File #: 23-1559    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 11/20/2023 In control: County Administrative Office
On agenda: 12/12/2023 Final action: 12/12/2023
Title: Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of an Ordinance Amending and Updating the Humboldt County Schedule of Fees and Charges for Permits and Services of the Various Humboldt County Departments (4/5 Vote Required)
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Ia - 2024 Humboldt County Schedule of Fees Charges, 3. Ib - 261 Agricultural Commission, 4. Ib - 262 Building Inspection, 5. Ib - 321 Materials Testing Division, 6. Ib - 411 Hazardous Materials Program, 7. Ib - 416 Public Health - Field Nursing, 8. Ib - 422 Public Health - Clinic Services, 9. II - 2024 Fee Schedule Justifications, 10. III - Fee Ordinance, 11. IV - Public Hearing Notice
Previous Action/Referral: 23-1373, 24-1556, 24-864, 24-863
To: Board of Supervisors

From: County Administrative Office

Agenda Section: Public Hearing

Vote Requirement: 4/5th

SUBJECT:
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Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of an Ordinance Amending and Updating the Humboldt County Schedule of Fees and Charges for Permits and Services of the Various Humboldt County Departments (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Open the public hearing;
2. Introduce the attached ordinance amending and updating the Humboldt County Schedule of Fees and Charges for permits and services of the various Humboldt County departments and waive the first reading thereof;
3. Receive the staff report and public comments;
4. Approve, and/or modify the new, increased, decreased, deleted or changed fees, as shown in the 2024 Humboldt County Schedule of Fees and Charges;
5. Adopt the attached ordinance amending and updating the Humboldt County Schedule of Fees and Charges for permits and services of the various Humboldt County departments (4/5 vote required);
6. Direct the Clerk of the Board, within fifteen 15 days after adoption of the attached ordinance, to publish a post-adoption summary of the ordinance (Attachment IV) with the names of the Supervisors voting for and against the Ordinance, and to post in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors a certified copy of the full text of the adopted ordinance and amendments along with the names of those Supervisors voting for and against the Ordinance [Government Code Section 25124 (b)(1)]; and
7. Close the public hearing.

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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
All County of Humboldt funds

DISCUSSION:
Annually, County of Humboldt departments review fees and charges to determine whether such fees and charges are sufficient to recoup costs associated with providing services to the public. Attachment 1a provides a comparison of the existing fees and charges to those to be effective January 15, 2024. For new fees or those that are propose...

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