Residents of Fresno will have to pay more for certain services from various city departments beginning July 1, which is when the city’s budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year takes effect.
The City Council on Thursday approved dozens of new and increased fees for services at Fresno Yosemite International Airport, the Fresno Animal Shelter, and the Department of Public Utilities, among other departments. The new costs are not related to everyday services, such as regular trash-pickups or water rates, and many will only apply to businesses present at the airport or developers building in the city.
But Fresno residents may end up having to pay more when they pick up a pet that’s been captured by animal services. There will be higher costs for water service work. People who need special trash hauls will also have to pay more.
City Manager Georgeanne White said at the end of January, when the council postponed a vote on the increases, that the city approves new fees early each year to account for new revenues as it plans its next budget. The annual fee increases do not cover the same services each year.
White said they are necessary because labor costs are increasing, and all taxpayers will end up subsidizing special services if the fees for those services are not raised.
“If we’re not collecting sufficient revenue to cover the cost of our employees, then it means it’s being subsidized on the General fund,” she said.
Here are some of the notable cost changes of interest to Fresno residents found in the city’s Master Fee Schedule for the upcoming fiscal year. You can see all the changes approved in the fee schedule here.
Fresno Animal Center has new veterinary care, adoption fees
The animal center has added five new fees and increased one.
If your pet is “impounded” by animal control and receives lifesaving treatment while in the city’s custody, you will face “maintenance charges” when you go pick your pet up at the center, according to the fee schedule. The hourly rate will be $119.34 for veterinarians, $69.81 for clinic managers, $54.80 for registered veterinary technicians and $43.68 for animal care specialists.There is a new $50 deposit required when someone enters into a foster-to-adopt arrangement with the center. Torres said the deposit is intended to motivate prospective pet adopters to follow through with the formal process.Fresno residents will pay more for special trash, water services
The fee schedule includes significant cost increases for service work related to the “remedy of illegal water connection.”
Disconnecting an illegal water connection will cost $558 instead of $393.Service restoration will cost $1,574 instead of $1,138.
Multiple new and increased costs in the fee schedule cover specific services related to the collection of waste.
A “special haul” of solid waste, which carries a 30-minute service time minimum, will now cost $87 instead of $81.40. Each additional 15 minutes will cost $24.70 instead of $19.40.A new charge of $52.50 per additional applies to special trash-pickups.Illegal dumping cleanup fees went from $300.10 to $310.60 per hour. Each additional 15 minutes now costs $40.10 instead of $32.90.Those who forget to put their cans out, are skipped by the garbage truck and call the city later for a trash-pickup will not be charged for the first two incidents. For the third, and every incident afterward, they will have to pay $31.50 to have their trash picked up.Some rentable spaces at Fresno City Hall now more expensive, others cheaper
Six spaces at City Hall, rentable at hourly rates, went up in price but only by a margin of $1-$4. Two spaces slightly decreased in price.
The first floor lobby will cost $52 per hour, the second floor lobby will cost $62, the front plaza (which carries a minimum reservation length of two hours) will cost $73 without restrooms and $81 with restrooms and the fountain area will cost $31.The City Council Chambers, which carries a minimum reservation length of two hours, will cost $49 instead of $50 per hour.Security guard, after hours access, and maintenance services for these spaces also increased slightlyAirlines, transportation services will pay more at Fresno airport
The new fees for service at the airport do not apply to everyday residents — unless they’re looking to reserve space for an event:
Last updated in 2017, the terminal conference room rate went from $100 to $300 for a full day (8 a.m. – 5 p.m.) and to $150 from $50 for a half-day.Transportation services coming from out-of-town — including buses, limousines and shuttles — will now pay $75 instead of $16 for a single-trip transportation permit.Ground service providers and airlines will have to pay more for violating airport rules and violations. A first violation will now cost $500 instead of $100, a second violation will cost $1,000 instead of $500 and a third violation will cost $2,000 instead of $1,000.
This story was originally published February 23, 2026 at 4:59 PM.
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