Section 10-3-76 - Fees and charges(a) The department shall assess fees for scaling services commensurate with local industry standard except that lessees may pay a reduced fee.(b) To recover costs, the department may establish rental fees and service charges for the use of meeting rooms or halls, park facilities, and resource management areas subject to approval by the commission. (1) Fees and charges for use of meeting rooms or halls, and park facilities shall be based on: (A) Actual operating costs including utilities, maintenance and repair, custodial services, and security; and(B) Current capital costs, provided that recognized homestead community associations may use meeting rooms or halls, and park facilities to conduct association business for a rental fee of $50 per twenty-four hours or fraction thereof, and a discounted fee schedule may be set for lessees. The department shall have priority use of department meeting rooms or halls even over prior existing reservations with at least fourteen calendar days notice.(2) As applied to resource management areas, a resource management plan shall be developed in consultation with beneficiaries to:(A) Identify resource management area issues, concerns, and opportunities;(B) Identify management actions to address resource management area issues, concerns and opportunities;(C) Identify capital or operational costs or both to implement management actions;(D) Calculate needed fees or service charges, or both, based on estimated capital or operational costs, or both, of identified management actions. The department shall monitor the area to determine whether the management actions have been successful under the management plan. Future management prescriptions including re-evaluation of a fee schedule shall be based on evaluations of whether management actions have been successful.
(c) Patrons who have outstanding accounts, have provided false information when applying to use department facilities, or have previously misused the department's property, grounds, or facilities may be denied use of department facilities and resource management areas.(d) Water from department systems shall be sold at rates established by the commission. The department shall establish the frequency of billing and may determine a minimum monthly charge.(e) Fees and charges shall be revised when necessary and approved by the commission during the odd year of the fiscal biennium. [Eff 7/30/81; am 2/3/83; am 11/17/84; am and comp 10/26/98] (Auth: HHC Act §222) (Imp: HHC Act §211)