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User fees are charges for specific services. The City charges external user
fees to consumers for services for which a direct benefit can be easily
identified and billed.
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1998a |
1999a |
2000a |
2001 a |
2002 a |
2003 b |
2003 p |
2004 p |
2005 p |
2006 p |
2007 p |
| Revenue $ |
4,349 |
4,504 |
4,699 |
6,081 |
6,351 |
6,486 |
6,627 |
6,483 |
6,545 |
6,741 |
6,944 |
| % Change |
8.7% |
3.6% |
4.3% |
29.4% |
4.4% |
2.1% |
4.3% |
-2.2% |
1.0% |
3.0% |
3.0% |
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| Historical Events |
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In FY 1998,
user fees had strong growth primarily from high user levels of Park and
Recreation activities.
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External user fee increase in FY 2001 is related to the Whitney Fire District
which Boise City Fire Department provides fire service to the taxpayers of the
Whitney Fire District. The annual contract amount was more than $1 million in
FY 2001 and is over $1.5 million in FY 2003..
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Due to
significant meter fee increases for parking, revenues increase about 40% (or
$150,000) in FY 2001 over FY 2000.
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| Projection/Assumptions |
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Parks and
Recreation charges users for a large variety of services provided, for example,
admission to the zoo. On average, the Parks and Recreation Department generates
more than 70% of all user fees. The revenues, however, are strongly impacted by
inclement weather. The Parks and Recreation Department projects total revenue
increases of about 1% in FY 2004 over FY 2002 actuals, and no increase in FY
2005 over FY 2004, based upon declined attendance. The rate of increase
projected in user fee revenues is lower than the rate of population growth in
FY 2003 and in the 2YB period.
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Police and Fire charge user fees primarily for special work and special events,
which may result in large fluctuations in user fees from year to year.
Projections are based in modest population growth and recovering cost of
inflation.
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Other user
fees such as parking meter fees (downtown), legal filing fees, and library
consortium fees are projected to have modest growth based on population
increases.
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Departments�
estimates of fees for FY 2004 are $342,368 and for FY 2005 are $485,393 lower
than in the February 2003 preliminary projections. Departments indicated the FY
2003 experience is lower than anticipated.
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Threats/Opportunities
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Economic changes such as layoffs could result in less discretionary income of
user groups.
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Weather conditions affecting parks and outdoor recreation activities.
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Private competition, such as Roaring Springs Water Park competing with City
swimming pools, redirects potential revenue.
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More aggressive recovery of costs could enhance revenues. However, fee
increases in a sluggish economy can reduce user levels.
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