HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2026-36 | Resolution for 2026 Fireworks Service Fee | Adopted 06/15/2026
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-36
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GILROY SETTING THE 2026 FIREWORKS SERVICE
FEE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASSEMBLY BILL 1403
WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy regulates the sale and use of safe and sane fireworks
under Chapter 10A of the Gilroy City Code; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill (AB) 1403, effective January 1, 2024, authorizes cities to
require a fee to offset the actual and reasonable costs associated with the regulation and
enforcement of fireworks sales and use; and
WHEREAS, AB 1403 establishes that the total of all fireworks-related fees charged by a
city shall not exceed seven percent (7%) of the gross sales of fireworks sold in the city during the
applicable period; and
WHEREAS, TNT Fireworks, the wholesale safe and sane fireworks vendor in the City
of Gilroy, reported gross sales of $454,976.00 for the 2025 sales period; and
WHEREAS, seven percent (7%) of the reported gross sales is $31,848.32, which
represents the maximum allowable total of fireworks-related fees under AB 1403; and
WHEREAS, the City has assessed and collected $12,923.00 in fireworks-related permit
fees, which includes $12,450.00 in booth permit fees and $473.00 in storage yard permit fees;
and
WHEREAS, the Fireworks Service Fee is the difference between the maximum
allowable total fee and the permit fees, totaling $18,925.32; and
WHEREAS, the Fireworks Service Fee will be used to support fireworks mitigation
activities, such as public education, public safety staffing for enforcement of City Code, and fire
suppression efforts directly related to the use of safe and sane fireworks.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Gilroy
hereby sets the 2026 Fireworks Service Fee at $18,925.32, in accordance with AB 1403 and the
reported gross fireworks sales for 2025 from TNT Fireworks, and directs staff to implement the
fireworks mitigation activities.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of June 2026 by the following roll call vote:
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2026 Fireworks Service Fee
City Council Regular Meeting | June 15, 2026
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AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: BRACCO, CLINE, FUGAZZI,
MARQUES, RAMIREZ, BOZZO
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: HILTON
APPROVED:
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Greg Bozzo, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kim Mancera, City Clerk
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Resolution No. 2026-36
2026 Fireworks Service Fee
City Council Regular Meeting | June 15, 2026
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CERTIFICATE OF THE CLERK
I, KIM MANCERA, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the attached
Resolution No. 2026-36 is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a City Resolution,
duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a Regular Meeting of said held on Council
held Monday, June 15, 2026, with a quorum present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of
the City of Gilroy this Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
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Kim Mancera
City Clerk of the City of Gilroy
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