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Amending Chapter 310 of the Legislative Code to correct license fee tables and implement annual license fee increases.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1
WHEREAS, on November 19, 2022, the City Council adopted ORD 22-46, herein incorporated as Exhibit 1, which along with other changes included updated Licensing Fee Tables for class R, T and N License types; and
WHEREAS, it was later discovered that the wrong Licensing Fee Tables had been attached; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Safety and Inspections (Department) has created corrected Licensing Fee Tables, herein incorporated as Exhibits 2, 3, and 4; and
WHEREAS, the Department also wishes to update the fees charged for licenses in support of Mayor Carter’s 2023 budget; and
WHEREAS, the Department has included the updated fees in the new Licensing Fee Tables; and
WHEREAS, the Department believes that the fee increases proposed more accurately reflect the cost of the individual licenses related to investigation, support services, and enforcement; and
WHEREAS, the Department continues to experience substantial growth in personnel costs such as health care and wages; and
WHEREAS, General Fund pressures create the need to decrease the gap between licensing fee revenue and program expenses; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul does ordain:
SECTION 2
Chapter 310.01 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended as follows:
Chapter 310. Uniform License Procedures
The procedures in this chapter are meant to govern the issuance of all licenses and certain permits in the City of Saint Paul unless a different process is required by statute. The requirements laid out in this chapter are meant to supersede all requirements laid out in ordinance related to Applications for the Grant or Issuance of a License, New Application Investigation and Review, Application Denial, Notice, Levels of Approval, Ob...
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