DATE: June 16, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nerland, County Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Amendment to Master Schedule of Fees Ordinance -
County Administrative Office
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Conduct second hearing to amend the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges and Recovered Costs Ordinance by amending Section 4400 - County Administrative Office, Subsection 4401; waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety; and adopt the proposed Ordinance.
REPORT
Approval of recommended action will amend the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Costs Ordinance (Ordinance)., Subsection 4401 - CAO Hourly Rates. The proposed amendment to Subsection 4401 reflects the FY 2026-27 County Administrative Office (CAO) costs of providing services to third-party funded County departments and external agencies. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may direct staff not to change the rates, change a portion of the rates or propose alternative rates; however, these alternatives may not recover the full cost of services.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. If approved by your Board, it is anticipated the proposed fee increases will allow the Department to recover the full cost of providing CAO services to third-party funded departments and to all other non-County public agencies.
DISCUSSION:
On June 2, 2026, your Board conducted the first hearing on the recommended updates to the Master Schedule of Fees for Subsection 4401, as detailed in Attachment A of the Ordinance.
In accordance with the Ordinance Code of Fresno County, Section 4.44.020, fees charged to the public must be included in the County’s Master Schedule of Fees, Charges and Recovered Costs, and any revision or modification to the schedule requires approval by the Board of Supervisors.
On March 24, 2020, the Board adopted an Amendment to the Ordinance, Subsection 4401 - CAO Hourly Rates, and since then the rates have not been changed.
Recommended updates to the Subsection 4401-CAO Hourly Rates are detailed in Attachment A of the Ordinance. The recommended rates consist of applicable direct and indirect salary and benefits, services and supplies, and include departmental overhead.
Exhibit A illustrates a comparison between the proposed rates and the current corresponding rates, which were last updated on March 24, 2020. The highest increase is 8.8% and is primarily due to increases in salary and benefits and operational costs. Additionally, the rates include new positions that have been added to the CAO since the last cost study completed in FY 2019-20.
The proposed labor billing rates ensure transparency and compliance with accounting practices. General Fund departments that operate with Net County Cost are not charged for these services. The recommended hourly rates, including their calculation, and the methodology applied for cost recovery, have been reviewed and approved by the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector. If approved, the recommended rates will be effective July 16, 2026.
REFERENCE MATERIAL:
BAI #5, June 2, 2026
BAI #28, March 24, 2020
ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED AND/OR ON FILE:
Ordinance
Exhibit A
CAO ANALYST:
Jocelynn Cruz