HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-13 Setting a City of Ashland Parks and Recreation Fee RESOLUTION NO. 2025-13
A RESOLUTION SETTING A CITY OF ASHLAND PARKS AND RECREATION FEE.
RECITALS:
A. The Parks and Recreation was created in 1908 with an elected park commission and
recreation commission.
B. Lithia Park was opened in 1916 as the keystone property for the city of Ashland.
C. The Parks and Recreation Department is a core community asset that supports the
livability and economic growth of the city.
D. The community utilizes the parks and recreation department's programs, services, and
parklands to recreate, socialize, learn, and develop a sense of community.
E. Funds generated through this assessment will exclusively fund parks and recreation in the
General Fund and will ensure programs and services are available to the benefit of the
citizens of Ashland.
F. In order to maintain and preserve these services, the City wishes to impose the following
fees.
THE CITY OF ASHLAND HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. A Parks Fee of$5.00 shall be charged each month to each City of Ashland utility
customer with an active electric meter to fund the Parks and Recreation Department in the
General Fund. The fee shall take effect on July 1, 2025 and continue until June 30, 2027, after
which it will automatically expire unless renewed by the City Council.
SECTION 2. To account for inflation an annual adjustment will be applied on July 1st of each
fiscal year. The adjustment shall be based on the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index
for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), West Region, for the most recent 12-month period available,
not to exceed 5% annually. The Finance Department shall provide public notice of the proposed
adjustment at least 30 days before it takes effect, along with a brief explanation of the CPI
calculation. An annual increase above 5%requires separate approval by the City Council via a
duly noticed public meeting.
SECTION 3. Clarification of Fee Nature and Enforcement.
(a) The Parks Fee is hereby designated as a utility service charge and not a tax, special
assessment, or systems development charge.
(b) The obligation to pay this fee arises solely from the use of and connection to City
electric utility services and is the responsibility of the utility customer of record. This fee
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shall not be imposed upon property or property owners as a direct consequence of
ownership.
(c)Nonpayment of this fee shall not result in a lien on real property and shall not be
enforced through foreclosure, unless the customer of record on the utility bill is also the
owner of the property.
(d)Nothing in this Resolution shall be construed to authorize the imposition of any
charge subject to the limitations of Article XI, Sections 11 or 1 lb of the Oregon
Constitution.
SECTION 4. This resolution is effective July 1, 2025.
This resolution was duly PASSED and ADOPTED this day of
2025 and takes effect July 1, 2025 upon signing by the Mayor.
Al ;a- o o zms ity Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this—/A bL day of 52025.
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Tonya Grah m, Mayor
Reviewed as to form•
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