DATE: December 3, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Amendment to Master Schedule of Fees & Environmental Health Ordinance
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Conduct first hearing to amend the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges and Recovered Costs Ordinance by amending Section 900 - Environmental Health, Subsections 904 through 958, and waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety and set a second hearing for December 17, 2024;
2. Conduct first hearing to amend the Fresno County Ordinance Code, Title 8 Health and Safety, Chapters 8.19 Solid Waste Management - Prohibitions, 8.50 Environmental Health Permits and Inspection Fees, and Title 14 Water and Sewage, Chapter 14.04 Well Regulations - General Provisions, and delete Title 8 Health and Safety, Chapter 8.60 Storage of Hazardous Substances in Underground Tanks, and waive reading of the Ordinance entirely and set the second hearing for December 17, 2024;
3. Designate County Counsel to prepare a fair and adequate summary of the proposed Ordinances; and
4. Direct the Clerk of the Board to post and publish the required summaries in accordance with Government Code, Section 25124(b)(1).
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the first recommended action will revise Section 900 - Environmental Health of the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges and Recovered Costs (MSF) Ordinance, last amended in FY 2021-22, and schedule the second hearing for December 17, 2024. The proposed amendment to Section 900 is a 4% to 106% increase based on anticipated expenses and revenue for FY 2024-25 through FY 2026-27, which allows for 100% cost recovery, thereby reducing the use of 1991 Health Realignment (Realignment) to offset permit fee-based program costs.
Approval of the second recommended action will revise Chapters 8.19 - Solid Waste Management-Prohibitions, last amended in 2018; 8.50 - Envi...
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