Fee Categories

Fee Categories

Overview

Fees are grouped into fee categories, which—in combination with fee types—help classify fees and determine when invoices are created. Fee categories also support the classification of fees for integration with agency financial systems.

Searching Fee Categories

To view all available fee categories, navigate to Admin > Lookups > Fee Categories

Adding or Editing a Fee Category

On the Fee Categories page, click the Add New Fee Category button to add a new fee category or click on an existing fee category to edit it. Configuration options are organized into four categories:

  • Basic Information

  • Staff Contact and Mailing Address

  • Fee Numbering

  • Periodic Invoicing

Basic Information

The Basic Information section

Fields available for configuration in the Basic Information section are described below.

Field

Description

Notes

Fee Category Code

The internal reference code used to identify the fee category.

 

Fee Category Description

A unique text description of the fee category.

 

Fee Category Long Description

A long text description of the fee category.

This is displayed to help agency users select a fee to add to a submission.

Program Area

The program area to which the fee category applies.

 

Allow adjustment resulting in a negative balance due

The option to allow negative fee adjustments. 

 

Enable fee violations tab

The option to allow violations to be added to fees in this category.

For example, if non-payment of a fee results in a violation that could be referenced in a future compliance action, this box should be checked.

Staff Contact and Mailing Address

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The Staff Contact and Mailing Address section

Fields available for configuration in the Staff Contact and Mailing Address section are described below.

Field

Description

 

Staff Contact Name

The primary agency staff member to contact regarding fees in this category.

The staff member selected becomes available on document templates to merge into generated financial documents.

Mailing Address Name

The name associated with the mailing address for check payments.

The address entered in this section becomes available on document templates to merge into generated financial documents.

Address Line 1

The primary street address where checks should be sent.

 

Address Line 2

Additional address details.

 

City/Locality

The city or locality for the mailing address where checks should be sent.

 

Country

The country for the mailing address where checks should be sent.

 

State/Province

The state or province for the mailing address where checks should be sent.

 

Postal Code

The ZIP or postal code for the mailing address where checks should be sent.

 

Address Comments

Additional notes related to the mailing address where checks should be sent.

 

Fee Numbering

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The Fee Numbering section

The Fee Numbering section includes one configurable field, Financial Sequence Number Prefix, which represents the numbering scheme used for the fee category. To add a value to the dropdown list, contact a system administrator.

Periodic Invoicing

The Periodic Invoicing section

Fields available for configuration in the Periodic Invoicing section are described below.

Field

Description

Notes

Generate Period Invoices?

The option to enable the fee category to generate periodic invoices via the Invoice Generation menu.

This setting is permanent once configured.

Functional Area

The functional area to which the fee category applies.

“Compliance Action” and “Permit” are the only options.

Fiscal Year End Date

The month and day used to determine the fiscal year cutoff for including items in a periodic invoice set.

This field is optional.

A year must be selected due to system requirements, however, only the month and day are considered when generating invoice sets. Invoices will generate beyond the year selected.

Invoice Frequency

The frequency at which invoice sets are generated.

This field is available if a fiscal year end date is selected.

For example, if this is set to “Quarterly,” four invoice sets are generated per fiscal year.

Invoicing Contact Role

The affiliation role/type associated with the fee category.

Invoices are sent to the contact in this role.

Invoice Document Template

The document template used to generate invoice sets for the fee category.

 

Create multiple invoices when permit is tied to many fee types

The option to generate separate invoice documents for each fee type associated with the fee category (if applicable).

 

Fee Calculation Procedure Name

The fee calculation procedure used for prelist generation (before invoice finalization).

 

Saving Changes

To save changes, click the Save button. A message will display confirming the save. To cancel or return to the list after saving, click the Cancel button.

Activating or Deactivating a Fee Category

The current status of the fee category is shown in the right side panel. Use the Inactive | Active toggle to activate or deactivate the fee category. Invoices are not generated for inactive fee categories.