To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
SUBJECT:
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Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of an Ordinance for the 2018-19 Update of the Humboldt County Schedule of Fees and Charges (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors opens the public hearing; introduces by title, Ordinance No. ____ (Attachment IV), updating the Humboldt County Schedule of Fees and Charges for 2018-19, waive the first reading of the ordinance; receives the staff report and public comments; approves and/or modifies the new, increased, decreased, deleted or changed fees, as shown in the 2018-19 Humboldt County Schedule of Fees and Charges (Attachment I); adopts the Ordinance; directs the Clerk of the Board, within 15 days, to publish a post-adoption summary of the ordinance (Attachment V) with the names of the Supervisors voting for and against the ordinance, and to post in the office of the Clerk of the Board 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 closes the public hearing.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
All County Funds
DISCUSSION:
Annually, county 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 Ia provides a comparison of the existing fees and charges to those proposed to be effective November 5, 2018. For fees that are proposed to change, calculations supporting the new charge are contained in Attachment III. For new fees, documentation detailing why the fee is being recommended by the affected department is contained in Attachment II. Primarily, the changes reflect fees that are being updated and/or clarified after review by a specific department to insure cost recovery of services to the maximum extent possible.
Government Code Sections 54986 and 66018 require that prior to adopting a resolution or ordinance approving a new fee or changing an existing fee, the Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing at which time oral or written presentations can be made.
If your Board adopts the ordinance (Attachment IV), it will be effective November 5, 2018, and the new fees will be in effect as of that date, with the exception of the Building and Planning fees, which will go into effect December 3, 2018.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The revised fees reflect updating fees to current costs, the collection of which results in a net zero budget impact.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
All entities, agencies or businesses impacted by specific fees are involved.
ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Board could modify specific recommended fee changes, or decline to adopt a new fee schedule and leave the current fees in place. These alternatives are not recommended, as the proposed fees have been prepared by county departments to maximize cost recovery.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment I- 2018-19 Proposed Fee Schedules
Ia- 2018-19 Humboldt County Schedule of Fees & Charges
Ib- 261A Agriculture Commission
Ib- 261B Agriculture Commission
Ib- 262 Building Inspection
Ib- 321 Road Fund- Engineering
Ib- 411 Hazardous Materials Program
Ib- 422 Public Health Field Nursing
Attachment II- Supporting Documentation for Fee Changes
Attachment III- Supporting Documentation for New Fees
Attachment IV- Draft Ordinance
Attachment V- Summary for Publication after Adoption of Ordinance
PREVIOUS ACTION/REFERRAL:
Board Order No.: J-1
Meeting of: 10/3/2017