Title
Vehicle Sticker Rate Increase - Approval
History
In the past, Village of Orland Park vehicle stickers were sold on an annual basis. The cost of a one-year sticker for a passenger car/motorcycle (the most commonly sold sticker) was $10. Many years ago, when the decision was made to switch to a biennial sticker, the price was increased by 50% to $15. This price has remained constant for the last 6 years.
Projected vehicle sticker revenue for FY2009 is $609,400 (including penalty revenues of $27,400). The estimated cost associated with the sale of Village vehicle stickers is approximately $69,400, including the price of stickers, postage to mail applications to residents, postage to honor mail-in requests, courier service to bring applications to the Village Hall from the lock box, annual license fees for the vehicle data base, extra summer interns, lock box fees at Fifth Third Bank, upgrading the vehicle database, costs to produce the applications, printing second notices and the postage associated with the second notices.
Staff is recommending an increase in fees for Village vehicle stickers, effective with the upcoming biennial sticker sale (beginning in May 2009). The fees would increase between $5 and $8, depending on the type of sticker. Cashier staff surveyed neighboring communities regarding vehicle sticker fees and the results are attached. Orland Park is the only suburb with a biennial sticker and the fees are less than neighboring communities who sell annual stickers varying in range from $13 to $50. The proposed fee schedule is outlined below:
Vehicle Description Current Fees Proposed Fees
Passenger Car/Motorcycle $ 15.00 $ 20.00
Recreation Vehicle $ 22.00 $ 30.00
Trucks:
--B Plates $ 22.00 $ 30.00
--D Plates $ 30.00 $ 35.00
--F-H-J Plates $ 52.00 $ 60.00
--K-L-N-P Plates $ 82.00 $ 90.00
--Q-R-S-T-V Plates $105.00 $110.00
--X-Z Plates $127.00 $135.00
School Bus $ 30.00 $ 35.00
Antique Vehicle $ 7.50 $ 10.00
Senior Citizens $ 1.00 $ 1.00
Auto Dealers - First Car $ 22.00 $ 30.00
Auto Dealers - Additional Cars $ 4.00 $ 5.00
Replacement/Transfer $ 1.00 $ 1.00
Staff is also recommending that antique vehicles be listed as an item in the section defining the license fees, as well as the discontinuation of the half-term license fee. All vehicles will be charged the full sticker price regardless of when they are purchased.
Financial Impact
Based upon sales of approximately 31,750 stickers at full price and 7,750 stickers at the discounted senior citizen price during the 2007-2009 vehicle sticker sale, proposed biennial sticker fee increases would generate additional revenues of approximately $158,750.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to recommend to the Board to amend Village Code Title 9 Chapter 1 as outlined above;
And
To direct Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins to prepare the proper ordinance and incorporate the revised text into the Village Code.