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City ofvr
,kyAMES, Iowa
50010
JOHN R. KLAUS (515) 232-6210
City Attorney
R. MICHAEL HAYES
Ass It. City Attorney FILED
CITY CLERK
CITY OF AMES, IOWA
April 12 , 1979
Honorable Lee Fellinger, Mayor APR s' 2 1979
And Members of the City Council
Of The City of Ames , Iowa
In Re: Ordinance to Amend the Municipal Code Chapter on
Subdivisions to Make Provisions for Fees
Dear Mayor Fellinger and Council Members :
Herewith please find a form of ordinance to amend the
municipal code chapter on subdivisions to provide for
establishment of fees by the City Manager, subject to
approval by resolution of the City Council. The intent
of this section is to afford wide latitude to the City
Manager in developing alternative approaches to es-
tablishing fees in this area so that revisions and new
approaches may be undertaken on the basis of experience
or changing conditions without the need for an amend-
ment to the code.
The standard which must guide the City Manager, as well
as the City Council , is that the fees must be so desig-
nated as to recapture the costs of the activities to
which they relate , and no more, and these fees must be
accounted for in relation to costs incurred so that
judgments can be made from time to time as to whether
the fees in effect are too high or too low.
Respectfully submitted,
John R. K a s
City Attorney
cc T.V. Sprenkel
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