8.40.040 Parks and Recreation – Setting and establishing user fees.
(1) The City Manager shall review at least annually the current rates, fees and charges for facilities and programs, and amend them, if necessary, to ensure that the City is providing such services at a reasonable fair market value and consistent with fee policies and goals as recommended by the Department.
(2) The City Manager is authorized to establish or amend rates, fees and charges for Department services including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) Senior adult programs, activities, classes and services;
(b) Adult programs, activities, classes and services;
(c) Family programs, activities, classes and services;
(d) Youth programs, activities, classes and services;
(e) Facility rentals (e.g., meeting rooms, picnic shelters, etc.); and
(f) Field rentals.
(3) In recommending user fees, the Director shall consider the following factors, among others:
(a) The cost of providing services;
(b) Participation levels;
(c) Target market; and
(d) Fee structure.
(4) Consistent with applicable law, the City Manager may waive, in whole or in part, user fees or provide or facilitate scholarships for individuals meeting low-income criteria, to help ensure that no one is denied access to parks and recreation facilities or activities based solely on an inability to pay. In addition, the City Manager may waive user fees as part of a concession, advertising or sponsorship agreement under which the City receives consideration equal to or greater than the total amount of the fees to be waived. The City Manager shall document all waivers of user fees.
(5) The Director shall maintain a record of the rates, fees and charges assessed and shall provide a copy to the City Clerk for audit and accounting purposes. (Ord. 09-10 § 1)