DATE: October 7, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Raymond T. Hunter, Director, General Services Department
SUBJECT: First Hearing to Amend the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Costs, Section 3800 - General Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Conduct first hearing to amend the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Costs, Section 3800 - General Services, waive the reading of the proposed Ordinance in its entirety, and set the second hearing for October 21, 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
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions, which will revise Section 3800 - General Services of the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Costs Ordinance (MSF) based on the anticipated General Services Department (GSD) - Fleet Services costs for FY 2025-26. The proposed MSF includes a rate increase for Subsection 3811 - Fuel Tank Inspection due to a comprehensive upgrade to the County's fuel system, and the addition of Subsection 3803 - Fuel Per Gallon, both of which will be used to recover costs of specified fuel services provided by GSD - Fleet Services to public agencies.
The proposed MSF update also deletes Subsections 3804 - Badge Identification Rate, 3809 - Fleet Labor Rate, 3810 - Motor Pool Rate, 3812 - Building Maintenance Labor Rate, 3813 - Janitorial Labor Rate, and 3814 - County Parking Rate because these services are not provided to public agencies and therefore not required to be published in the MSF pursuant to California Government Code Section 66000 et seq. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may direct GSD staff to not change the rates, change a portion of the rates, or propose alternative rates; however, these alternatives may not reco...
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