There was no campus-wide referendum, but officials said more than 1,000 students attended forums -- with 64% of participants saying they approved a fee of $200 or more.
This arrangement was made through Medicare, the Australian Government's universal public health care system [ 36], which approved a fee that the service provider could charge at each consultation, or alternatively through private health insurance reimbursement.
Three years ago, the county considered asking property owners to approve a new parcel fee to fund regional stormwater projects, but after vehement pushback from residents, businesses and school districts, the supervisors killed the measure before the ballots were mailed out.
The commission also approved a $23.7 million fee on public companies to help finance the organization that sets accounting standards.
Forced by a State Supreme Court decision to end Greenwich's residents-only beach policy, the Board of Selectmen approved a new fee structure today that will cost a nonresident as much as $408 for a seasonal beach pass.
approved a 20centt fee for plastic bags just this past September.
The student senators then approved a student fee increase of $3 per credit hour, which the Board of Regents implemented immediately.
As a practical matter, though, the city must pass a budget before the State Legislature adjourns later this month, because the state must approve a number of new fees, and a steep cigarette tax increase, on which the city's budget is dependent.
The lingering budget differences between Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and the City Council will be apparent in two laws the Council plans to pass today: one will ask the State Legislature to approve a number of taxes and fees that the mayor is seeking, while a second asks it to approve two tax increases that the mayor opposes.
SAN FRANCISCO — With none of the protest that marred previous meetings, the University of California's Board of Regents approved an 8 percent fee increase on Thursday, the second straight year that students have faced higher tuition.
