DATE: July 8, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Amendment to Master Schedule of Fees
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Conduct first hearing to amend the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Cost Ordinance by amending Section 900 - Environmental Health, Subsections 901 through 904, waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety, and set the second hearing for August 5, 2025;
2. Designate County Counsel to prepare a fair and adequate summary of the proposed Ordinance; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to post and publish the required summary in accordance with Government Code, Section 25124(b)(1).
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions would revise the existing Master Schedule of Fees, Charges and Recovered Costs by amending Environmental Health Section 900. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may direct Department staff not to change the rates, change a portion of the rates, or propose alternative rates; however, these alternative costs will not recover the full costs of service. Any deviation from the recommended rates, including maintaining current fees or implementing alternative structures, will result in the Department's inability to fully recover the costs associated with the administration and enforcement of the Breeding, Transfer, and Sale of Dogs and Cats Ordinance.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. It is anticipated the proposed fee increases, if approved by your Board, will allow the Department of Public Health - Environmental Health Division to collect higher fees for licensing of unaltered dogs, breeding permit, and associated application fee. The application fee will be used to offset Sheriff's Office background check for each breeding permit applicant.
DISCUSSION:
On June 24, 2025, your Board held a first hearing to approve a significant amendment to the...
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