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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-09-23 19-374 Order 09/23/2019 19-374 09/23/2019 19-374 Legal Order N/A Title, Order Increasing the City's Motor Vehicle Agent Fee by $2 and Adding the Fee to the Schedule of Fees This Order would increase the fee the City charges for motor vehicle registrations by $2 per transaction and add the fee to the City's fee schedule. Bangor, like other Maine municipalities, acts as an agent for the state in regards to motor vehicle registrations. This is convenient for Bangor residents, as they can avoid a trip to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, but takes anywhere from a few minutes to half an hour for staff to process each transaction. Training and reconciliation of inventory and transactions add to the time and cost. In exchange for processing these registrations, the City takes an agent fee to recoup administrative costs. That agent fee is set by the state, and is currently $3 for a renewal and $4 for a new registration. The fee has not changed since 1991. In that time, the part of the registration fee that goes to the state has increased four times. The State recently passed a law that allows for a $2 increase in the municipal agent fee, to $5 for a renewal and $6 for a new registration. If a customer wishes to avoid the agent fee, they can always go to the BMV. This Order would allow the City to charge the increased fee, and would also place the fee in the City's fee schedule. Finance Committee 09/16/2019 Recommend for passage 50 Consent CITY OF BANGOR ORDER 09/23/2019 19-374 09/23/2019 19-374 Supica Increasing the City's Motor Vehicle Agent Fee by $2 and Adding the Fee to the Schedule of Fees Be it Ordered by the City Council of the City of Bangor that, The Schedule of Fees, as authorized under Chapter 109 of the Code of the City of Bangor, is hereby amended in accordance with the attached Exhibit A. The amendment will result in a $2 increase in the agent fee the City charges for motor vehicle vehicle registrations. CITY OF BANGOR SCHEDULE OF FEES Q. Treasury (1) Motor Vehicle Agent Fee New registration $6 Renewal $5 R. Wastewater Additions are underlined. 19-374 September 23, 2019 29-A M.R.S. § 201 IN CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 23,2019 CO 19-374 PASSED ��6—-,--� e�I e�L/J"'.1 C T CLE