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BACKGROUND
On March 7, 1995,the Mayor and Council requested that staff provide information related to the cost
of administering a billboard registration system.
DISCUSSION
Costs identified for a registration system for billboards include initial startup costs and annual costs
of maintaining a registration system. A completed billboard inventory shows 945 billboards in the
City. These costs presented below assume that all 945 billboards would be registered initially,
followed by an annual registration of one-half of the total inventory. Thus, each individual board
would be required to register every other year.
INITIAL STARTUP COSTS $13,000
Startup costs include direct costs for computer hardware and software, staff time (for
database development, data input, field verification, and mapping) and mailing costs.
ANNUAL MAINTENANCE COSTS $ 4,200
Annual maintenance costs include direct costs for staff time (for data input, mailings, field
verification, and mapping) and mailing costs.
TOTAL DIRECT REGISTRATION COSTS FOR FIVE YEARS
$34,200 or$7.20 per billboard per year
RECOMMENDED ANNUAL FEE (INCLUDING 30% INDIRECT COSTS)
$ 10.00
The following cities were contacted regarding local registration systems and fees that are charged:
Dallas - no registration required; San Antonio - $30 to $60 per year; Austin - no registration
required; Houston- no registration required; El Paso -no registration required; and Corpus Christi -
$10 to $35 per year plus a size surcharge.
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ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7908
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Subject: BILLBOARD REGISTRATION SYSTEM
RECOMMENDATION
If the Mayor and Council wish to implement a billboard registration program, it is recommended that
staff be directed to prepare an ordinance amendment establishing such a program and an annual
registration fee of$10.00.
Bob Terrell.
City Manager
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— ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER - FORT WORTH,TEXAS