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DECEMBER 13, 2016 16-568 RESOLUTION
(CARRIED 7-0 LOST_______LAID OVER_______WITHDRAWN_______)
PURPOSE: APPROVE AMENDING WEIGHTS AND MEASURES FEE
SCHEDULE
INITIATED BY: CITY ADMINISTRATION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Oshkosh that the
attached Weights and Measures Fee Schedule is hereby approved, effective January 1,
2017.
MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council
FROM: John Zarate
Chief Building Official
DATE: December 6, 2016
RE: Approve Amendment to Weights and Measures Division Fee Schedule
BACKGROUND
The City of Oshkosh Weights and Measures Program had been a division of the City Health Department;
however since 2011, when the City Health Department merged with Winnebago County, the City
contracted with the State of Wisconsin to perform the duties of a Sealer. Due to inefficiencies not all
businesses have been registered for a Commercial Weighing and Measuring License and subsequently
inspected. As a result, in March, 2016, the City of Oshkosh Inspections Services Division hired a Sealer
for its Weights and Measures Program. The City is under contract with the State of Wisconsin to perform
retail motor fuel device (RMFD) inspections (gas pumps) until July 1, 2017.
ANALYSIS
When the City contracted with the State of Wisconsin to perform the duties of a Sealer, City Weights and
Measures fees were reduced by half. To offset the hiring of a City Sealer and office staff, the Weights and
Measures fee schedule requires an adjustment to reflect the fees that were charged prior to contracting
with the State of Wisconsin. A survey of weights and measures fees of communities in the Fox Valley
was completed and the proposed fees were found to be consistent with those communities.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Weights and Measures Division is an Enterprise Fund and has no direct impact on general revenues
or the general fund. However, the increase in the Weights and Measures Division Fee Schedule would
offset the personnel costs of the Sealer, Weights and Measures Code Enforcement Clerk, and the office
equipment used to perform inspections. The fee increase would also offset the expense of the 2017
contract with State of Wisconsin for RMFD inspections.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council approves the amendment to the Weights and Measures Division Fee
Schedule.
Respectfully Submitted,
John Zarate
Chief Building Official
Approved:
Mark A. Rohloff
City Manager
WEIGHTS & MEASURES DIVISION FEE SCHEDULE
Effective January 1, 2017
Description Fee
Annual Base Fee
$
50.00
Bundled Firewood Dealer
$
20.00
Electric Pill Counter
$
35.00
Fabric Measuring Device
$
20.00
Group 1 Scales (1-30 lbs)
$
55.00
Group 2 Scales (1-20 lbs) PLU
$
60.00
Group 3 Scales (31-500 lbs)
$
60.00
Group 4 Scales (501-10,000 lbs)
$
65.00
Group 5 Scales - Hi Accuracy (grams)
$
65.00
Group 6 Scales (10,001-200,000 lbs)
$
75.00
High Speed Measuring Devices
$
60.00
Linear Measures
$
10.00
Liquid Measuring Devices
$
55.00
Package Checking
$
35.00
Pharmacy Weights (per set)
$
50.00
POS Scanners (3 or less)
$150.00
POS Scanners (4 - 10)
$240.00
POS Scanners (11 or more)
$
25.00 per scanner
Reverse Vending
$
55.00
Taxi Meters
$
50.00
Timing Devices
$
20.00
Vehicle Tank Meters
$
65.00
Wire & Cordage Measures
$
20.00
Penalty for Late Registration $150.00
Penalty Fee for Device (non -registration) triple device fee
Re -Inspection Fee $ 50.00
City Hall, 215 Church Avenue P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130 http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us