The City of Fernie is looking for the business community’s feedback as the city weighs in on two options for increasing licence fees.
The current fee is $100 per year across the board, however, administrative costs have increased in recent years, and staff time spent on the business licensing process is estimated at over $89,000 annually.
The city is considering two ways to up business licence fees.
The first option is to increase the base annual fee for all businesses from $100 to $150. This would apply to all businesses except short term rentals.
The second option would introduce a range of fees based on the type of business.
Under this model, home based businesses would pay $75, $200 for standard businesses and high impact businesses would pay $500-$700.
Those looking to provide feedback can do so through an online survey here. It will be open until Sept. 12.
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