Kelowna council wonders if a better job could have been done informing the public of the city害羞草研究所檚 new Alternative Revenue Initiative (ARI).
The report, which identifies 125 revenue-generating opportunities, was presented to council at its morning meeting on Monday (Apr 8).
害羞草研究所淭he way the media has picked this up, all we害羞草研究所檙e hearing is the City of Kelowna looking for revenue generation,害羞草研究所� said Coun. Luke Stack. 害羞草研究所淚 think citizens hear 害羞草研究所榦h my God害羞草研究所� they害羞草研究所檙e going to nickel and dime us to death.害羞草研究所�
Among the seven opportunities highlighted by staff is public user fees for municipal boat launches.
The report also recommends reviewing other fees and fines charged by the city, facility user fees (recreation, community centres, sports fields), developer fees for streetscape improvements, and charges to use municipally owned value-added data.
Several Kelowna media outlets reported on the ARI before it was presented to council.
害羞草研究所淭hey did not paint a good picture as we all know,害羞草研究所� said Coun. Maxine DeHart. 害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 wondering if we could have got ahead of that.害羞草研究所�
DeHart added she and other councillors have heard many negative comments from the public about the ARI.
害羞草研究所淭here is so much going on that is good but the public sees the negative,害羞草研究所� she told staff. 害羞草研究所淭he communication has to be better.害羞草研究所�
Director of Financial Services, Joe Sass, said the point was well taken and noted the city continues to face cost increases with a greater proportion of non-taxation revenue.
害羞草研究所淭hat害羞草研究所檚 what allows to keep the tax increases where they are,害羞草研究所� he added.
Coun. Luke Stack agreed.
害羞草研究所淥ne of the things we haven害羞草研究所檛 seen in the press is that our tax increase this year was less than almost every other municipality in this area. But that害羞草研究所檚 lost in the fact that we害羞草研究所檙e looking for other revenue.害羞草研究所�
Stack added the ARI also contains what he called key partnerships of innovation and cost reduction.
The and the are available on the City of Kelowna website.
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