[Grovenet] A honking big increase in the City fees . . . . .

[Martha Khoury]

Here's a bit of perspective: I was paying the City of Tigard a $50
annual business license fee 15 years ago for having a home-based
consultancy. I can't imagine the fee has gone anywhere but up. --Martha
K.
 
-----Original Message-----
From: grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com [mailto:grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com] On
Behalf Of Bob Browning
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 4:14 PM
To: Grovenet
Subject: [Grovenet] A honking big increase in the City fees . . . . .



 If you are a small business man or woman who does business in Forest
Grove (and not necessarily have your office located here) or if you have
a home occupation, you may want to attend tonight's City Council meeting
about  8:00 to 8:15 pm and be ready for a long haul. The City is
proposing changes to the Occupancy Permit (for me $59 for 10 years last
time) to an Annual Business License ($75 per year, if adopted - a 1271
percent increase!!!). I know I will be there to discuss this, and you
and your business friends should all be also!!

bob

You can see the whole proposal on pages 118 to 166 of the following:

http://www.forestgrove-or.gov/images/stories/government/pdf/Packets/CC01
-14-08A.pkt.pdf


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EXHIBIT 1                                          RESOLUTION NO.
2008-10



ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 

BUSINESS LICENSE FEES Effective October 1.2008

 . First Time Application Fee..........
.......................................................................
$10.00 

Annual Renewal 

<!--[if !supportLists]-->*<!--[endif]-->Businesses with 0 to 4
employees...................................
.................................... $50.00 

<!--[if !supportLists]-->*   <!--[endif]-->Businesses with 5 to 10
employees.................................................... $75.00 

<!--[if !supportLists]-->*   <!--[endif]-->Businesses with 11 to 50
employees................................................. $100.00 

<!--[if !supportLists]-->*      <!--[endif]-->Businesses with 51 or more
employees....... $100.00 plus $1.00 per employee over 50 Capped at
$250.00 annually 

. Temporary/Transient businesses 

<!--[if !supportLists]-->a.<!--[endif]-->First Time Application Fee
........................................................................
........ $10.00 

<!--[if !supportLists]-->b.<!--[endif]-->Up to 30 days of
operation.................................................
$15.00 

<!--[if !supportLists]-->c.<!--[endif]-->Between 31 days and 60 days of
operation........ ............................................... $30.00


<!--[if !supportLists]-->d.     <!--[endif]-->Over 61 days of operation,
treated as a regular business. 

 First Time Application, Applying between October 1 through March 31 

<!--[if !supportLists]-->*<!--[endif]-->First Time Application Fee....
........................................................................
.... $10.00 

<!--[if !supportLists]-->*<!--[endif]-->Businesses with 0 to 4
employees...................................
................................... $25.00 

<!--[if !supportLists]-->*   <!--[endif]-->Businesses with 5 to 10
employees.................................................... $37.50 

<!--[if !supportLists]-->*   <!--[endif]-->Businesses with 11 to 50
employees................................................. $50.00 

<!--[if !supportLists]-->*      <!--[endif]-->Businesses with 51 or more
employees. . .. . ... $50.00 plus $0.50 per employee over 50 Capped at
$250.00 annually 

. Temporary/Transient businesses 

<!--[if !supportLists]-->a.<!--[endif]-->First Time Application Fee
......................................... ,
............................... . $10.00

<!--[if !supportLists]-->b.<!--[endif]-->Up to 30 days of operation
...................................................................... .
$15.00

<!--[if !supportLists]-->c.<!--[endif]-->Between 31 days and 60 days of
operation ................................. . $30.00

<!--[if !supportLists]-->d.     <!--[endif]-->Over 61 days of operation,
treated as a regular business. 

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