MIN_FEE_ADD_ON_FEESCHEDULE Formula

The MIN FEE ADD ON FEESCHEDULE formula lets you assess a fee on top of the sum of all other fees Civic Platform has assessed for a fee schedule. For example, if the sum of all assessed fees in a particular fee schedule is $35.00 and you want to always charge a minimum fee of $50.00, the MIN_FEE_ADD_ON_FEESCHEDULE formula makes up the difference of $15.00.

You can set up a minimum parameter so that the total sum of all assessed fees on a fee schedule never falls below the minimum. You can also determine a base fee that you want to add onto the minimum fee. If the sum of all assessed fees falls above the minimum fee, the MIN_FEE_ADD_ON_FEESCHEDULE formula does not affect the fee balance in any way.

This fee calculation has nothing to do with the Sub Group fee items calculation. You cannot include a minimum fee in a sub group because Civic Platform calculates the fee items after it calculates the sub group fee items.

Input Parameter Format

a,b,min,max

Example

1,0,60,99999999

There are two fees: Electrical fee of $35 (Fee schedule = ELE03), and Mechanical Base fee of $10 (Fee schedule = MECH03).

Because this fee formula calculates minimum fee based on Fee schedule,

Electrical fee is $35, which is less than $60 (for ELE03 fee schedule)

System adds the Electrical Min fee as $60 - $35 = $25

Mechanical Base fee is $35, which is less than $60 (for MECH03 fee schedule)

System adds the Mechanical Min fee as $60 - $10 = $50

There are 4 fee items for this application

Electrical fee = $35

Electrical Min fee = $25

Mechanical Base fee = $10

Mechanical Min fee = $50

The total fee for this application is $120

ELE03 Min Fee Add On $25 and it is the same way for MECH03 fee schedule.

Note that this $25 is the $60 minimum fee ($60 - $35 = $25) for fee schedule ELE03. This calculation ensures that the total fees are at least $60.

Input Parameter Definitions