DATE: March 17, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Joe Prado, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Amendment to Master Schedule of Fees Ordinance - Environmental Health
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Conduct second hearing to amend the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges and Recovered Costs Ordinance by amending Section 900 - Environmental Health, Subsections 905 through 962, 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. The first hearing to adopt these changes was held on March 3, 2026. Approval of the recommended action will revise the existing Section 900 - Environmental Health of the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges and Recovered Costs (MSF) Ordinance, last amended in FY 2025-26. The proposed amendment to Section 900 is a 3% to 8% increase based on anticipated expenses and revenue for FY 2025-26 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. 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 alternatives will not recover the full costs of services.
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 Environmental Health Division to recover the full cost of providing permit fee-based services. Achieving 100% cost recovery for permit fee-based services will allow the Department to explore additional resources to fund unpermitted vendor enforcement activities. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues are included in the Department's Org 5620 FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget and will be included in future budget requests.
DISCUSSION:
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