bra s'o~l. ~I COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND TEN (10) COPIES OF THIS REQUEST AND DOCUMENTS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE COURT MADE BY: Judge Tinley MEETING DATE: July 28, 2008 OFFICE: County Judge TIME PREFERRED: SUBJECT: Consider, discuss and take appropriate action on imposition of Optional Local Fees in addition to registration fee as provided by Chapter 502 of the Texas Transportation Code. EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON) NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT: Judge Tinley ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION: 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: THIS REQUEST RECEIVED BY: THIS RQUEST RECEIVED ON: 5:00 PM previous Tuesday @ .M. All Agenda Requests will be screened by the County Judge's Office to determine if adequate information has been prepared for the Court's formal consideration and action at time of Court 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. `~r~r` The Honorable County Judge Pat Tinley Kerr County 700 Main St., Suite 101 Kerrville, Texas 78028 Re: Imposition of Optional Fees Judge -~ iniey: Annually, the department contacts each county to determine the Commissioners Court's intentions with respect to the collection of optional local fees in addition to the registration fee for the new calendar year. Please complete and return the enclosed form to indicate your county's intentions to retain, change or discontinue the collection of optional fees for calendar year 2009. Chapter 502 of the Transportation Code, relating to the registration of vehicles, gives counties the option of imposing optional local fees in addition. to the registration fee. Vehicles registered with certain plates not requiring a registration fee are exempt from these optional fees. Provided below is a brief description. • County 12ead and Bridge Fee (Section 502.172) - An optional: additional fee not to exceed $10.00, fcr registering a vehicle in the county. This fee is used for the upkeep of county roads and bridges. • Chid Safety Fee (Section 502.173) - An optional additional fee of not less than 50 cents or more than $1.50, for registering a vehicle in the county. This fee is used for providing school crossing guard services, with remaining money used for programs to enhance child safety, health, or nutrition; including child abuse intervention and prevention and drug and alcohol abuse prevention. • Transportatio~i Project (Mobility) Fee (Section 502.1725 - (Cameron and Hidalgo Counties only) - An optional additional fee not to exceed $10.00, for registering a vehicle in the county. This fee is used to fund long term transportation projects in .the county. The Commissioners Court are statutorily required to notify the department by September 1 each year when revising optional fees. If your response indicates a change in fee or adds a fee, please enclose the original court order in your returned response. We request that these items be mailed and postmarked no later than August 15. Enclosed is a fee chart, indicating your county's current optional fees}. If you have any questions regarding the imposition of optional fees, please contact Steve Palmer, Correspondence Services Branch Supervisor, at (512) 465-7596 or Mike Craig, Deputy Director, at (512) 465-7570. Thank you very much for your timely response. Sincerely, Rebecca. Davio, Ph.D., Director _ Vehicle Titles and Registration Division Enclosures cc; Amadeo Saenz, Jr., P.E., Executive Director, TxDOT ~„- Denise Pittard, Government and Public Affairs Division, TxDOT County Tax Assessor-Collector VTR Administration THE TEXAS PLAN REDUCE CONGESTION • ENHANCE SAFETY • EXPAND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY • IMPROVE AIR QUALITY INCREASE THE VALUE OF OUR TRANSPORTATION ASSETS An Equal Opportunity Employer VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION DIVISION AUSTIN, TEXAS 78779-0001 (512) 465-7611 Imposition of Optional Fees Calendar Year 2009 We respectfully request that you indicate below your county's intentions for collection of these fees for calendar year 2009 (January 1 through December 31, 2009) in accordance with Texas Transportation Code, Sections 502.172, 502.1725, and 502.173. For calendar year 2009, Kerr County will: 1. Retain the current County Road and Bridge Fee of $ .