DATE: October 6, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Daniel Lynch, Interim Director of General Services
SUBJECT: Second Hearing to Amend the Master Schedule of Frees, Charges, and Recovered Costs, Section 3800 – General Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Conduct second hearing to amend the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Costs Ordinance by amending Section 3800 – General Services; waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety; and adopt the proposed Ordinance.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action, which will amend the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Costs (MSF) Ordinance, Section 3800 - General Services, based on anticipated General Services Department (GSD) - Fleet Services costs for FY 2026-27. The proposed 56% rate decrease for Subsection 3803(a) - Fuel Tank Inspection Rate is a result of a one-time cost recovery amount added last fiscal year, which is no longer necessary. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may direct GSD staff not to change the rate; however, this will likely result in excess collections, requiring customer refunds.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Amending the rate charged to public agencies will result in the collection of a portion of the revenues needed to operate Internal Service Fund 1000, Subclass 10000, Fleet Services, Org 8910.
DISCUSSION:
On September 22, 2026, your Board conducted the first hearing to amend MSF, Section 3800 – General Services.
As an Internal Services Fund, GSD must recover all operating expenses by charging public agencies for services ordered and rendered. The last update to the GSD rates was approved by your Board on October 7, 2025.
If approved by your Board, the recommended amendment to the MSF would update Subsection 3803(a) –?Fuel Tank Inspection Rate?from $0.62 to $0.27. The?Fuel Tank Inspection?Rate is passed onto...
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