"Business" of User Fees - US Fire Administration - Federal ...

WESTMINSTER FEE SURVEY B-1Arvada Berthoud Boulder Boulder Rural Brighton Castle Rock Castlewood CherryvalePopulation 120,000 12,000 96,000 25,000 32,000 18,000 100,000 25,000Paid/Volunteer/Combination Vol Vol Paid Vol Comb. Comb. Paid Vol# of personnel 200 52 85 50 50 60 80User/Impact/Subscript.fees No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes YesBill-Dept/Oth Dept/Contractor Department Department Contractor Contractor DepartmentCollection Rate HM 40%, F/A 45% 75% 76% 90% ?Sensitive or unpopular fees No No ?Fees marketed No No In tax districtPopulation base stable? % Yes Yes No, 7% No, 5-7% No,3%Population change Partial Yes NoFees for pop. Change Dev. Excise Tax No No No NoUSER FEE TYPEEMERGENCY RESPONSEFireRescueHazardous Material Eng-$150/hr Actual costDUI Accident FeeCo-Response w/Priv AmbOther Auto rescueEMERGENCY MEDICALNonres 300/hr/appNonres 100/callBLS Treatment/Transport $100/NonRes $400res/$500nr $325ALS Treatment/Transport $400res/$500nr $325Treatment/No Transport$150als/$50blsHelicopter StandbyMileage Fee/Disposables $8/mile $7Oxygen $40 $30Spinal Immobilization $45 $40Special Event Standby Eng-$150/hr 1st hr $100/als, $60bls salary reimbOther IV - $30FIRE PREVENTIONCompany InspectionsRe-Inspections $50-$100 $50Technical Inspections $30-$75/hr $70/hrSpecial Event (fire watch)salary reimbFalse Fire Alarms $100-$500 $300 $100# Free Responses allowed 1 in 12 mos. 3 3/monthPlan Review $100-$250 based on sq ft based on sq ft $70/hrPermit Fee (code) $10-$30 $50-200 $62.50-$125Permit Fee (non-code)Other $30/hr - special FA/Spr $30/test $50aft/hr inspPUBLIC ED/TRAININGSafety Talks/Fire DrillsCPR/First Aid/Extinguisher Trg15 CPRFacility RentalSPECIAL TEAMSResponse Fees wildland-per State actual costsEquipment Replacement actual costs HazMatPersonnel Costs Overtime Rate actual costs HazMatSUBSCRIP/MEMB FEEFire NR$450/hr/app 6.66 mill levy taxEmergency MedicalNR$100/patientIMPACT FEENew Development based on value $70/hr Inspec. $21R/$22/1k sqft com