(maximum: $10) (No court order required) 2. Retain the current Child Safety Fund Fee of $ (No court order required) 3. Impose a new County Road and Bridge Fee of $ (Original court order required) 4. Impose a new Child Safety Fund Fee of $ (Origina! court order required) 5. Discontinue the County Road and Bridge Fee of $ {Original court order required) 6. Discontinue the Child Safety Fund Fee of $ (Original court order required} 7. Impose TOTAL 2009 fees of $ (maximum $1.50) Changes shown in items 3, 4, 5, and/or 6 require submittal of an ariginal County Commissioner's Court Order noting the change. Please return this completed form in the enclosed postage-paid self-addressed envelope as soon as possible, but no later than August 15, 2008. A faxed response to (512) 465-3034 will also be acceptable. If you are available to be contacted electronically for future mailings, please provide your e-mail address below. Thank you. E-Mail Address: THE TEXAS PLAN REDUCE CONGESTION • ENHANCE SAFETY • EXPAND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY • IMPROVE AIR QUALITY INCREASE THE VALUE OF OUR TRANSPORTATION ASSETS An Equal Opportunity Employer SCHEDULE OF TEXAS REGISTRATION FEES EFFECTIVE January 1, 2008 EXPIRES December 31, 2008 STATE LAW ALLOWS THE COLLECTION OF LOCAL FEES AT THE TIME OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION The fees indicated below are l ocal fees tha t will be collected with your vehicle registration fee through your County Tax Assessor-Collector's office. The total fee highlighted in red on your ren ewal notice includes the extra fees if applicab le. Please enclose an additional $1.00 for handling when registering by mail. "Owners o f machinery and farm trailers are not subject to the payment of the extra fees, only the registration fees.'" Anderson $10 Brazos $11.50 Cochran $10 Delta $10 Franklin $10 Harns $11.50 Jasper $10 Lavaca $1U Medina $10 Pab Pinto $10 Sabine $10 Terrell $5 Wheeler $5 Andrews $5 Brewater $10 Coke $10 Denton $11.50 Freestone $10 Harnson $10 Jeff Davis $10.50 Lee $10 Menard $10 Parker $t0 San Auguslne Terry $10 Wichra $t0 Angelina $10 Briscoe $10 Coleman $10 DeWnt $10 Fno 811.50 Hartley $t0 Jefferson $10 on $10 Midland $10 Parmer $t0 $1150 ihrockmorton $10 Wilbarger $10 Aransas $10 Brooks $10 Collin $11.50 Dlmmin $11.50 Galveston $10 Haskell $10 Jim HOgg $11.50 Liberty $10 Milam $10 Pecos $10 San Jaunto $11.50 Tdus $10 Willacy $10 Archer$10 Brown $10 Collingsworth$t0 Donley $10 Garza 87.50 Hays $t0 Jim Wells $11.50 Limestone $t0 Mills $t0 Polk $11.50 San Patricio$1150 Tom Green$11.50 Wit mson Armstrong $10 Burleson $10 Colorado $10 Duval $10 Gillesp;e $11 50 Hemphill $5 Johnson $10 Lipscomb $10 Michell $10 Potter $10 Sen Saba $10 Trav;s $11.50 $1150 Atascosa $10 Burnel810 Comal $11.50 Eastland $t0 Goliad $1G Henderson $1U Jones $10 Live Oak 810 Montague $1U Presitl~o $10 Schleicher $10 Trinity $11.50 Wilson 810 Austin $10 Celdwell$tU Comanche $10 Eclor $10 Gonzales $10 Hidalgo $20 KarrreS $10 Llano $10.75 Montgomery $10 Rains $11.50 Scurry $10 Tyler $11 Winkler $7.50 Bailey $10 Calhoun $8 Concho $10 Edwards $10 Gray $10 Hdl $10 Kaufman $10 Lubbock $10 Moore $10 Randall $10 Shacke Nord $70 Upshur $10 Wise $10 Bandera $10 Callahan $10 Gooke $10 Ellis $10 Gra yson $10 Hockley $10 Kendall $11 Lynn $10 Morris $10 Reagan $10 Shelby $10 Upton $5 Wood $10 ,Bastrop $10 Cameron $15 Coryell $10 EI Paso $10 Gregg $10 Hood $10 Kerr $10 Madison $10 Motley $10 Real $10 Sherman $10 Uvalde $10 Yoakum $10 Baylor $10 Camp $10.50 Cottle $10 Erath $10 Grimes $70 Hopkins $10 Kimble $10 Marion $10 Nawgdoches$10 Red Rrver $10 Smith $11.50 Val Verde $10 Young $10 Bee $10 Carson $10 Crockett $5 Falls $10 Guatlalupe $10 Houston $10 Kinney $10 Medln $10 Navarro $10 Reeves $5 $omerveft $5 'Jan Zandt $10 Zapata $6.50 Bell $11.50 Cass $10 Crosby $10 Fannin $10 Hale $10 Howard $10 Kleberg $10 Mason $10 Newton $10 Refugio $10 Starr $10 Victoria $10 Zavala $11.50 Bexer $71.50 Castro $10 Culberson $10 Fayette $10 Hall $1G Hudspeth $10 Knox $10 Matagorda $10 Nolan $10 Roberts $5 Stephens $10 Walker $10 Alanre $'t 5n ''ham:ti~~$10 Daham $'.0 Fishy-r $10 Ham~~tnn $!0 H~~nt 810 Lamar 410 Move rick $11.5C es $10 Robertson $ti SG Slonev..