The Allegheny County Council — which governs Pittsburgh and surrounding regions — approved a plan this week to charge local nonprofit institutions a fee to finance the costs of police, fire, and other services, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

The measure proposes a $200 fee for every 1,000 square feet of property owned by tax-exempt organizations and is expected to raise as much as $13-million a year for county coffers.

Dan Onorato, a county executive, had been working on his own plan to negotiate a voluntary contribution plan for nonprofit groups, according to a spokesman, who declined to say whether Mr. Onorato intended to sign the council measure.