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' ' °Q ~ COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REOUEST
PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND TEN COPIES OF THIS
REOUEST AND DOCUMENTS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE COURT.
MADE BY: Dave Nicholson
MEETING DATE: June 12, 2006
OFFICE: Commissioner, Pct. 4
TIME PREFERRED:
SUBJECT: Consider and discuss opportunities for applying "User-Pay" concepts to
certain services provided by local government.
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON)
NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT: Commissioner, Pct. 4
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IF PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE:
Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in
accordance with Title 5, Chapter 551 and 552, Government Code, is as follows:
Meeting scheduled for Mondays:
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THIS REQUEST RECENED ON:
5:00 P.M. previous Tuesday.

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Meetings. Your cooperation will be appreciated and contribute towards your request being
addressed at the earliest opportunity. See Agenda Request Rules Adopted by Commissioners'
Court.
USER PAY
It is appropriate and equitable that those who use certain government-provided services
pay the cost of those services. This concept is applied at every level of government, but
the application is often inconsistent -some services that should be paid by users are paid
from general revenues (taxes). This paper outlines some criteria for user pay services and
lists those services provided by Kerr County that meet the criteria.
CRITERIA
1. Individual users aze identifiable.
2. The number of users of the particulaz service is less than the tax-payer population.
3. Some users aze not local taxpayers
4. Cost of the service is measurable.
5. Billing/collecting is feasible.
ELIGIBLE SERVICES
I. Ag Barn. The Ag Barn should be available at no cost to only youth events, all
others should pay the full incremental costs of operating the facility. Fees should
be set at a rate that will cover the full costs.
2. Emergency Medical Services. A small percentage of the total local population
uses these services. Some users are not Kerr County residents. Fees should be
increased to a level that pays the full cost of the service.
3. Animal Control. Identifying users is difficult. Animal owners aze not the only
users; all citizens potentially benefit from enforcement of the code. Fees should
be set at a level that will produce significant revenue, but not so high as to
negatively impact collection.
4. OSSF. Many taxpayers do not use this service although the general population
does benefit from environmental protection. Fees should be increased to a level
that pays the cost of the service.
5. Library. Charging all users would jeopardize participation in certain valuable
programs. The feasibility of chazging fees to those who are not residents of
Kerrville should be explored.
6. Subdivision Administration. The principal users of this service are developers;
they should pay the full cost.
7. Airport. Few local residents use this facility; users should pay fees that cover the
full cost.
8. Probation.
9. Juvenile Detention.
10. County Clerks Office.
11. Passports.
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