HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-25-16 Health and Public SafetyHEALTH & PUBLIC SAFETY JANUARY 25, 2016 4:30 P.M.
Committee Members Present: John Voorde, Karen White, Oliver Davis, Jo Broden
Other Council Present: Gavin Ferlic, Dr. Varner, Tim Scott,
Regina Williams- Preston
Others Present: Kathleen Cekanski - Farrand, Adriana Rodriguez
Alkeyna Aldridge, Joe Molnar, Randy Wilkerson
Agenda: Bill No. 05 -16 Approving fees for nuisance abatement
Bill No. 06 -16 Approving fees for securing and demolishing
structures
Council Member John Voorde, Chair of the Health & Public Safety Committee, called the
hearing to order with two bills scheduled for consideration.
Bill No. 05 -16 Approving fees for nuisance abatement.
Randy Wilkerson, Director of Code Enforcement with offices on the 13th Floor of the County
City Building, served as the presenter of this bill. Mr. Wilkerson explained as part of the
reorganization of Code Enforcement they are examining their fees. These fees are for grass
cutting and cleaning up trash. The last time these fees were approved was 2008. The fees if this
ordinance passes will be adjusted to 11.5 %, which is the general inflation since 2008. This also
includes an additional change of handling and disposing fee to just simply the inspections fee.
This also includes supply and technology and software fees as well.
Karen White asked since this did not come to the Committee in 2008 what is the percentage of
fees collected.
Mr. Wilkerson responded he was not sure.
Karen White asked if these fees pertain to city owned property. Mr. Wilkerson replied no.
Brock Zeeb, 14th Floor of the County -City Building, responded previously we have not been
charging city owned properties, but under this new ordinance we will be fining city owned
properties. Mr. Zeeb reported this is why we created a budget for mowing and taking care of
these properties so we do not have a situation where we would have a fee for a city owned
property. Mr. Zeeb reported that budget will come up in the end of March so that a contractor
can be hired at the beginning of spring. This was in response to complaints from the public and
also concerns from the Council about city owned property not being properly maintained.
Oliver Davis asked if any of the properties are owned by certain departments.
John Voorde, Chairper n
Board of public works
Revision "to resolution riumber 82 - 2008
Fees and cost
Dump fee
Handling and disposal
Administration fee
Inspection fee per inspection and inspector
Technology and software
Supplies
Hourly labor rate and equipment use
Inspections
Labor general
Labor operator skilled
Supervisory staff
Dump truck
Small loader
Lightning loader
Large loader
Pickup truck and mower
Tractor mower
$150.00
$ 84.00
$40.00
$29.00 fee per inspection and inspector
$10.00 per invoice
$8.00 per invoice
$29.00 per Inspection
$23.00 per hour
$34.00 per hour
$40.00 per hour
$51.00 per hour
$51.00 per hour
$84.00 per hour
$119.00 per hour
$44.00 per hour
$38.00 per hour
Revised invoicing cost for grass cutting is $184.50
The breakdown is
$203.00
Inspection fees (two required)
$58.00
Administration fee
$40.00
Supervisory staff
$35.00
Pickup truck and mower
$22.00
Labor general
$11.50
Technology and software
$10.00
Supplies
$8.00
This is a more accurate cost for
abating a lot, in the past we had a
75.00 handling fee, this has been
changed to inspection fees, supplies,
and technology cost
Revised invoicing for processing the demolition of the structures is $937.00
The breakdown is
Inspection fees (typically 8 required)
$203.00
Legal notices and recording fees
$113.00
This again is a more accurate cost for
Title search
$27.00
demolition cost for the process, legal
Forms, letters, postage, and printing
$100.00
and the hearing officer was not
Clerical staff
$76.00
included in the past
Management staff
$200.00
Legal services and hearing officer
$200.00
Technology and software
$10.00
Supplies
$8.00
I used an inflation calculator for the inflation rate from 2008 to 2015, then rounded to the next whole
number
Round
2008
% increase
amount
total
up
$6.00
11.5%
$0.69
$6.69
$7.00
$20.00
11.5%
$2.30
$22.30
$23.00
$24.00
11.5%
$2.76
$26.76
$27.00
$30.00
11.5%
$3.45
$33.45
$34.00
$31.00
11.5%
$3.57
$34.57
$35.00
$34.00
11.5%
$3.91
$37.91
$38.00
$35.00
11.5%
$4.03
$39.03
$40.00
$39.00
11.5%
$4.49
$43.49
$44.00
$40.00
11.5%
$4.60
$44.60
$45.00
$45.00
11.5%
$5.18
$50.18
$51.00
$45.00
11.5%
$5.18
$50.18
$51.00
$68.00
11.5%
$7.82
$75.82
$76.00
$75.00
11.5%
$8.63
$83.63
$84.00
$75.00
11.5%
$8.63
$83.63
$84.00
$89.00
11.5%
$10.24
$99.24
$100.00
$101.00
11.5%
$11.62
$112.62
$113.00
$106.00
11.5%
$12.19
$118.19
$119.00
$268.00
11.5%
$30.82
$298.82
$299.00
I used an inflation calculator for the inflation rate from 2008 to 2015, then rounded to the next whole
number
me Toppel - Resolution 82-2 - 008-im --
- Page 21
Sec. II. The owner, occupant or person •in control of the
property upon which the public nuisance or rank vegetation exists
in violation of South Bend Municipal Code Chapter 16, Article 8,
as it 'nay be amended from time to time, shall be charged fees for
the cost of equipment, services and labor incurred by the City in
abatement of the nuisance or removal of vegetation. The following
fees shall be charged:
Fees and Costs
Dump fee 150.00
Handling and disposal 75.00
Administrative fee 40.00
.Hourly Labor and Equipment Use
Labor (General) 20.00
Labor (Operator - skilled) 30.00
Supervisory staff 35.00
Dump truck 45.00
Small loader 45.00
Lightening loader 75.00
Large loader 106.00
Pick up and mower 39.00
Tractor mower 34.00
Adopted on the 16 day of L , 2008, .by the Board
of Public Works of the City of So th Bend, Indiana.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
Gar Gi of
of
D n Inks
ATTEST: John Murphy
C� nda Marti
_ processing orders' for demolition
of structures, and shall be
charged in addition to the costs of
the demolition contractor for
each demolition order issued:
Inspections - average of 7.5
150.00
Photography
6.00
Legal notices, recording fees
101.00
Title search
24.00
Forms, letters, postage -
89.00
Equipment costs
6.00
Clerical staff
68.00
Management staff
268.00
TOTAL
712.00
Section III. The following fees reflect the average expenses
which are incurred by the Department of Code' Enforcement in
processing orders to secure structures., and which shall be charged
in addition to the costs of the contractor for each order to secure
issued:
Inspections - average of 2 51.00
Forms, letters, postage 6.00
Clerical staff 20.00
Management staff 31.00
TOTAL 108.00
Adopted on the _� day o� 2008, by the Board
of Public Works of the City of S�uth Bend Indiana.
ATTEST:
inda Martin; Clerk
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE
CIT OF SOUTH BEND,I INDIANA
Gar Gilot
J P. ri Mu phy
Don Inks
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