2017 Annual Licensing Fee Report

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City of South Bend, Indiana Annual Licensing & Fee Report For Year Ended December 31, 2017 Licensing: The City of South Bend collects revenue from the issuance of various licenses including business licenses, lawn parking licenses, taxicab licenses, and pet licenses. Fees: The City also collects various fees for services performed by the Animal Care & Control Division, such as animal surrender fees, unwanted pet pick-up fees, euthanasia fees, and more. Revenue: The majority of licensing revenue is deposited into the General Fund (101). Taxicab licensing revenue is deposited into the Central Services Fund (222). Animal Care & Control fee revenue is deposited into the Consolidated Building Department Fund (600). Factors: There are several factors that can cause variances from year to year. -- When a business closes or moves out of South Bend -- New applicants -- When a licensed business changes ownership, the new owner has to apply for their own license. The following year, that location will only generate half the licensing revenue. -- There can be the same number of licenses issued for a specific category but a difference in revenue due to late fees or the number of decals/plates issued -- Lawn parking is directly related to the success of the Notre Dame Football team. Lawn parking licensing revenue typically increases when the team is having a good season. Explanation of Significant Changes: -- Licensing & fee revenue increased during 2009 due to the efforts of the new Business License Administrator, increases in pet licenses and pet reclaim revenue by Animal Care & Control, and greater lawn parking revenue during Notre Dame football games. -- Licensing & fee revenue declined in from 2009 to 2010 as a result of lower of animal adoption fees, automobile repair licenses and garbage removal license revenue. Another reason for this decline was the advance billing and prepayment of certain licenses (e.g. automotive repair and alarm agent licenses) in December 2009 for the 2010 fiscal year. -- General Fund licensing revenue increased by $4,281 from 2016 to 2017. The addition of 7 mobile food truck licenses brought in $1,535. Restaurant licenses increased by 11 from 2016 to 2017, increasing revenue by $1,693. The number of lawn parking licenses for 10 or more spaces decreased, but the number of games per license increased, resulting in increased revenue overall. Increased lawn parking permits, massage technician licenses, rubish/garbage removal licneses, and tattoo establishment & tattoo artist licenses contributed $2,747. -- Taxicab licensing revenue declined by $1,461 from 2015 to 2016 and $5,400 from 2016 to 2017. The number of taxicab driver licenses decreased by 22 from 2015 to 2016 and 39 from 2016 to 2017. The increased popularity of Uber and Lyft, alternatives to the traditional taxi service, is directly related to this decrease. -- Animal Care & Control: The number of animal surrenders decreased by 65 from 2016 to 2017. Animal adoption revenue increased by $8,312 from 2016 to 2017 and the number of adoptions increased by 122. During 2017, the department increased enforcement of pet licenses, increasing pet license revenue by $5,633 from 2016 to 2017. Note: Pet licenses are no longer counted by pet; they are now counted by household. Also, the dangerous dog license was eliminated in 2015. Annual Licensing and Fee Report 5 of 7