DATE: March 24, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Jean M. Rousseau, County Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Amendment to Section 4400-County Administrative Office of the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Costs
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Conduct second hearing to amend the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Costs Ordinance by amending Subsection 4401 of Section 4400-County Administrative Office, and adopt proposed ordinance.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions would revise the existing Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Costs for Subsection 4401 - CAO Hourly Rates, by updating current rates based on the Department's costs for FY 2019-20. This amendment will allow the County Administrative Office (CAO) to recover the cost of services performed for County departments or outside agencies with third-party funding. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may direct staff to use current fees or propose alternative fees, which may not recover full costs of services that are provided to departments with third-party funding.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The recommended rates will be used by the County Administrative Office to recover the cost of services performed for County departments with third-party funding. It is anticipated that with the proposed rates, the CAO will ensure full cost recovery for salary and benefits costs, services and supplies, and the associated indirect cost rate proposal (ICRP) of 66.95%, a 7.93% increase for FY 2019-20 (last cost study was done in 2014).
DISCUSSION:
On March 10, 2020, the Board conducted the first hearing for the recommended ordinance amendment. All proposed rates were approved as recommended, and are identified on Exhibit A of the attached Ordinance. In accordance with the Ordinance Code of Fresno County, Section 4.44.020, fees charged to the public must be included in t...
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