Clarington Committee Approves 2025 User Fee By-law Update for Council Review

The General Government Committee of Clarington met in Bowmanville on May 5, 2025, to review and approve updates to the 2025 User Fee By-law. According to the official meeting minutes, committee members considered a staff report outlining proposed changes to user fees applicable to several municipal services.

The report, as received by the committee, detailed adjustments to service fees for departments such as Planning and Infrastructure Services, Recreation Services, and Legislative Services. The committee discussed the proposed modifications and subsequently adopted the recommendations presented in the report. All recommendations were approved without amendments, as recorded in the minutes.

The committee’s decision includes forwarding the approved user fee changes to Clarington Council for final consideration. The minutes state that, unless otherwise specified, the new user fees are planned to come into effect on January 1, 2025. Information on the proposed fee adjustments is available in the staff report presented at the meeting.

All actions described are drawn directly from the minutes of the May 5, 2025 meeting of the General Government Committee.