•all $10 LValler $10 aosyue $10 Cherokee $t0 Calla: $'G Flo Yd ilu Har:siord $iG Hutchinson $10 Lamb 310 McCufbch $10 Ochiltiee $1G Rocx•.t.ai; $1G Sutton 810 N'as'mnglon $10 Bowie $10 Childress $10 Cawsun $10 Foard $10 Hardeman $10 Irion $10 Lampasas $11.50 McLennan $10 Oldham $t0 Runnels SlO Swisher $10 Webb $10 Brezoria $10 Clay $10 Deaf Smith $10 Fort Bend $11.50 Hardin $10 Jack $10 La Salle $10 Orange $10 Rusk $10 Tarrant $10 Wharton $10 Jackson $10 Taylor $10 PASSENGER CARS The annual license fee for a passenger car, city bus, or private bus shall be based on the manufacturer's model year or weight in pounds, as the case might be, of the vehicle as follows: MODEL YEAR OR WEIGHT IN POUNDS FEE 2002 AND OLDER MODELS ..................................................$40.80 2003, 2004 AND 2005 MODELS ............................................ $50.80 2006 AND NEWER MODELS ................................................. $58.80 6,001 LBS. AND OVER ........................................................... $25.00 PLUS 60¢ CWT PLUS 30¢ (irrespective of modes year) The weight of any passenger car for purposes of registration shall be the weight generally accepted as its correct shipping weight plus one hundred pounds. "Passenger Car" as defined by law means any motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, or a bus transporting persons for compensation or hire, designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons. MOTORCYCLES AND MOPEDS `+ Fee to be Collected for the Registration of Motorcycles and Mopeds -Annual Fee $30.30 LIGHT TRUCKS MANUFACTURER'S RATED CARRYING CAPACITY OF ONE TON OR LESS The annual license fee for the registration of a light truck with a manufacturer's rated carrying capacity of one ton or less shall be based upon the gross weight of the vehicle as outlined in the chart below. The term "Gross Weight" is the actual weight of the vehicle fully equipped with body and other equipment, as certified by any official public Weigher or any License and Weight Inspector of the Department of Public Safety, plus its net carrying capacity. "Net carrying capacity" of any vehicle shall be the weight of the heaviest net load to be carried on the vehicle being registered, provided said net carrying capacity shall in no case be less than the manufacturer's rated carryipa capacity Gross Weight ANNUAL FEE Rate Per Cwt. .440c $ 901 - 1000 29.70 1001 - 1100 30.14 1101 - 1200 30.58 1201 - 1300 31.02 1301 - 1400 31.46 1401 - 1500 31.90 1501 - 1600 32.34 1601 - 1700 32.78 1701 - 1800 33.22 1801 - 1900 33.66 1901 - 2000 34.10 2oG1 -zloo 3x.54 2101 - 2200 34.98 2201 - 2300 35.42 2301 -- 2400 35.86 2401 ~- 2500 36.30 Gross Weight ANNUAL FEE Rate Per Cwt. .440c $ 2501 - 2600 36.74 2601 - 2700 37 18 2701 - 2800 37.62 2801 - 2900 38.06 2901 - 3000 38.5G 3001 - 3100 38.94 3101 - 3200 39.38 3201 - 3300 39.82 3301 - 3400 40.26 3401 - 3500 40.70 3501 - 3600 41.14 3601 - 3700 41.58 3701 - 3800 42.02 3801 -- 3900 42.46 3901 - 4000 42.90 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION _~ VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION DIVISION FEE CHART 1C (REV. 1/2008) ~ ~- » :~ Gross Weight ANNUAL FEE Rate Per Cw1..440c $ 4001 - 4100 43.34 4101 - 4200 43.78 4201 - 4300 44.22 4301 - 4400 44.66 4401 - 4500 45.10 4501 - 4600 45.54 4601 - 4700 45.98 4701 - 4800 46.42 4801 - 4900 46.86 4901 - 5000 47.30 soot - 510o a7.7a 5101 - 5200 48.18 5201 - 5300 48.62 5301 - 5400 49.06 5401 - 5500 49.50 5501 - 5600 49.94 5601 - 5700 50.38 5701 - 5800 50.82 5801 - 5900 51.26 5901 - 6000 51.70 Gross Weight ANNUAL FEE Rate Per Cwt. $ .0495 $ 6001 - 6100 55.50 6101 - 6200 55.99 6201 -6300 56-49 6301 - 6400 56.98 6401 - 6500 57 48 6501 - 6600 57.97 6601 -6700 58.47 6701 - 6800 58.96 6801 - 6900 59.46 6901 - 7000 59.95 7001 - 7100 60.45 7101 - 7200 60.94 7201 - 7300 61.44 7301 - 7400 61.93 7401 - 7500 62.43 7501 - 7600 62.92 7601 - 7700 63.42 7701 - 7800 63.91 7801 ~ - 7900 64.41 7901 - 8000 64.90