidder's Preference
Non - local bid is Local bid is not more than
$0 - $ 500,000.00 5 percent higher than non-local bid
$0 - $1,000,000.00 5 percent higher than non-local bid on first $500,000.00 and
2.5 percent higher than non-local bid on amount in excess of $500,000.00 to $1,000,000.00
No additional adjustment for bids above $1,000,000.00]
Local Improvement Districts (LID's):
HARP (Homer Accelerated Roads Program) LID's
Assessments are: $30 per front foot for Road Reconstruction
$17 per front foot for Paving
HAWSP (Homer Accelerated Water and Sewer Program) LID's
Assessments are: 75% of the total project cost allocated in equal shares to each participating parcel
Other LID's if approved by the Council are at 100% property owner participation.
Application Fee $100
Bill Fee $3.00 per bill
Administrative Fee
0-500,000 5%
over 500,000 $25,000 plus 2.5%
Notary $5.00
Smoking prohibited in City Facilities, Vehicles and Watercraft - $25 fine
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Tapes: Audio Cassette (Police Department) $25 tape
Subsequent, $15/tape Includes 1st class postage
Video Cassette (Police Department) $30/tape
Vehicle Impound/Storage Fees (actual costs + towing) Storage, $7.50/per day
[LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (LID's):
HARP (Homer Accelerated Roads Program) LID's
Assessments are: $30 per front foot for Road Reconstruction
$17 per front foot for Paving
HAWSP (Homer Accelerated Water and Sewer Program) LID's
Assessments are: 75% of the total project cost allocated in equal shares to each participating parcel
OTHER LID's if approved by the Council are at 100% property owner participation.
Application Fee $100
Bill Fee $3.00 per bill
Administrative Fee
0-500,000 5%
over 500,000 $25,000 plus 2.5%]
CITY CLERK
Administrative - 235-3130
Cemetery fees amended Resolution 98-28.
Cemetery - plot $200
Excavation
adult - $500; $400 opening, $100 closing
infant $375; $300 opening, $75 closing
Extraordinary conditions such as weather, heavy snow coverage, ice, frozen ground and etcetera.
Fees charged up to $200 additional at Public Works discretion.
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City Council and Commission Meeting Packet fee
Per Packet:
0 - 25 pages - $5.00
26-50 pages - $10.00
51 - 100 pages - $20.00
100 - 200 pages - $25.00
200-500 pages - $30.00
500+ pages - $35.00
Per Month, Per Council or Advisory Body:
1 packet same fees as above.
2 packets above fee with 10% reduction.
3 packets above fee with 12% reduction.
4 or more packets above fee with 15% reduction
City Hall Facility Use Fee (Resolution 03-159)
Governmental Agencies, generally, are exempt from fees.
Use by non governmental agency or entity fee is $30.00 per day per event.
Cleaning Fee - if the facility is not left as found an additional fee of up to $30.00 may be
applied.
City Pins and Mugs [Additional fees added by] Resolution 98-28.
Logo Pins $1.00
Logo Mugs $4.00
Scene Mugs $8.00
Copies of meeting (audio) tapes $10.00/each (Resolution 03-159)
The following fees have been set by legislative enactments to HCC 19, 5.
Gravel Permit, application fee $5 (Areas B and; C require no approval of the COE or Div. of Lands, HCC 19.12.040(c).)
Fire Works Permit, HCC 5.24 $25 (apply 30 days in advance) per exhibit plus bond for $500 or
liability insurance, must have.
[Facility use fee by non-governmental agency $30.00.]
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PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOMER, ALASKA,
this 12th day of December, 2005. CITY OF HOMER
_____________________________
ATTEST: JAMES C. HORNADAY, MAYOR
MARY L. CALHOUN, CMC, CITY CLERK
Fiscal Note: Revenues, amount not defined. /mlc