§ 3-1-8. Permit and program fees; compendium of fees.

(a)

Except as otherwise expressly provided in this code or in the zoning ordinance, all fees and charges for applications submitted to; for permits and approvals issued by, and for activities, programs and services provided by, the City of Alexandria shall be established by resolution of the city council.

(b)

The council by resolution may delegate to the city manager or his designee the authority to establish or adjust specific fees and charges, subject to such requirements and restrictions as the council may provide.

(c)

The director of the office of management and budget shall make available to the public in print, and/or publish on the city's web site, and from time to time update, a compendium of all fees and charges collected or imposed by the city pursuant to this code or the zoning ordinance.

(d)

It shall be the duty of the director of the office of management and budget, and of the head of every responsible city department or agency, to periodically review such fees and charges on a schedule established by the city manager, and recommend to city council as part of the annualbudget process whether any existing fees and charges should be revised, or additional fees and charges established, in order reasonably to recover or offset the associated cost of operations. (Ord. No. 4545, 6/14/08, Sec. 1)