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N $6.5 <br />c <br />$6.0 <br />$5.5 <br />$5.0 <br />$4.5 <br />$4.0 <br />$3.5 <br />$3.0 <br />Utility Fees <br />2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 <br />Trends: Charges for Services have been increasing as a whole. This is in part due to rising utility <br />fees to help pay for needed infrastructure improvements (see the Capital Improvement Plan <br />section). Fluctuations in the General Fund fees are primarily due to Plan Check Fee revenue <br />associated with building permits. <br />Fines and Forfeitures <br />Fines and forfeitures represent the City's portion of traffic and code violation fees and are <br />collected in the General Fund. When a violation is issued by a City, Sheriff, or State Trooper <br />within the City Limits, a portion of the fee paid to the County is distributed to the City (based on <br />State Statute). <br />In 2011, the City adopted Administrative Fines which are seen for the first time in 2012 <br />revenues. These are fines for violations that are 10 miles per hour (MPH) or under and also <br />rolling stops through stop signs. These fines are collected at the local level and serve a purpose <br />by providing education to the community. <br />$40,000 <br />$30,000 <br />$20,000 <br />$10,000 <br />Fines & Forfeitures <br />2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 <br />Trends: Fines and Forfeiture revenue are usually fairly flat. The drop of in 2020 is due to <br />COVID-19. <br />