Resolution No 44-26 Community Services User Fees with Exhibits.pdf

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RESOLUTION NO. 44-26 
 
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BUCKEYE, 
ARIZONA, ESTABLISHING NEW OR INCREASED MUNICIPAL FEES; 
ESTABLISHING 
AN 
EFFECTIVE 
DATE; 
REPEALING 
CONFLICTING 
RESOLUTIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. 
 
WHEREAS, there is a desire to establish and/or modify municipal fees to further a cost 
recovery philosophy; and 
 
WHEREAS, a comprehensive fee study and report of findings was prepared to provide 
the tools necessary to make informed decisions about the proposed fee adjustments; and  
 
WHEREAS,  pursuant to A.R.S. § 9-499.15, the public notice requirements have been 
completed: (i) a schedule of the proposed new or increased fees that includes the amount of the 
fees and a written report or data that supports the new or increased fees was prepared and filed in 
the office of the City Clerk; (ii) written notice of the proposed charges, the schedule of the proposed 
charges and the written report or data supporting the new charges was posted on the home page of 
the City’s website at least sixty days before the date the proposed new fees are to be approved or 
rejected by the City Council; and (iii) a notice of intent to establish or increase municipal user fees 
which includes the date, time and place of the meeting of the City Council in which the proposed 
new or increased fees will be considered and a statement that a schedule of the proposed new or 
increased fees that includes the amount of the fees and a written report or data that supports the 
new or increased fees is available on the City’s website was posted on the City’s website at least 
fifteen days before the date the proposed new or increased fees will be approved or rejected by the 
City Council, as well as distributed via social media and other electronic communication tools; and 
 
WHEREAS, the City Council held a meeting on May 5, 2026 to consider and approve or 
disapprove the proposed new or increased fees and charges to be implemented by the City and 
has determined that the fees presented and proposed are reasonable and appropriate. 
 
BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Buckeye, Arizona, as follows: 
Section 1. 
The recitals above are hereby incorporated as if fully set forth herein. 
Section 2.  
The Mayor and Council hereby approve and adopt the document titled 
“User Fees Community Services Department,” dated May 5, 2026, and attached hereto as 
Exhibit A, incorporated herein by this express reference, and the fees set forth therein to 
become effective and be implemented May 21, 2026. 
Section 3. 
That all resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict with the provisions of 
this Resolution are hereby repealed. 
Section 4. 
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this 
Resolution is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of 
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. 
Section 5. 
The Mayor, City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk are hereby 
authorized and directed to take all steps necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of this 
Resolution.

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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Buckeye, Arizona, 
this 5th day of May, 2026. 
 
 
Eric W. Orsborn, Mayor 
ATTEST: 
 
 
 
Lucinda J. Aja, City Clerk  
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
Tosca Henry, City Attorney

EXHIBIT A 
TO 
RESOLUTION NO. 44-26

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May 5, 2026 
User Fees: Community Services Department 
User Fee Description 
User Fee ($)      
    Cost Recovery 
Business Services Fee (Print, fax, copy, refund, etc.) 
$1-25 
Direct Cost (100%) 
Materials Replacement Fee 
(Library cards, books, etc.) 
$1-500 
Direct Cost (100%) 
Beer Permit 
$25-45 
Direct Cost (100%) 
Inflatable Permit 
$25-45 
Direct Cost (100%) 
Facility Rental Fees (Small, Medium, Large Room, Ramadas, 
Fields, Camping Spaces, Pool, etc.) 
$10-$400/hr. 
Direct Cost (100%) 
Facility Entry Fees and Parking (Joe Foss, Aquatic Center, 
Air Fair) 
$2-40 
Direct Cost (100%) 
Private Lessons 
$20-50 per class 
70-100% of Direct Cost
Certification Courses (Lifeguard, CPR, etc.) 
$40-300 
70-100% of Direct Cost
Youth Sports Leagues 
$70-200 
30-70% of Direct Cost
Adult Sports Leagues 
$50-$700/team 
70-100% of Direct Cost
Tournaments, Camps, Clinics & Advanced Skill Programs 
$50-300 
70-100% of Direct Cost
Summer Recreation Program 
$90-250 
30-70% of Direct Cost
Licensed Youth Care Programs 
$25-$60/day 
70-100% Direct Cost
Field Trips 
$1-250 
Direct Cost (100%) 
Teen Activities, Dances and Programs 
$5-50 
Direct Cost (100%) 
Special Interest Classes 
$10-250 
30-70% of Direct Cost

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May 5, 2026 
User Fees: Community Services Department 
User Fee Description 
User Fee ($) 
Cost Recovery 
Concessionaire and Sales 
$1-250 
Direct Cost (100%) 
Transit Fees 
   $7-20 
10-30% of Direct Cost
Event Booth Space Fees 
$25-$2,000 and/or 
10-25% of sales
0-10% of Direct Cost
Louis B. Hazelton Memorial Cemetery Fees 
Full Size Plot 
Plot: $840 
Opening & Closing: $600 
Maintenance Fee: $280 
Expansion: $280 
TOTAL: $2,000 
Half Plot Infant or Urn 
Plot: $420 
Opening & Closing: $300 
Maintenance Fee: $140 
Expansion Fee: $140 
TOTAL: $1,000 
Columbarium Niche 
Single Niche: $1,000 
Companion Niche: $2,000 
Flat Marker Installation 
Single Headstone: $350 
Double Headstone: $350 
Grave Liner 
Standard Dome Vault: $1,000 
Disinterment Fee 
$250 - $1,000 
Saturday Service Fee 
$200 
Adopt-A-Bench Program 
Direct Cost + 10% 
Adopt-A-Tree Program 
$250