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File #: 25-1406    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Public Hearing
File created: 11/25/2025 In control: County Administrative Office
On agenda: 12/16/2025 Final action:
Title: 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. 1a - 2026 Humboldt County Schedule of Fees & Charges, 3. 1b - 261 Agricultural Commissioner Schedule A, 4. 1c - 262 Building Inspection Fees, 5. 1d - 321 Road Engineering Lab Fees, 6. 1e - 411 Hazardous Materials Program, 7. 1f - 422 Public Health - Clinic Services, 8. Supporting Documentation for New and Changed Fees, 9. Fee Ordinance, 10. Post-Adoption Summary
To: Board of Supervisors

From: County Administrative Office

Agenda Section: Public Hearing

Vote Requirement: 4/5th

SUBJECT:title
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)end

RECOMMENDATION(S):Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Open the public hearing; and
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; and
3. Receive the staff report and public comments; and
4. Approve, and/or modify the new, increased, decreased, deleted or changed fees, as shown in the 2026 Humboldt County Schedule of Fees and Charges; and
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); and
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 4) 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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STRATEGIC PLAN:
The recommended actions support the following areas of the Board of Supervisors' Strategic Plan:

Area of Focus: Core Services/Other
Strategic Plan Category: 9999 - Core Services/Other

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...

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