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 t...
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