How are fees calculated?
Fees are calculated based on the amount of impervious surface (see question in Section 1 about impervious surface) existing on each property within the Town Limits. This impervious surface area is used as an equivalency to the “demand” that each property places on the stormwater management system. A unit area of impervious surface, called an Equivalent Rate Unit (ERU) and set at 2000 sq. ft., is assessed an annual fee of $39 per ERU. The total annual fee for each property would be determined by the number of ERUs on that property multiplied by the unit fee. A rate study was conducted to determine the unit fee for one ERU, based on a statistical analysis of the impervious surface area existing on single-family properties Townwide. Initial analysis set one ERU at the mean impervious area for single family lots to be 3015 sq.ft. At the request of the Town Council, and to more accurately represent the smaller impervious area of many lots, the size of a single ERU was determined to be 2000
Attorneys’ fees may be calculated in several ways. The most common is the hourly fee for services performed. The hourly fee is typically influenced by the experience of the attorney, the complexity of the work, and client’s timeframe for performance of the work. You can expect that the hourly rate will run between $150 and $350 per hour. Attorneys frequently charge an initial deposit, sometimes called a retainer, which is held in a special trust account. Each month (or other agreed time period), the attorney will subtract from the funds held in the trust account the fees and costs earned by the attorney (as to each particular client) for the agreed billing period. If and when the initial deposit is consumed, or insufficient to pay expected fees and costs, you may be asked to pay an additional deposit or increased deposit. Certain types of cases lend themselves to a contingency fee arrangement where the attorney receives, as compensation for the attorney’s services, a percentage of the
By statute, fees must be split between the harvesting and processing sectors. NMFS will compute the annual fee percentage that will apply for each crab fishing year. For non-catcher/processor RCRs, fee liability will be calculated by multiplying the applicable fee percentage by the ex-vessel value of the CR crab received by the RCR at the time of receipt. For instance, suppose an RCR received 1 pound of crab from a harvester and the ex-vessel value of that crab was $1 per pound. Using the maximum allowable fee percentage of 3%, each sector would owe half the fee percentage, which is 1.5% or, in this case $0.015. Therefore, the RCR would pay the harvester $0.985 for that pound of crab and would self-collect an additional $0.015 per pound. The total fee payment made to NMFS for that pound of crab by the RCR would be 3% or $0.03. Because catcher/processors must also be RCRs and participate in both the harvesting and processing sectors, they would be responsible for paying the full fee per
Fees may be calculated using one of a number of different methods, such as: • on the basis of time spent by the external administrator and their staff • a quoted fixed fee, based on an upfront estimate, or • a percentage of asset realisations. Charging on a time basis is the most common method. External administrators have a scale of hourly rates, with different rates for each category of staff working on the external administration, including the external administrator. If the external administrator intends to charge on a time basis, you should receive a copy of these hourly rates soon after their appointment and before you are asked to approve the fees. The external administrator and their staff will record the time taken for the various tasks involved, and a record will be kept of the nature of the work performed. It is important to note that the hourly rates do not represent an hourly wage for the external administrator and their staff. The external administrator is running a busin
