City of Urbana Proposed Schedule of Fees for Fiscal Year 2023/2024

FOR PUBLIC REVIEW

City of Urbana proposed Schedule of Fees for fiscal year 2023/2024 

This year, City of Urbana Finance staff is proposing a 4% increase to the majority of license, permit, service, and downtown parking meter and lot fees. These increases will help cover personnel related expenses including cost of living, longevity, and step increases. It will also cover increases related to the supplies used to provide these services. These increases are also in-line with the 4% fee increase incorporated into the five-year financial forecast presented to Council in January 2023. Significant exceptions to the 4% proposed fee increase are noted in this memo including a proposed 25% fee increase for campus parking meter, bagging and lot fees. Increasing parking fees on campus makes our fees consistent with the rates charged by the University of Illinois and helps to maintain and improve our parking infrastructure and lots. There is a planned replacement of parking meters this calendar year. The proposed fees will take effect July 1, 2023, unless otherwise noted.

In light of financial concerns affecting Urbana residents, business owners, and customers in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, staff postponed fee increase proposals to licenses, permits, and service fees for the past three years and for liquor licenses for the past two years. The last fee increase for licenses, permits and services fees were effective July 1, 2019. The last changes to liquor license fees were effective August 1, 2020 and were necessary to accommodate revisions to the Urbana City Code Chapter 3 – Alcoholic Liquors, and to be more competitive with neighboring jurisdictions.

Staff reviews license, permit and service fees annually to keep pace with the cost of providing the services, which mostly consist of personnel costs. The Urbana City Code requires the proposed Schedule of Fees be reviewed by the City Council and put on file with the City Clerk’s Office at least thirty (30) days prior to final action by the City Council. During that time, the Schedule of Fees is available for public inspection and comment at the City Clerk’s Office and on our website.

Read the Proposed Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2023/2024 or visit the Urbana City Clerk’s Office to review them in person at 400 South Vine Street, Urbana, IL  61801.